18 highly detailed lectures in streaming format plus exercises and discussion What is the Premium Course? The Premium Course includes the same series of streamed video lectures and practical exercises as the regular online course, but also includes a series of 4 assignments, which are submitted by participants for individualized feedback. Assignments are submitted to [email protected], and feedback will normally be provided within 48 hours. The assignments can be done at any time, but there are recommended lectures to be viewed before completing each assignment. Participants in the Premium Course receive a certificate of completion once all 4 assignments have been submitted. Learn more about the Premium Course Learn more about how the Online Course works Course Outline Lecture Duration 1. Course Introduction 45:45 2. The Legislative Sentence 76:20 3. Sentence Structure & Syntactic Ambiguity 23:18 Exercise 1 – Sentence Structure Exercise 1 – Sentence Structure Discussion 12:55 4. Word Choice & Semantic Ambiguity 80:30 5. Gender Neutral Language 17:15 Exercise 2 – Sentence Structure & Word Choice Exercise 2 – Sentence Structure & Word Choice Discussion 11:53 6. Reducing Complexity 39:27 Exercise 3 – Reducing Complexity Exercise 3 – Reducing Complexity Discussion 7:39 7. Parallelism in Paragraphing 16:55 Exercise 4 – Parallelism in Paragraphing Exercise 4 – Parallelism in Paragraphing Discussion 7:08 8. Drafting Negatives 22:40 9. Inter-relationship of Provisions 21:20 10. Definitions and Interpretive Provisions 56:14 Exercise 5 – Definitions Exercise 5 – Definitions Discussion 13:23 11. Formulas 6:41 12. Deeming Provisions 16:38 13. Use of And & Or 19:52 14. Using Interpretation Legislation 27:45 15. Incorporation by Reference 21:43 16. Structuring Legal Texts 55:31 17. Laws and Logic 2:54 Exercise 6 - Laws and Logic Exercise 6 - Laws and Logic Discussion 18:39 18. Plain Language Drafting 79:57 Course Textbook Legal and Legislative Drafting, 2nd Edition Purchase the book
