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Thursday January 11
2024
 Persuasive Legal Writing and Ethical Considerations (Zoom Meeting)

The primary goal of the training is to assist newly hired attorneys in understanding the structure and writing approach involved in persuasive legal writing ("writing to win"). We will walk training participants through the most common organizational tools used in legal writing (IRAC, CRAC, etc.).

Since structure and organization alone does not necessarily make for persuasive/effective legal writing, we will also cover a number of writing approaches that lawyers should be mindful of (clarity, brevity, avoiding long/complicated sentences, effective use of preliminary statements, writing so that judges can understand the gist of your case quickly given their limited bandwidth, etc.).

We will reference examples of good legal writing throughout the training and will also discuss some ethical considerations applicable to legal writing.

 

CLE Credits:

- Areas of Professional Practice: 0.5

- Skills: 1.0

- Ethics and Professionalism: 0.5

 

CLE Suitability:

- Content appropriate for both experienced and new attorneys.

 

Instructors:

- Luis A. Henriquez - Director of Litigation - Manhattan Legal Services

- Veronica Cook - Deputy Director & Director of Litigation - Queens Legal Services

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  • When
    Thursday, January 11, 2024
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • CLE Credits
    Ethics and Professionalism: 0.50
    Skills: 1.00
    Areas of Professional Practice: 0.50
  • Format
    Fully Interactive Videoconference
  • Practice Area(s)
    Ethics
    Legal Practice
    Practice Skills
  • Price: $0

About the Faculty

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    Luis Henriquez (Speaker)

    Luis is the Director of Litigation at Manhattan Legal Services. For 20 years, Luis has defended the rights of individuals and families to be treated with dignity and respect whether derived of liberty or in their homes, workplaces, and broader community. Luis has also led litigation teams in a number of systemic-change cases, including Fields v. Russ, a federal case in the Southern District of New York that forced the New York City Housing Authority to reform its rent calculation and eviction practices affecting half a million public housing residents, and Morales Feliciano v. Garcia Padilla, a federal class action in the District of Puerto Rico regarding the conditions of confinement in all Puerto Rican prisons. Luis holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law and a Masters in Economics from Bowling Green State University.
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    Veronica Cook (Speaker)

    Veronica J. Cook is the Deputy Project Director at Queens Legal Services, a program of Legal Services NYC (LSNYC). Veronica first joined LSNYC in 2014 as a housing attorney at Brooklyn Legal Services, then held the position of senior staff attorney in LSNYC’s Civil Rights Justice Initiative before moving to the Queens office as Director of Litigation. She was promoted to the position of Deputy Director in 2023. Prior to joining LSNYC, Veronica held several other legal positions, including as a federal district court clerk and an associate attorney at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, where she was involved in fair housing and economic justice work. She has also worked as a consultant and presenter on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and as a peer reviewer for other civil legal services providers. Veronica received her A.B. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004 and her J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 2007, cum laude.