Effective Legal Writing: Tips for Lawyers

“With 25 years of experience, I have often thought about what is most important for a successful lawyer? Knowledge of legislation and procedural law? Yes. Ability to establish effective communication with the client? Definitely. Presentation skills? Sure. All this and more”.

Viсtoria Mitko, expert of the “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” Program, Head of the Board of the Bar Association of Legal Aid Providers, in her article for the “Yurydychna Gazeta” weekly shared tips for developing with legal texts and told about the series of training for tomorrow’s lawyers.

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“Tomorrow’s Lawyer” is a powerful network of lawyers uniting opinion leaders in the legal profession, who provide legal assistance in accordance with the highest ethical standards, act as agents of change in society and leaders in the professional community.

The “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” Program was launched in 2016 and first implemented within the “Quality and Accessible Legal Aid” Project, carried out by the Canadian Bureau for International Education with the support of the Government of Canada in cooperation with the Legal Aid Coordination Centre. It is currently being implemented and developed with the support of the US Embassy’s Law Enforcement Section in Ukraine, the “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” NGO, in partnership with the Ukrainian Bar Association and the Bar Association of Legal Aid Providers.