Tips for Persuasive Writing
How to write a brief persuasively, including achieving the right tone, style, and language. Also includes how to present your facts effectively and target your audience.
Category
Drafting Your Brief
Courses
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12 min
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18 min
Argument Section of a Brief
Structuring the argument, ways to present and argue legal authorities, tips for integrating facts and legal argument, and other drafting strategies.
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14 min
Facts Section of a Brief
Presenting the facts of the case in a clear and persuasive way, including selecting which facts to include, organization, and addressing “bad facts.”
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15 min
Preliminary Statement in a Brief
How to draft an engaging, effective preliminary statement, including what to include and how to make it persuasive.
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15 min
Citations and Bluebooking
Checklist for substantive review of legal authorities in a brief, format of legal and record citations, common mistakes, and when in the drafting process to prevent errors.
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12 min
Opposition Briefs
How to approach writing an opposition brief, including things to look for in the opening brief, planning your arguments, structuring the brief, and strategies for drafting effectively.
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13 min
Reply Briefs
How to approach drafting a reply brief, including goals, choosing what to argue, and drafting the introduction and argument sections.
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15 min
Appellate Briefs
How to approach drafting an appellate brief, including choosing and preparing your arguments, tips for drafting your facts and argument sections, procedure, and how appellate briefs differ from lower court briefs.
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20 min
Moving to Exclude an Expert (Daubert Motions)
An advanced discussion of moving to exclude an expert, including how to formulate arguments, different ways to attack methodology, and strategic drafting to persuade the judge.
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17 min
Opposing a Daubert Motion
A strategic look at how to defeat a Daubert motion. Includes how to use the legal standard to your advantage when responding to arguments, things you can do to defend your expert’s methods, how to go on offense in your brief, and a detailed example.
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4 min
Microsoft Word Tips for Writing a Brief
Tips for maximizing your efficiency with Microsoft Word when writing a legal brief. Covers various tools you can take advantage of as you move through the brief-writing process.