Legal Writing

WEEK 1 - WRITE LESS. SAY MORE.

WEEK 1

✳︎

Legal Writing Module

✳︎

WEEK 1 ✳︎ Legal Writing Module ✳︎

The Before You Write Checklist

  • PURPOSE

    • What am I trying to achieve?

    • What decision do I want?

    • What is my strongest argument?

  • AUDIENCE

    • Who will read this?

    • What do they already know?

    • What do they need to know?

  • MESSAGE

    • What is my one-sentence conclusion?

    • What are my three strongest reasons?

  • STRUCTURE

    • What order will make this easiest to understand?