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Effective Memo Writing for Legal Professionals

Learn to craft clear, concise, and persuasive legal memoranda for diverse audiences.

Created byToronto Lawyers Association
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BeginnerUpdated Nov 17, 2024
Effective Memo Writing for Legal Professionals

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstand the key purposes and audiences for legal memoranda.
check_circleDifferentiate between legal memos and law-school essays.
check_circleDevelop a structured framework for writing clear and concise memos.
check_circleDraft effective issue statements and provide brief, logical conclusions.

About This Course

Are you a licensing candidate, articling student, or new call, eager to conquer the legal world armed with your pen (or keyboard)? Learning how to write an effective legal memo is one of the essential foundations to being a successful lawyer. Dive into the art of legal memo writing with our exclusive in-person program, led by Neil Guthrie, Director of Professional Development, Research, and Knowledge Management at Aird & Berlis.

Unlock the secrets of effective memo writing while Neil explores:

  • The purpose of a legal memorandum
  • How memo writing differs from law school essays
  • Understanding your audience
  • The structure and components of a successful memo
  • Expert writing tips
  • Strategies for addressing feedback from assigning lawyers

Join us for a dynamic session that promises to demystify memo writing and set you on the path to legal success!

Your Instructors

Toronto Lawyers Association
Toronto Lawyers Association

Toronto Lawyers Association

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For more than 135 years, the Toronto Lawyers' Association, located within the Courthouse Library, has represented the interests of lawyers practising in the City of Toronto. The association was founded to support its members in three key areas: Knowledge, Advocacy, and Community. To uphold these pillars, the association offers a year-round mix of online and in-person education programs for lawyers, hosts both free and paid events to foster in-person networking, and submits advocacy pieces on behalf of its members to the Ontario bench and bar, all levels of government, and the broader public.

Neil  Guthrie
Neil Guthrie

Director of Professional Development, Research and Knowledge Management at Aird & Berlis LLP

Neil Guthrie is Director of Professional Development, Research, and Knowledge Management at Aird & Berlis LLP. Neil teaches legal research and writing at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, and in the LPP at Ryerson University. His writing tips appear regularly on slaw.ca and have been collected, revised, and expanded in Guthrie’s Guide to Better Legal Writing (Irwin Law, 2017).

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