This registration form is for Tuesday, September 24, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. ET
This program was also presented on May 3, 2024.
MCLE Credit: | 4.0 |
Live-Interactive Credit: | 4.0 (all dates, all formats) |
From a master teacher, a results-oriented approach to powerful legal writing that communicates, that persuades, and that wins. Join nationally renowned author and lecturer Steven D. Stark to learn how you can improve your legal writing skills! Using a series of proven techniques and simple tips that you can apply right away, he will provide you with the groundwork you need to excel in written legal communications.
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Registration Deadlines:
Webcast: | 10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
Telephone: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $60 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE®.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
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MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
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10:00 | Advanced Legal Writing—Writing to Win |
11:45 | Live Q&A |
12:00 | Lunch Break |
1:00 | Advanced Legal Writing—Writing to Win |
2:45 | Live Q&A |
3:00 | Adjourn |
Steven D. Stark, a writer, teacher, lawyer, and consultant, is the author of four books, one e-book, and one poetry chapbook. He has been a commentator for CNN, National Public Radio, and the Voice of America, where his role was to try to interpret American culture to the rest of the world. A former columnist for the Boston Globe and Montreal Gazette (where he wrote about the culture of world sports), he has written extensively on American culture and politics in such publications as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and the Atlantic Monthly. A former Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, he has a vast background in the fields of legal writing, communication, and inter-cultural studies and has taught writing and speaking to thousands of lawyers, judges, business people, and government officials. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School and devotes a substantial amount of his work to public interest, human rights, and pro bono organizations all over the world.