34 Best Legal Creative Writing Classes in 2024

This program reviews best practices for drafting and revising federal court motions and briefs, focusing on persuasive storytelling, succinct writing, correct citation use, and understanding the intended audience.

This program provides a comprehensive overview of lease agreements, both commercial and residential. It highlights the complexity of these documents and stresses their significance, discussing and analyzing the essential terms that should be included in such agreements.

This intermediate-level course teaches persuasive writing techniques for legal professionals. It covers choosing unambiguous words, breaking down rules, and using citations effectively to influence the reader​​.

Suitable for beginners, this 1-hour long course addresses the challenges of giving and receiving feedback in legal writing. It provides insights for developing stronger resiliency in legal writing​​.

Presented by Professor Kathleen D. Narko and Barbara Bavis, the course focuses on enhancing clarity and conciseness in legal writing, offering tools for more effective communication with clients, courts, and colleagues​​.

An hour-long course designed for intermediate-level legal practitioners. Led by Stuart I. Teicher, Esq., it delves into the art of crafting effective legal correspondence, including demand letters and client communications​​.

This intermediate-level course is tailored for legal professionals in commercial litigation. It offers strategic insights into drafting pleadings, motions, and memos, emphasizing the application of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure​​.

An intermediate-level course, designed specifically for bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys. This course focuses on practical drafting skills necessary for handling Chapter 11 cases, including negotiating and drafting sale documents, pleadings, asset-purchase agreements, bid-procedure motions, and orders. It also provides form documents and discusses the intricacies of heavily negotiated or scrutinized provisions, making it a valuable resource for legal professionals in this field​​.

Todd Kulkin leads a program on the increasingly rare skill of contract "draftsmanship" in an era dominated by generic legal forms. This course provides attorneys with practical strategies for structuring agreements effectively. It emphasizes the importance of aligning with key deal points, reducing client risks, and setting up transactions for successful outcomes.

In this advanced legal program, Colleen Marea Quinn delves into the intricate and delicate nature of surrogacy contracts. The course is designed for attorneys, focusing on complex drafting considerations unique to surrogacy agreements. It offers an in-depth exploration of contract language and moves beyond basic Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) contract drafting.