September 3, 2024 

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Eastern

[Legal Writing] - The Optimal Amount of Advocacy

Figuring out the optimal level of advocacy can be tricky, especially when you write. You don't want to oversell your case. But you don't want to undersell it either. This workshop will give you a number of tips and techniques you can use to find your own sweet spot of persuasion.

Speaker: Patrick Barry

Patrick Barry is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a visiting lecturer at both the University of Chicago Law School and the UCLA School of Law. He is the author of several books on advocacy, including Good with Words, Notes on Nuance, and The Syntax of Sports. His teaching accolades include the Wayne Booth Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the Provost Teaching Innovation Prize, and the Outstanding Research Mentor Award. He has also created multiple series for the online educational platform Coursera and is the author of the Substack newsletter "Good Sentences."