CLEonline.com is pleased to present Professor Wayne Schiess of the University of Texas School of Law for a unique legal writing seminar that focuses on the four biggest myths that keep lawyers from writing in modern, direct, simple English. After completing this seminar, you will know how to respond when others say that "it can't be written in plain English," or that "the client expects it to sound legal." And, you'll begin getting past your own road blocks to clearer writing. The seminar is entitled:
Legal Writing: Myths About Plain English
This seminar also features an audio presentation by the instructor/moderator for this seminar in which he discusses the issues outlined below. This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar. The audio presentation lasts for approximately 1.0 hour.
** (available at any time of the day or night and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **
Subjects to be discussed during this CLEonline.com seminar include:
- Myth 1: Plain English is Only About Brevity
- Myth 2: Plain English Means Spare, Literary Style
- Myth 3: Legalese is Better Than Plain English
- Myth 4: Legalese Makes Money
- Conclusion
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Professor Wayne Schiess of Austin. Professor Schiess joined the faculty at The University of Texas School of Law in 1992, after three years of law practice in the Dallas office of Baker Botts, LLP. He teaches Legal Research and Writing, Writing for Litigation, Basic Drafting, and TQ Seminar. He gives seminars on legal writing and provides legal-writing expertise as a consultant. He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School and his B.A. from Brigham Young University.
The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $25.
This seminar is accredited for 1.0 hour of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)
