Introduction to Legal English: writing

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the foundational knowledge necessary to confidently draft legal documents in English. The course will focus specifically on the “IRAC” writing method.

Course curriculum

1. How to use this course?
2. Reading book
1. Objectives
2. Read Legal English
3. Apply the coloring system as you read
1. Objectives
2. Planning Writing
3. Chunking and outlining
1. Objectives
2. Writing in Plain English (part 1)
3. Grammar exercises 3.1
4. Grammar exercises 3.2
1. Objectives
2. Writing in Plain English (part 2)
3. Grammar exercises 4.1
4. Grammar exercises 4.2
1. Objectives
2. Keeping it simple
3. Grammar exercises
1. Objectives
2. Turning Sentences into Paragraphs
3. Grammar exercises 6.1
4. Grammar exercises 6.2
1. Objectives
2. Introduction to IRAC Style of Writing
3. Grammar exercises 7.1
4. Grammar exercises 7.2
1. Objectives
2. Identifying the Issue and the Rule
3. Grammar exercises
1. Objectives
2. Identifying the Analysis and Conclusion
3. Grammar exercises
1. Objectives
2. Putting Together a Complete Document
3. Sample Formatting
4. Grammar exercises
1. Objectives
2. Citations and Editing
1. Objectives
2. Billing and drafting Emails
3. Finalizing the IRAC memo
1. IRAC

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Introduction to Legal English: writing

Course curriculum

Welcome to LETRA TOP SKILLS course

Challenge #1 - Read Legal English

Challenge #2 - Planning Writing

Challenge #3 - Writing in Plain English (part 1)

Challenge #4 - Writing in Plain English (part 2)

Challenge #5 - Keeping it simple

Challenge #6 - Sentences to paragraphs

Challenge # 7 - Introduction to the IRAC Style of Writing

Challenge # 8 - Identifying the issue and the Rule

Challenge # 9 - Analysis and Conclusion

Challenge # 10 - Putting together a document complete

Challenge # 11 - Citations and Editing

Challenge # 12 - Billing and Drafting Emails

Final test

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