Rick Has a Few Questions for You – and a Possible Answer.

 

You're committed to continuing legal education.

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You're committed to training. To getting the best out of everyone in your shop. 

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But what about your paralegals? What about your legal assistants? Are you offering them the kinds of help they need to do a better job of helping your lawyers?

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Writing, for instance.

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I’ve just completed my third round of special legal-writing workshops hosted by the DC Bar, and designed specifically for paralegals and legal assistants.

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Yes, we cover many of the same writing and editing fundamentals I discuss with lawyers across the country – clarity, brevity, organization, tone, better awareness of different audiences, less reliance on legalese, etc. But there’s also a particular emphasis on dealing with the peculiar stresses of the collaborative writing process – what I like to call “Writing as a Team Sport.”

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I’ve been able to draw on different aspects of my experience – as a lawyer, a congressional speechwriter, a ghostwriter, a book editor, and a syndicated columnist and TV commentator.

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I’ve served at multiple locations in the writing/editing pipeline – writing as myself with my own name and face right out front, and writing more or less invisibly behind the scenes. I’ve had my work edited, and I’ve edited the work of others. And what I’ve learned in each of those roles turns out to be quite useful for those writers who don’t always have the final say – and even for those who supervise them.

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Can you see the potential benefits of a practical, lively, even entertaining program for these vital members of your team? You can make that happen.

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Be in touch, and let’s talk.

 

 Rick

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​But wait – there's more!

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Pleased Paralegals! A Few Words from Recent Attendees

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• ​“Rick was incredibly engaging and knowledgeable. I have found that a

presenter/teacher/professor rarely has both. The material presented is going to be very helpful for me moving forward.”

 

• “I liked how the presenter tried to make the content relevant to individuals in

our roles as paralegals. He was very insightful regarding the challenges

paralegals face when drafting legal documents and he put forth innovative

solutions.”

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• “I really liked that Rick was engaging and encouraged us to participate without making us feel obligated to do so. He offered advice and ideas for us to consider, and he was even interested in our ideas.”

 

• “Rick did a fabulous job presenting a potentially dry topic in an engaging and

interactive way. He has a clever talent for incorporating non-legal examples to

reinforce key points (e.g., quotations from artists and media publications as

writing samples). I also really appreciated the practical tools he shared for

improving legal writing.”

 

• “Rick was an amazing instructor.”

 

• “Rick was AWESOME!”

 

• “This was just a great course.”