Good Legal Writing for
Commercial and Corporate Lawyers
Course Outline
Module 1: What is good writing?
Module 2: The secrets of good writing
Module 3: How to give legal advice using simple writing
Frequently Asked Questions
What will Good Legal Writing for Commercial and Corporate Lawyers deliver?
In Good Legal Writing for Commercial and Corporate Lawyers, you will learn:
- to distinguish good writing from bad
- how great writers approach the task of writing
- 11 basic principles of good writing
- how to simplify your own writing
- how to give complex legal advice using simple language.
Will you learn how to draft agreements in this course?
No. This is a writing course designed to help lawyers improve their general legal writing skills.
From our training, you will learn the basic principles of good legal writing. While you will be able to apply these principles to drafting agreements, the course does not include specific training this area.
How much contact will you have with your instructor?
The idea behind Good Legal Writing for Commercial and Corporate Lawyers is that you work through the course material at your convenience. However, on enrolling in the course, you will be given Richard Travers' email address and you are welcome to email him if you have any questions.
How long will the course take?
We estimate that it will take you 1.5 hours to watch Richard Travers' presentations and download the course materials. However, if you complete the writing exercises, the course will take you an additional hour.
How much does Good Legal Writing for Commercial and Corporate Lawyers cost?
We charge A$299 for you to enrol in Good Legal Writing for Commercial and Corporate Lawyers.
However, we offer discounts for enrolments of more than 10 lawyers or firms that wish to sponsor large numbers of online enrolments.
We also offer a number of scholarships each year for lawyers working in the community and not-for-profit sectors.
Can you claim continuing professional development (CPD) points for Good Writing for Commercial and Corporate Lawyers?
If you are a practising lawyer in Australia, you must undertake continuing professional development training. Subject to the requirements of each state and territory, you can claim 1 point for each hour of training. You can claim CPD points for Good Legal Writing for Commercial and Corporate Lawyers.
If you are a practising lawyer in the UK, the US, Canada, India, New Zealand or any other common law jurisdiction, you will need to check with the relevant professional body for their CPD requirements.
Would you like to find out more about Good Legal Writing for Commercial and Corporate Lawyers?
If you would like to find out more about Good Legal Writing for Commercial and Corporate Lawyers, please contact Dr Genevieve Burnett on [email protected] or +61 (0)409 609 903.
Meet Your Instructor
Richard Travers
Richard Travers has practised as a trial lawyer for more than 40 years. He was a member of the New South Wales bar and a partner in national law firm, Clayton Utz.
He has taught law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Law School for 10 years.
Richard is the author of To Paint a War: the lives of the Australian artists who painted the Great War, 1914 – 1918, published by Thames & Hudson in 2017; and of Diggers in France: Australian Soldiers on the Western Front, published by ABC Books in 2008. To Paint a War won the Centenary of WW1 prize in the 2017 Victorian Community History Awards; Diggers in France was commended in the 2008 National Literary Awards.
Thames & Hudson will publish his next book, a biography of Hilda Rix Nicholas, in 2019.
In addition to his undergraduate degrees, Richard holds the degree of Master of Arts in History from the University of New South Wales and that University's Certificate in University Learning and Teaching.
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