Legal Writing for Summer Associates

Being a summer associate is a great opportunity to develop a sense of whether you want to join the firm after you graduate. It's also a great opportunity for the partners you work with to decide whether they want to offer you a job when you graduate. Although your social skills will come into play, you'll chiefly be evaluated by your written work: email, memoranda, briefs, etc. This course discusses the skills you'll need to produce cogent legal prose that makes you stand out as a rising star.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explore the most important "rules" for legal writing as a summer associate

2. Gain the skills needed to handle email adroitly-and safely

3. Review foolproof methods of editing

4. Master the basics of drafting excellent briefs, memoranda, and contracts