SIGNUM Academy Held Training on Legal Writing Skills for Corporate Lawyers.

On 11 November 2015, SIGNUM lawyers held «Legal Writing Skills/Навыки юридического письма» training, which they prepared specially for the legal department of KATKO JV, LLP. Sofiya Zhylkaidarova and Victoriya Trofimovich were the training coaches.

The issues discussed over the course of the training involved the effective preparation of legal documents (conclusions, letters, memorandums, e-mails, etc.). They included legal writing skills, legal thinking skills, how legal logic helps in writing documents, the standards and structures of the documents, and the usage of special linguistic methods and instruments of legal technique. There were more than 10 participants in the training process, ranging from the Head of Legal to the junior lawyers. In addition, the participants examined their specific issues involved in writing legal texts and associated decision-making approaches.

Sofiya Zhylkaidarova: “From our point of view, the training was useful. We shared our experience and knowledge in exchange for interesting knowledge concerning the work-related specifics of the corporate lawyers. The training was conducted in the team-building format. This enabled the legal department’s staff to get to know each other better: with respect to writing style, internal team requirements, etc. Especially valuable was the immediate application of the knowledge gained in practice in the form of drafting standards for legal documents and the associated requirements. We had a great and useful experience and enjoyed good company.”