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Legal Writing:Editing and Proofreading
Essentials
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Jenna L. Beck, Esq.Sinclair College
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Legal Writing:Editing and Proofreading Essentials
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Your Presenter: Jenna Beck, Esq.
O Graduated from Wright State University summa cum laude with Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and English with a certificate in technical writing
O Graduated from University of Dayton School of Law
O Worked as an Attorney with Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
Your Presenter: Jenna Beck, Esq.O Joined the Sinclair College ABA Approved
Paralegal Program faculty in 2010 teaching Legal Research and Writing and Advanced Legal Research and Writing
O Took over the Sinclair Community College Paralegal, Law, and Real Estate Department Chair position in 2013
O Member of the Legal Writing Institute
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What do I know (or what have I assumed) about you?
O You are either Attorneys or Paralegals working in a traditional or non-traditional setting.
O You already possess some level of knowledge and skills on proofreading and editing.
O You are looking for a refresher and tips on how you can improve your skills and increase your knowledge.
Topics for Today
O Editing
O Proofreading Review
O Practice Session
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Definitions
O Editing is an examination of the smaller issues in writing.
O Proofreading is reading for errors.
~Anne Enquist & Laurel Currie Oates, Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer, 4th Edition (Wolters Kluwer 2013)
So What’s My Point?
Time is money, errors are costly, and getting it right is essential to the case.
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Editing
O Whose Work Are You Editing?
O What Have You Been Asked to Edit?
O Are Your Preconceived Notions About Writing Incorrect?
Editing: Whose Work Are You Editing?
O Friend/Family Member?
O Co-worker in a similar position?
O Supervisor? O Paralegal?O Attorney? O Judge?
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Editing: Whose Work Are You Editing?
Why Does it Matter?:O Style
O Technology
O Plain Language v. Legalese
Editing: What Have You Been Asked to Edit?
O Email
O Internal Memo
O Pleading
O Secondary Source
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Editing: What Have You Been Asked to Edit?
Why Does it Matter?:O Audience
O Purpose
O Plan
Editing: What Have You Been Asked to Edit?
Plan:O Organization
O Substance
O Readability
O Final Check
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Editing: Are Your Preconceived Notions About Editing Incorrect?
O Rules
O Lists
O Names
Proofreading Review
O Sentence Structure
O Punctuation
O Grammar
O Writing Strategy
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Proofreading: Sentence Structure
OSimple Sentence
OCompound Sentence
OComplex Sentence
Proofreading Review: Sentence Structure
O Parts of Speech
O Phrases
O Function
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Proofreading Review: Punctuation
O Commas
O Quotation Marks
O Semicolons
O Parentheses
Proofreading Review: Grammar
O Subject/Verb Agreement
O Tricky Verbs
O Unnecessary Words
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Proofreading Review: Writing Strategy
O Outlining
O Assistance
O Ethical Rules
Practice Session
OTips and Strategies
OOn Your Own
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Practice Session: On Your Own
Let’s practice all together.
How Did You Do?
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