WORKSHOP

Highlighting & Distilling

Master the art of distilling complex ideas into clear and concise writing while highlighting the most important information. This workshop helps you craft compelling introductions, frame arguments with precision, and organize content for easy navigation. Learn to identify the key points that matter most and present them in a way that captures attention and enhances understanding. By focusing on clarity and emphasizing the essentials, you’ll ensure your writing is impactful and easy to follow. 
Perfect for legal writers aiming to refine their ability to highlight and distill key ideas.

Type

Workshop

Format

Virtual or
In-Person

Duration

90 minutes

Audience

All lawyers

Topics

Takeaways • Rules • Conclusions 

WORKSHOP TOPICS

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Highlighting & Distilling

*Workshop topics and content are subject to change based on Write.law’s regular updates and improvements. 

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WHAT YOU GET

Writing workshops that deliver real results 

Write.law workshops are led by legal writing expert and Write.law co-founder, Joe Regalia. No more boring talking heads. Your team will write, practice, and review their new skills together. Plus each workshop comes with its own companion course featuring on-demand videos, practice, and resources.

Interactive training

Write.law workshops feature engaging and interactive presentations from Write.law co-founder and trainer, Joe Regalia. Each presentation covers concrete techniques for improving your writing, real-world examples from top advocates, and practice to cement what you’ve learned. 

Companion course

Our workshops come with a self-paced companion course hosted on Write.law’s training platform. Participants can learn and practice new writing skills before and after workshop day.

Live feedback

Write.law uses a real-time training platform that allows your team to send their answers directly to their trainer. Write.law then uses your team’s own responses to provide feedback and guidance during the worksop.

Downloadable workbook

Companion workbooks include pre-workshop homework, as well as a breakdown of all the writing techniques covered in the workshop. Participants can download and save workbooks to revisit later. 

Virtual or in-person

Virtual and in-person workshops both have a lot to offer. Go virtual to let your team learn from anywhere—all from the convenience of their office or home. In-person workshops are great for team building or all-day programs.

Premium onboarding

It’s easy to schedule and show up for workshop day. Use our automated workshop scheduler to book your dates in under five minutes. The Write.law team will send onboarding instructions, workbooks, and everything you need before workshop day.

What clients say about
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“Very interesting program, thanks for the ideas.“

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”Thanks for the excellent program today. I learned a lot!“

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”Thanks for the great reminders. Very useful.“

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“This was incredibly helpful. You changed how I view my sentences forever.”

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About Joe Regalia

Joe is a law professor, trainer, and attorney with a passion for legal writing, persuasion science, and technology.
Joe is a law professor, trainer, and attorney with a passion for legal writing, persuasion science, and technology. He combines his experience as both practitioner and professor to create exciting new ways to teach legal skills. Before co-founding Write.law, Joe graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, clerked for the Ninth Circuit, and worked as an associate at top AmLaw 100 firms.
Joe heads up Write.law's legal skills training team. He is also a member of the faculty at the William S. Boyd School of Law—the number one ranked law school for legal writing skills and research. Joe regularly leads training for leading firms and organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, the Department of Justice, and U.S. Courts of Appeals. 

About Write.law

We are on a mission to make legal skills training effective, easy to use, and engaging.
The legal industry is undergoing a tectonic shift. Technology, new business models, and evolving client needs are reshaping what it means to practice law. And that means the skills attorneys need to thrive are changing, too. 
Write.law’s core goal is to help attorneys see real results in their legal writing and other practice skill. We spent years studying and compiling science-backed and effective legal writing techniques used by the world’s best lawyers. Then we built courses and workshops using the latest educational science so that lawyers can become better legal writers step-by-step.

RECOMMENDED ADD-ONS

Add Coaching or a Writing Review 

Get more from your workshop by adding 1-1 coaching or an in-depth writing review.

Writing Coaching

Write.law’s coaching is the fastest way to improve your legal writing. Work one-on-one with Write.law’s co-founder, Joe Regalia, to improve your writing five times faster than traditional methods. Each session is 30 minutes and hosted virtually over Zoom. 

Writing Review

Get written feedback on your writing from Write.law co-founder, Joe Regalia. Each writing review features a survey, detailed in-line comments on your writing strengths and weaknesses, and recommended exercises. 

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