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Business Letter Format  \n2. Introduction  \n2.1. Titles  \n2.2. Salutations and Complimentary Phrases  \n3. Formality  \n4. Reason for Writing  \n5. Reference to Previous Contact  \n6. Reference to Future Contact Class 2 1. Types of Letters  \n2. Request Letter  \n2.1. Direct requests  \n2.2. Indirect requests  \n2.2.1. Regular If-conditionals  \n2.2.2. Conditionals without ‘if’Class 3 1. Meeting Arrangement  \n1.1. Offline Meeting Request Letter  \n1.2. Online Meeting Request Letter  \n2. Meeting Confirmation Letter  \n3. Meeting Cancelation Letter Class 4 1. Apology Letter  \n2. Appreciation Letter Class 5 1. Legal Services Proposal  \n1.1. Company Introduction  \n1.1.1. Areas of Specialization  \n1.2. Clients’Needs  \n1.2. Solutions to Meet Clients’Needs  \n1.4. Trustworthiness to Meet Clients’Needs  \nLEGAL WRITING  \nClass 6 1. Client-Care Letter  \n1.1. Management of Matter  \n1.2. Billing for Services  \n1.3. Regulatory and Other Matters  \n1.4. Client Care Check List Class 7 1. Case Update Letter  \n2. Payment Reminder Letter  \n3. Letter Before Action  \nMODULE 2  \nGENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LEGAL WRITING  \nClass 8 1. Current Tendencies in Legal Writing  \n1.1. Drafting for an Ordinary Reader  \n1.2. Organizing in Descending Order  \n1.3. Breaking down into parallel provisions  \n2. Process of Composing  \n2.1. Linear vs. Nonlinear Outlining Class 9 1. Framing Thoughts  \n1.1. Conveying straightforward points  \n1.2. Combat verbosity  \n1.3. Omit surplus words  \n1.4. Avoid coupled/tripled synonyms  \n1.5. Keep average sentence length up to 20 words Class 10 4. Phrasing sentences  \n4.1. Prefer verbs rather than nominalizations  \n4.2. Use strong verbs rather than be-verbs  \n4.3. Keep the subject, verb and object together  \n4.4. Prefer Active Voice over Passive  \nLEGAL WRITING  \nClass 11  \nClass 12  \nClass 13  \nClass 14  \nClass 15  \nClass 16  \nClass 17  \n4.5. Use Parallel Phrasing for Parallel Ideas  \n4.6. Avoid Multiple Negatives  \n4.7. Use Gender Inclusive Language  \n4.8. Draft in the Singular  \n4.9. Avoid Noun Chains  \n4.10. Use One Term for One Concept  \nMODULE 3  \nLEGAL REASONING AND DRAFTING  \n1. Legal Memoranda vs. Legal Opinions vs Legal Briefs  \n2. Organizing and Structuring of Information  \n3. Question Presentation  \n4. Summary of Argument (Short/Brief) Answer  \n5. Statement of Facts  \n5.1. Verb Followed by Infinitive/Gerund  \n1. Discussion (Legal Analysis)  \n1.1. CREAC Organizational Structure of Legal Analysis  \n1.1.1. Transitional Words and Phrases  \n1.2. Introductory Conclusion  \n1.3. Rule Synthesis  \n1.3.1. Introduction to Citation  \n1.3.2. Instruments of Legal Rule  \n1.3.3. Reference to Legal Rule  \n1.3.4. Acronyms & Abbreviations  \n1.4. Explanation  \n1.5. Application  \n1.5.1. Fact-Matching  \n1.5.2. Counteranalysis  \n1.6. Final Conclusion  \n1.6.1. Subjunctive Mood  \nLEGAL WRITING  \nClass 18 1. Modal Verbs in Legal Writing  \n1.1. Modal Verbs in Descriptive Context  \n1.1.1. Modals of Obligation, Ability and Permission  \n1.1.2. Modals of Certainty  \n1.2. Modal Verbs in Legally Binding Context Class 19 1. Means of persuasion  \n1.1. Persuasive Writing Techniques  \n1.1.1. Developing Theory of a Case  \n1.1.2. Prioritizing Strong Points  \n1.1.3. Downplaying Unfavorable Facts  \n1.1.4. Using Proper Tone and Style Class 20 1. Punctuation  \n1.1. Comma  \n1.1.1. Defining vs. Non-Defining Relative Clauses  \n1.2. Semicolon  \n1.3. 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