NYSBA

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers (2010)

In this three hour presentation, Judge Lebovits shares easy-to-remember and simple-to-understand methods of persuasive writing that can make a difference in your next court case. Full of practical advice, this course will show how to make every word count and how to make a court want to rule for you.

Program Contents

• Elements of a Winning Brief
• How to Write Clearly and Ethically
• Using the Right Organization and Style
• Legal Writing Do’s and Don’ts

Program Speaker

Gerald Lebovits
, author of the “Legal Writer,” a column in the New York State Bar Association Journal, is a judge of the New York City Civil Court, Housing Part, in Manhattan. Judge Lebovits is an adjunct professor at St. John’s University School of Law, where he teaches appellate advocacy and Moot Court. For many years, he has been a faculty member of the New York State Judicial Institute, where he teaches skills and substantive law to New York State judges. For 18 years Judge Lebovits taught at New York Law School, where he received the Law School’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Total MCLE Credits  3.0
Ethics MCLE Credits 0.5

* Each additional person who uses the tapes for MCLE credit must purchase a copy of the “MCLE coursebook.”

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Product Type Member Price Non Member Price
Persuasive Writing for Lawyers (2010) (This product cannot be used to receive MCLE credit) (CLE CourseBooks) 1866 $40.00 $60.00

+ Persuasive Writing for Lawyers (2010) (MCLE credit only if you have access to the course's audio/video/CD recording. You cannot receive MCLE credit from a coursebook alone.) (CLE CourseBooks) 1866M $60.00 $125.00

* Persuasive Writing for Lawyers (2010) (MCLE Audio on CD) D8661 $115.00 $195.00

* Persuasive Writing for Lawyers (2010) (CLE on DVD) F8661 $150.00 $220.00

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers (2010) [Video] (On-Line Programs) V8661 $90.00 $175.00

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers (2010) [Audio] (On-Line Programs) 80866 $90.00 $175.00

+ Each additional person who uses the recorded media for MCLE credit must purchase a copy of this "MCLE coursebook"

* This recording already includes one copy of the MCLE course materials. Course materials provided electronically for all CLE Online Programs, and for CD/DVD Programs from 2010 and later. CD/DVD Programs prior to 2010 include a printed copy of the course materials.