Legal Writing Course

Overview

A lawyer’s ability to write clearly and correctly will be the basis upon which other lawyers, and potential clients, will assess the lawyer's competence. This may not be fair, or accurate, but it is a fact that younger lawyers, in particular, must master accurate writing in legal English in order to progress their careers. You need every document you write to show that you are a professional, clearheaded, knowledgeable and accurate lawyer - just the type that they want to deal with.

The British Legal Centre’s - Legal Writing Course is a 15-unit, inter-active, online course teaching the essential skills of drafting clear and precise letters, documents and contracts. These include the basic skills of structuring and formatting texts, using correct grammar and style, together with general assistance to make all your writing clear, concise and easy to understand.

All the differing requirements of letters and legal documents are dealt with, stressing the paramount rule of being easily understood. The course presents key written communication skills in a series of lessons, following detailed reading and listening passages. The course exercises involve the production of typical work-place documents required in daily work situations. There is a heavy emphasis on the production of written material by the students to test and expand their legal drafting ability. The trainers provide detailed feedback on the home tasks and all are either practicing British lawyers, working in the area of Commercial and Contract Law or experienced teachers of Law and Legal English.

Course includes

Letter writing practice
Contract Drafting practice
General Document drafting practice
Instruction on structure style layout and content
Inter-active writing exercises
Exercises to practice brevity and conciseness and accuracy
Grammar Exercises
The practical language of contract formation
Legal vocabulary
Glossary with definitions
Course certificate upon successful completion

The essential basic vocabulary and phrases which are most often used in legal documents, providing explanations of the meaning and use of archaic legal English, including Latin and Norman French.

Course terminology

The course covers essential basic vocabulary and phrases which are most often used in legal documents such as contracts and other agreements. It provides explanations of the meaning and use of archaic legal English, including Latin and Norman French.

Course duration

The course is delivered over an 8 week period by 15 lessons of 60 minutes each, plus a further 10 hours of inter-active home exercises. There is a test at the end of the 15th lesson to assess writing ability.

Materials for students

On-line exercises.
On-line glossary of vocabulary and phrases.
Access to the archive of past lessons to assist participants review progress and revise.

Course prices

Course type	Video lessons with a lawyer	Homework	Video lessons one-to-one with a lawyer	Course price
Private Live one-to-one classes	15 private lessons/60 min	Twice/week following each class	Yes, 15 private lessons/60 minutes each	$ 800
Group Live Broadcasts+Homework+ Conversation	15 lessons/60 min	Twice/week following each class	No, group lessons	$ 350
Pre-recorded Pre-recorded webinars	15 lessons/60 min	Add-on option for US$ 80.00	No	$ 240
Separate lesson Pre-recorded lessons	15 lessons/60 min	Add-on option for US$ 80.00	No	$ 30 each
Free trial lesson Pre-recorded lessons	1 lesson/60 min	No	No	Free