Legal Writing Workshop for Paralegals
Agenda
Thursday, December 15, 12:00 – 3:15 PM CST (including a 15 min. break)
Legal Writing for Legal Assistants
Legal terminology
Drafting legal documents
• Correspondence
• Basic pleadings
• Research memoranda
• Briefs
Legal Writing Case Study
Faculty will use a legal writing case study to
guide students through the legal writing process,
focusing on critical legal documents includingp
leadings and research memoranda
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion will be provided for each webinar attended and will be sent via email in PDF form about five business days after the date of the conclusion of the series.
Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.
GoToWebinar system requirements:
Operating System:
Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
Mac OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) – 10.11 (El Capitan)
Web Browser:
Chrome v34+, Firefox v34+, Internet Explorer 8+, Microsoft Edge, Safari v6+
Internet connection: Hardware:
Minimum of 1Mbps 2GB RAM or more
Credits
Paralegals:
3.0 CLE
Continuing Education Credit Information
The Legal Research Workshop for Paralegals (3.0 CLE hours), Legal Writing Workshop for Paralegals (3.0 CLE hours) and Complying with Ethics Rules During Litigation (1.0 Ethics CLE hour) webinars have been approved by the following:
National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)
North Carolina Board of Paralegal Certification
Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS)
Bankruptcy Law
Civil Trial Law
Criminal Law
Estate Planning & Probate Law
Family Law
Personal Injury Trial Law
Real Estate Law
Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) – Pending
Participation will be monitored and a brief quiz follows each webinar. Completion certificates will be provided after the webinar to participants with full attendance and who earn a satisfactory score on the quiz.
Speakers
Mimi Samuel
Legal Writing Program at Seattle University School of LawAssociate Director, Legal Writing Program at Seattle University School of LawProfessor Samuel is Associate Director of Seattle University School of Law’s nationally acclaimed Legal Writing Program. After law school, Professor Samuel practiced business litigation for approximately eight years, first in Washington, D.C., at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, and then in San Francisco, at Thelen Marin Johnson & Bridges. An avid traveler, Professor Samuel has pursued opportunities to work with law students, lawyers, and judges overseas. In 2003, she taught the foundations of the American legal system to Russian law students at Far Eastern National University in Vladivostok. During a leave of absence in 2007, Professor Samuel and colleague Professor Laurel Oates conducted a series of trainings and workshops in India, Uganda, and South Africa. In addition, Professor Samuel co-organized the Conference on the Pedagogy of Legal Writing for Academics in Nairobi, Kenya, which brought academics from the U.S. together with academics from East Africa. At the end of the conference, the participants decided to form a new organization dedicated to promoting the teaching of legal writing and the exchange of information among academics in the U.S. and Africa. Professor Samuel serves as the first U.S. co-president of that organization. In addition, Professor Samuel has taught in Seattle University’s Global Justice Advocacy Program in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2008, Professor Samuel was awarded the first Bronson Dillehay Award for her article Focus on Batson: Let the Cameras Roll. That award is given by the American Society of Trial Consultants for a proposal for addressing a significant and persistent problem that undermines both the right to a fair trial and public confidence in the legal system.