Short, Clear and Organized Legal Writing
Short, Clear and Organized Legal Writing
In the legal profession, no one wants to read what we write. While what we write may be important, it is not popular fiction, motions are not read for pleasure. This MCLE video presentation will cover how to fix word wasting habits that needlessly lengthen your writing and how to develop sentence and paragraph construction techniques that improve readability in your legal documents.
The Sacramento County Public Law Library is an approved State Bar of California MCLE provider according to the State Bar of California MCLE Rules & Requirements [Rule 2.72].
Instructor
MCLE Credit
Self-study - 1.75 General MCLE credit
Viewing Time
105 minutes
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