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Long Story Short: Key Practices for Structuring and Writing Persuasive Briefs 2021

Content Provider
American Law Institute CLE
Product
CLE
Run Time
90 Minutes
Recording Date
09/13/2021
Presenter(s)
Robert M. Palumbos
Learning Method
On-Demand Training
Practice Area
Legal Skills, Litigation
Persona
CLE OnDemand

Price $259.00

Registration Closed

Description

At its core, a brief should be a clear, concise, and compelling persuasion piece that creates a roadmap of facts that logically leads the court to the decision that you want. Both new and experienced lawyers will benefit from this 90-minute program that will show you how to write a winning brief that is persuasive, short, and easy to follow. This comprehensive program will cover: • Strategies for organizing briefs • Using introductions to set the stage • Writing persuasive fact sections • Composing headings, paragraphs, and topic sentences to persuade • Writing clear and persuasive sentences • Best (and worst) practices for using legal authorities • Common traps of legal writing to avoid • Typographical considerations • How an effective reply brief differs from an opening brief

Literature

State Status Total Credits Type Of Credit Approved Thru
AlaskaApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
ArizonaApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
ArkansasApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
CaliforniaApproved1.50Participatory01/31/2026
ColoradoApproved2.00General12/31/2024
ConnecticutApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
IdahoApproved1.50General09/12/2026
MissouriApproved1.80GeneralOn-going
NevadaApproved1.50General12/31/2024
New JerseyApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
New MexicoApproved1.50General09/12/2026
New YorkApproved1.50SkillsOn-going
VermontApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
WashingtonApproved1.50General09/12/2026
West VirginiaApproved1.80GeneralOn-going
WisconsinApproved1.50GeneralOn-going

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