Better Brief–Writing
In three hour-long sessions, Professor Bryan A. Garner, the nation’s foremost expert on writing winning briefs, teaches you how to connect with—and persuade—your judicial readers. You’ll learn:
- The mindset of the truly persuasive writer—and why so few lawyers have it.
- How to predispose the judge on page 1.
- What to put in the middle of the brief and how to close with a clincher.
- How to transform yourself into a top-notch writer in a matter of months.
Brimming with superb examples, the detailed course materials show legal writers how to transform mediocre writing into powerful, persuasive prose. Professor Garner has distilled the most telling points of brief-writing by drawing on more than two decades of experience training lawyers to write briefs that win.
Seminar Specifications
Seminar Length
Three separate seminar parts:
- Part 1: 60 minutes
- Part 2: 60 minutes
- Part 3: 60 minutes
Total three-part series length: 180 minutes (3 hours)
License Window
30 days from date of license purchase.
Production Date
March 19, 2019; Full review: November 30, 2020
Live, interactive function
Seminar Format
Print out Course Material (PDF).
Begin the seminar video.
Seminar Content Tree
(seminar module)
Each session is a separate seminar module
Better Brief-Writing Part 1
- Course Materials (PDF)
- Part 1 Video
Better Brief-Writing Part 2
- Course Materials (PDF)
- Part 2 Video
Better Brief-Writing Part 3
- Course Materials (PDF)
- Part 3 Video
CLE State Approvals
California:
Please send your California Bar number, seminar-completion date, seminar name, and code word to info@lawprose.org to receive a California CLE Certificate from LawProse.
Texas:
Please send your Texas Bar number, seminar-completion date, seminar name, and code word to info@lawprose.org. LawProse will report your CLE credit directly to the Texas Bar.
LawProse Policy on CLE Credit
Please check with your state bar to see whether web seminars qualify.
We are accredited CLE providers for online training in California and Texas.
Texas credit: Email your name, Texas Bar number, seminar name, and the date of completion to info@lawprose.org. We’ll report your credit within the next five days.
California certificate: Email your name, California Bar number, seminar name, and the date of completion to info@lawprose.org. We’ll send you a California CLE Certificate for your self-reporting records within the next five days.
If you’re seeking credit elsewhere, please take the certificate of attendance from the program to use as part of your application for credit to your state bar. Please check with your state bar to see whether web seminars qualify.
Want more focused training on specific legal-writing skills? Professor Bryan A. Garner has created over 40 hours here for you. Learn the skills of legal writing and take the mystery out of the art.
Discounts & Watching as a Group
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