You don't want to miss the New Lawyers Writing Workshop 3-part Series! Part 1: Using Authority
1 hour CLE applied for
Presented by:
Michael Blasie, Esq., Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP and
Marilyn S. Chappell, Esq., Sweetbaum Sands Anderson PC
CDLA Members Only Please
The first of three writing workshops with instruction and individual/group feedback on practice writing exercises. The first workshop will focus on using authority in your legal writing including:
Using Authority
I. INTRODUCTORY writing exercise
II. Intro
III. Choosing Authority
A. Uses writing exercise excerpts as examples
B. Step 1: Choose Type of Authority
C. Choose Appropriate Source
D. Less is more
IV. How to Present Content
A. Quotes vs parentheticals vs paraphrasing vs combo
B. Quotes
C. Parentheticals
D. Combo
V. Final Exercise