What is it about the term "legal writing" that scares law students so much? If you're a first-year law student, you're most likely enrolled in a Legal Research and Writing (LRW) course. This course can scare some law students. Others approach the course with an "I've got this" attitude and are shocked to find that they actually don't. The same writing skills that got you into law school don't always translate to legal writing. It's just another course—what is everyone so scared of?

You have to get used to writing in a different way.
The exams and papers can be incredibly time-consuming and demanding.
It is difficult to “unlearn” a writing style that you learned in your previous training.

In this episode we talk about:

What makes writing legal texts so difficult?
The different types of legal writing
How your academic background can affect your success in the legal writing course
Improve your legal writing skills
How to handle legal texts if English is not your native language
Tools and tricks to stay organized
Why legal writing is important for your future career (and passing the bar exam)

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Alison and Lee

Resources:

Trello (http://www.trello.com) – Our favorite organizational tool!!!
Be ready to throw your writing style out the window (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/0l-to-1l-be-ready-to-throw-your-writing-style-out-the-window/)
It is important to be realistic about assignments (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/it-is-important-to-be-realistic-about-assignments/)
Legal Writing Tip: Imagine You're Talking to Your Grandmother (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/legal-writing-tip-imagine-youre-talking-to-your-grandma/)

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Alison and Lee

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