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Memo and Brief Writing Insights You Didn't Learn in Law School

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57 minutes
Cara Santosuosso
With Cara L. Santosuosso from Law Offices of Cara L. Santosuosso, LLC
Recorded February 21, 2025
Product ID 100229

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Overview

Writing Strategies of Highly Effective Litigators

The ability to write a memo or brief is one thing - the ability to write a memo or brief your audience wants to read is another thing entirely. Our seasoned faculty will take you beyond the basics to reveal real-world legal writing strategies you should start using (and mistakes you should stop making). Refine your legal writing skills - register today!

  • Learn how to write a brief with phrases and concepts that judges will want to steal from.
  • Discover how to use and cite cases the right way.
  • Reveal common legal writing mistakes you may not realize you're making.

Abbreviated Agenda

  • The Art of Memo Writing
  • How to Write a Brief Your Judge Will Actually Want to Read
  • Getting Creative and Persuasive With Your Arguments
  • Effective Use of Case Law
  • Concrete Strategies to Enhance Your Legal Writing
  • Memo and Brief Writing Mistakes I Made so You Don't Have to

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 1 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
California CLE Approved 1 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 1 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
New York CLE Approved 1 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 1 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 1 Total
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  1. Memo and Brief Writing Insights You Didn't Learn in Law School

    • The Art of Memo Writing
    • How to Write a Brief Your Judge Will Actually Want to Read
    • Getting Creative and Persuasive With Your Arguments
    • Effective Use of Case Law
    • Concrete Strategies to Enhance Your Legal Writing
    • Memo and Brief Writing Mistakes I Made so You Don't Have to

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Cara L Santosuosso
Cara L.
Santosuosso
Law Offices of Cara L. Santosuosso, LLC
Speaker bio
Cara L Santosuosso

Cara L. Santosuosso

Law Offices of Cara L. Santosuosso, LLC
Cara Santosuosso

is an attorney with the Law Offices of Cara L. Santosuosso, LLC, where she focuses her practice on civil litigation, primarily in the areas of family law. She also assists clients in family law matters as a mediator and parenting coordinator. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Santosuosso served as an associate with another prominent area firm, where she concentrated in civil and criminal litigation in the state and federal courts. She previously served as a judicial attorney in the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, where she worked on cases dealing with administrative law, torts, labor and employment, product liability, medical malpractice, criminal law, and a host of other matters. Ms. Santosuosso also served in the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Children and Family Services Unit. She began her legal career in private practice. Ms. Santosuosso earned her undergraduate degree from John Carroll University and her J.D. degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law, and has written and lectured on legal topics relating primarily to issues in family law. She is admitted the Ohio State Bar Association; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Santosuosso is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, West Shore Bar Association and the Justinian Forum.

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