Legal Writing Workshops: Get More from your Staff Attorneys and Paralegals

Would you invest $100-$125 per person to get a more effective, more confident employee? Would you like to have staff attorneys and paralegals require less of your time when it comes to dealing with written assignments?

Some attorneys don't have the time or patience to work with their staff to get the kind of writing they want or, at least, the kind that is useful. I do. I teach others how to be clearer, more persuasive writers. I run an eight-hour workshop for effective legal writing. Locally, each session is two hours long over four days, on site at your law or corporate counsel offices. If I must travel to your site out of the Memphis area, the workshop is conducted in two four-hour sessions, over two days. Accommodations will then be necessary. Topics include review of current writing samples, grammar and usage, simplification of the essential legal points, analytical and organizational techniques for clarity of purpose, curing overuse of legalese, emphasizing saying what you mean and making it sound as if you mean what you say, proper citation and use of source materials, finding the personal style that works for each individual, and more. At the end of the workshop you will see a difference.

Cost: $600 for the eight hour workshop, with up to 6 individuals in the class. Cost for each additional participant is $125, as the larger the class, the time requirements increase beyond the standard increment. Maximum class size: 15.

Contact me at bronapinnolis@gmail.com for availability. Thank you.

I Like Legal Writing

The truth is, most people practicing law do not enjoy research and writing, but I do. I have always been at my best with a pen/Selectric/keyboard/laptop in hand, pondering the best way to commit a persuasive argument to paper/LCD screen. Understanding what is needed, searching through the intricacies of case law and other resources to find support for the proposition and then constructing it forcefully yet succinctly really is my idea of a good time (at least professionally). For many lawyers this aspect of the business is just one big interruption in the quest to make payroll. That's where I come in. I will research and write the argument. You will make money on my time while you remain free to continue with the bread and butter of your business. I am best when it comes to appellate briefs or summary judgment submissions, but I also can simply research and write background memos. All I need is access to your legal research software, where you can bill my research usage to your client and be able to verify the research time I bill. I know how to write with the punch necessary to get the attention of the judge(s). In fact, when I wrote appeals for the Public Counsel Services in Massachusetts, one of my appeals was brought up sua sponte to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. I was successful in obtaining a reversal on the point of law for which they had chosen the case. (See, Comm. v. Kirker, 2004). Writing samples are viewable at my blog, "Be Write There," at bronapinnolis.blogspot.com.

For rates and availability, reach me at bronapinnolis@gmail.com. If you need to meet with me in person, I am able to travel with reasonable notice. I am actively licensed in Massachusetts at present (BBO# 400170). Your name appears on the brief and you argue your own case. Thank you.