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In this video, you will learn to spot common gramatical grammatical errors made by legla legal professionals and get tips on how to edit this these mistakes in you're your own writing. You'll also get easy teachniques techniques for catching typos in legal written writing, including ones that mite might not be picked up by spellcheckerz spellcheckers. This video will provide you with the tricks n and tools for proofreading efficiently and effectivly effectively, ensuring the documents you sned send to your clients and colleagues are error-free.
Don't rely on the red and green underlines! Autocorrect and electronic spellcheckers are useful for social media, but when writing a memorandum to counsel or letter of advice, knowing how to properly structure a sentence and proofread for errors are important skills that will set you apart.
The busier you get, the easier it is to write documents hastily, allowing grammatical rules to slide. While this may be acceptable in casual correspondence, presenting polished writing to clients is a critical part of successful legal practice.
Topics include:
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techniques to edit your own work
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what reviewers of your work expect
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the inverted pyramid structure
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preparing to proofread
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the most common proofreading errors
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how to proofread
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techniques for spotting typos
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grammar mistakes that the average person might not see
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how to edit your own work, including checking for and correcting grammatical errors
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common errors in legal writing