Legal Writing Launch Course

Course Overview

Module 1: The Basics of Legal and non-Legal (Expository) Writing

Lesson 1: Legal Writing–Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion (IRAC) and Conclusion, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion (CRAC)
- Optional Lesson 1 Written Assignment: from Legal Research, Analysis & Writing, draft a Power-Packed Paragraph on burglary
Lesson 2: Non-Legal of Expository Writing—Simple Paragraph Structure and Point, Context, Analysis, and Conclusion

Module 2: IRAC/CRAC and Fundamentals of Writing

Lesson 3: CRAC–The Difference Between a Case Brief and a Power-Packed Paragraph
Lesson 4: Grammar and Basic Writing Guidelines

Module 3: Legal Memoranda and Citation Formats

Lesson 5: Legal Memoranda, Universal Memorandum Format —Introduction, Discussion, and Conclusion and Other Formats
- Optional Lesson 5(a) Written Assignment: Draft a legal memorandum, using the Question Presented, etc. format regarding beer and burglary
- Optional Lesson 5(b) Written Assignment: Draft a legal memorandum, using the Introduction, Discussion, and Conclusion format regarding hazing at a university
Lesson 6: Citation Formats

Module 4: Correspondence

Lesson 7: Legal Correspondence, In General, and Informational Letters
Lesson 8: Opinion or Advice Letters
- Optional Lesson 8 Written Assignment: Draft an opinion letter regarding the termination of parental rights
Lesson 9: Demand Letters
- Optional Lesson 9 Written Assignment: Draft a demand letter regarding the First Amendment

Module 5: Writing for Court — Motions, and Trial and Appellate Briefs

Lesson 10: Motions and Memoranda of Points and Authorities
- Optional Lesson 10 Written Assignment: Draft a motion to suppress evidence regarding the freezer search
Lesson 11: Trial and Appellate Briefs
- Optional Lesson 11 Written Assignment: Draft an appellate brief for the appellee regarding the abandonment of the suitcase

Module 6: Drafting Legal Documents

Lesson 12: Complaints
Lesson 13: Declarations
Lesson 14: Requests for Judicial Notice
Lesson 15: Stipulations
Lesson 16: Settlement Agreements

Legal Writing Launch Course is a self-paced legal writing course, designed to transform your legal writing skills ASAP!

Students will learn to:

Employ the analytical structure of Conclusion, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion (CRAC). (CRAC is based upon IRAC)
Use Power-Packed Paragraphs™
Draft legal documents, so that the reader can find the document easily accessible

“It’s none of their business that you have to learn how to write.
Let them think you were born that way.”
~ Ernest Hemingway

By the completion of the Legal Writing Launch Course, students will gain the skillset to draft:

Legal memoranda
Legal correspondence (demand, opinion, and informational letters)
Motions
Briefs (trial and appellate briefs)
Other legal documents (e.g., complaints, settlement agreements)

The intended audience is:

New lawyers
Students who have failed the Bar Exam (especially the New York State Bar and California State Bar Exam)
Law students
LLM students (Master of Laws) (with LLM Degrees or seeking LLM Degrees)
Pre-law students
Practicing paralegals
Other professionals in law-related fields–Human Resources, Regulatory Compliance or Risk Management

Students will learn:

To perform legal writing in a practical manner
To write using correct grammar

Students will learn by:

Completing short and targeted readings
Watching personalized educational videos
Performing written assignments (with the instructor’s feedback).

This Course is not a substitute for law school or a paralegal program. Nor, does this Course encourage in any way the unauthorized practice of law. And, this is not a Bar review course or a Bar tutorial. The Course is intended to enhance the learning in these other schools, programs, and tutorials.

The Legal Writing Launch Course

Course Overview

“It’s none of their business that you have to learn how to write.
Let them think you were born that way.”
~ Ernest Hemingway

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The Legal Writing Launch Course

Course Overview

“It’s none of their business that you have to learn how to write.Let them think you were born that way.”~ Ernest Hemingway

January sale

25% Off

25Sale

“It’s none of their business that you have to learn how to write.
Let them think you were born that way.”
~ Ernest Hemingway