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Tried and True Tips for Effective Legal Writing


Total Credits: 1.5 CLE

Average Rating:
   5
Categories:
Skills
Faculty:
Ann B Ching |  Alyssa Dragnich
Original Program Date:
Jun 29, 2021


Description

What’s Old and New in Legal Writing
 
Am I allowed to intentionally split an infinitive? Is irregardless a word now? And can I start a sentence with “and”?  This two-part series will help you sort through the evolution of the English language in the twenty-first century and how it impacts your approach to legal writing.
 
Part Two, “Tried and True Tips for Effective Legal Writing,” examines topics such as:

  • Writing concisely
  • Avoiding legalese
  • Large and small-scale organization
  • The importance of thesis sentences
  • Punctuation dos and don’ts
 
Faculty
Ann Ching, Associate Clinical Professor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Alyssa Dragnich, Clinical Professor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

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Faculty

Ann B Ching Related Seminars and Products

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University


Ann Ching is a Clinical Professor of Law at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Prior to this appointment, Professor Ching served as Ethics Counsel for the State Bar of Arizona (2016-2019) and Assistant Professor of Law at Pepperdine University (2013-2015). Professor Ching began her legal career in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (2001-2012), where she achieved the rank of Major and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for her service in Iraq.

Outside of teaching, Professor Ching serves on the Arizona Supreme Court’s Ethics Advisory Committee, the State Bar of Arizona Ethics Advisory Group, and as a judge pro tempore for the East Valley Regional Veterans Court. Professor Ching is also President of the Arizona Asian American Bar Association.

Professor Ching is a graduate of the University of Arizona (B.A.), the University of North Carolina (J.D.), the Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army (LL.M.), and Pepperdine University (M.B.A.).



Alyssa Dragnich Related Seminars and Products


ALYSSA DRAGNICH is a Clinical Professor of Law at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Before becoming a professor, she was an associate at Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Washington, DC. She received her J.D. from the University of Chicago School of Law and her B.A. from Duke University. She is an active member of the Legal Writing Institute and the Association of Legal Writing Directors. She has taught legal writing to law students for eleven years, and she speaks frequently at conferences around the country about legal education and legal writing.


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Overall:      4.8

Total Reviews: 5

Comments

Mindy F

"Concise, with examples in the material for further study."

Robert S

"I would have included more examples! You had several but the more the better."

Alexis C

"I enjoyed the different suggestions that both presenters made and the references to what is most current in the field today."