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Written Advocacy – Preparing Persuasive Documents

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CALGARYSept. 16, 2014

EDMONTONSept. 17, 2014

LEARNING LEVEL: All

The quality of your written materials makes a difference to the outcome of your case. This program will help you construct persuasive Briefs and Factums.

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Written Advocacy – Preparing Persuasive Documents

CALGARYSeptember 16, 2014

Glenmore Inn 2720 Glenmore Trail SE

EDMONTONSeptember 17, 2014

Sutton Place Hotel10235 101 Street NW

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The generous contributions of time, talent, and energy from all of our volunteers make every Legal Education Society of Alberta program a great success. We greatly appreciate the work of our volunteers and their service to the profession.

THANK YOU

This program is targeted to all levels and will be of particular interest to appellate counsel.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

CHAIR

Eugene Meehan QCSupreme Advocacy LLPOttawa, Ontario

Meehan obtained his LL.B. from the University of Edinburgh in 1975, his LL.M. from McGill University in 1976, and a Doctor of Civil Laws from McGill University in 1984. Eugene is a practicing member of six Canadian Bars, was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1999, and served as the National President of the Canadian Bar Association in 1999-2000. From 1978 to 1986, he was Professor of Law at the University of Alberta, and was Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa from 1986 to 1990. He served as Executive Legal Officer to the Supreme Court of Canada from 1990 to 1992. He is a co-founder of Supreme Advocacy LLP.

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Originally presented in 2013 for the Law Society of Upper Canada, this program features the notable Eugene Meehan QC. Writing in a strategic way is as critical as oral advocacy, and is fast becoming an absolute foundation for solving legal disputes and winning legal battles.

This program will teach you how to:

• Write in a tactical and winning way• Move beyond reliance on boilerplate precedents,

including “before/during/after examples”

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

• “Positioning” - What the ad agencies do• Avoiding legalese in legal writing • Thinking tactically and writing strategically • Avoiding “Not” • The basics of good legal writing• Acronyms• Know the purpose of your writing • Thinking like a judge • Reader-friendly writing • Case law – give the court a break • Run-on sentences and big words • Writing with colour • Opening – the first impression • Writing visually• Being realistic not academic

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CALGARY September 16, 2014 EDMONTON September 17, 2014

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