Plain Legal Language Writing
By law, UClA documents have to be clearly worded; by right, all legal documents should be clearly worded to ensure that all parties have equal and ready understanding of the content.
Most Legal Practices Now Recognise The Marketing Advantages of Adopting A Plain English Style When:
Tendering For Work
Appealing To Clients
Drafting Documents
Course Outline
Course Outline
Sentence Construction, Weighting And Length
Signals And Constructions Which Drive The Reader Through The Text
Word Choice, Register, And Legalese – Answering The Critics Of Plain Language
Redundant Words And Phrases
Passives, Nominalisations And Negatives
All the writing principles we present and practise on the course are based on recent readability research.
Our Legal Trainer
Our legal trainer is a practising solicitor and author of many published articles on plain legal language. He has many years hands-on experience dealing with legal documents and legal groups and enjoys the challenge of convincing lawyers that they can write legal documents in language that is clear in its legal meaning and easily understandable, and without archaic, obscure words.
Costs
This course can run over one or two days. On the two-day programme, participants have the opportunity to work on their own and on company documents.
In-company, for groups of six or more participants, we charge £395 per person per day, with a lower daily participant rate for larger groups.
We can also work with you one-to-one on your documents at an hourly rate of £85.
If you would like to book a plain legal writing course, or talk to us about your documents, please Contact Us for further information.