Advanced Paralegal Certificate - Legal Writing
You can be a better paralegal by being a better legal writer. Learn the craft of legal writing. This Advanced Paralegal Course in Legal Writing will give you more knowledge of, and more practice in:
- Writing differently for different audiences;
- Writing with clarity and impact;
- Writing effective paragraphs, sentences, and words;
- Writing letters and emails;
- Writing legal memoranda;
- Writing case briefs and appellate briefs;
- Writing to persuade:
- Drafting career documents
- Drafting contracts;
- Drafting motions; and
- Editing yourself and others.
This is a legal writing class. You will learn how to create documents that communicate legal information specific to your reader, whether your reader is a client, your attorney, opposing counsel, a judge, or a clerk. You will be a better writer because you will understand the importance of words, grammar, structure, persuasion, punctuation, and form, in addition to writing differently for different readers. We will discuss the use of AI in the creation of legal documents, but this class is not about how to use AI. This class is about legal writing.
2026 Schedule: TBD
Fees: $995.00 ($50 discount if registered 10 working days before the scheduled start of the course).
In order to register for this course, you must have a paralegal certificate, a paralegal
degree, or three years of experience performing substantive legal work as a paralegal
under the supervision of an attorney.
