Persuasive Writing for Lawyers with Honorable Gerald Lebovits

3.0 MCLE Credits
(2.5 skills, 0.5 ethics)

In 150 entertaining and informative minutes, Judge Lebovits will share easy-to-remember and simple-to-understand methods of persuasive writing that will make a difference in your next court case. This presentation is jam-packed with practical advice, from making every word count to making a court want to rule for you.

Topics

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

About the Presenter

Gerald Lebovits is a judge of the New York City Civil Court, Housing Part, and an adjunct professor at St. John’s University School of Law, where he was elected Adjunct Professor of the Year, and at Columbia Law School. For 18 years Judge Lebovits was an adjunct professor at New York Law School, where he also earned Adjunct Professor of the Year honors. Judge Lebovits has authored many publications, including the New York State Bar Association Journal’s Legal Writer column since 2001.  

See why so many consider Judge Lebovits New York’s finest speaker on legal writing - download this program today.

2010 NYSBA CLE Webcast Archive

This program was recorded on February 19, 2010.

This archived webcast is a video online program that you will view and listen to on your computer screen. The program code for each topic that you write on the included MCLE Form only appears on the screen and is not announced by audio.