How to quickly improve your legal and business writing!

Learn how to write more effectively by learning simple modern writing techniques.

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Teacher: Simon Porter

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Description

Everyone hates reading terrible legal English or business texts. However, what happens if you also write in a way that your clients or customers don't like? Your writing represents you, and your writing is often the first thing a client or a customer will read. How do you want your clients to see you?

On my course, you will learn the basic rules to help you write professionally and effectively.

I designed this course for English learners who are intermediate or above.

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Objectives

Improve your legal and business writing skills and learn modern writing skills

Instructional level

Multilevel

Requirements

Intermediate / Upper-intermediate English

Who should take this online course

People who need to write legal or business texts, or students who are learning law or business.

Chapter 1: How can you quickly improve your business and legal writing?
- 1 Putting things in the right order 06:41 min
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  DescriptionLegal writing is complicated to read because lawyers put information in the wrong order. If you put things in the correct order, your message is easy to understand.
- 2 Keep the parts of the message close together 08:09 min
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  DescriptionIf you read legal writing, it means you will read long sentences. Those sentences will have lots of pieces of information - how do you know which ones create the main message? Watch this video to find out how to avoid this mistake and try some questions to test your skills.
- 3 Use verbs not nouns 1 08:08 min
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  DescriptionLearn what 'zombie words' are and why you should avoid them! Make sure you don't use them and don't let them eat up your message.
- 4 Use verbs not nouns 2 06:25 min
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  DescriptionUsing weak verbs means you have to use nouns - and those nouns are hiding strong verbs! Make sure you only use strong verbs in your writing.
- 5 The passive - 3 main rules 06:17 min
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  DescriptionYou have to use the passive voice, but don't use it incorrectly. The passive voice is not the 'legal voice' it is just a grammar structure. Find out how to use it correctly in your legal and business writing.
- 6 Legalese here- words 10:24 min
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  DescriptionYou should never use 'here-' words in your legal writing. However, you do have to know them and understand them. Watch this video to find out why you shouldn't use them and see if you can understand them.
- 7 Legalese there- words 06:18 min
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  DescriptionThis is the same idea as the video before, just with 'there-' words. Avoid them at all costs!
- 8 Possessive apostrophes 05:55 min
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  DescriptionUsing possessive apostrophes, and showing a reader what belongs to whom, makes a reader's life a lot easier. Using possessive apostrophes also means you avoid writing that goes: 'of the ... of the ... of the'. Make sure you use possessive apostrophes in your writing.
- 9 The importance of 'you' or 'your' 05:19 min
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  DescriptionLegal writing often doesn't talk to people - it talks to 'users' or 'clients' or 'shareholders'. Find out why this is a mistake and how your writing is improved by using 'you' or 'your'.
- 10 Short sentences 07:59 min
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  DescriptionIn this lesson, you'll learn how a lot of things are connected together. This lesson talks about why short sentences are important, but the lesson also brings in information from many other lessons on this course.
- 11 Well done for completing the course! 03:48 min

The Teachlr

Simon Porter

Legal English teacher

Hello! My name is Simon Porter, I am the owner of writtenlegalenglish.com. I have been teaching legal English since 2008, and legal English writing skills since 2014. I have helped hundreds of native and non-native lawyers to communicate more effectively and to advance their careers. I hope that my course will help you to start thinking about your writing - both why your writing skills are important, and how you can improve your writing.