Legal Proofreading Skills

This course teaches essential legal proofreading skills

Legal proofreaders must master the same skills that are needed to improve general business writing: learning legal proofreading skills to identify errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure. However, legal proofreading requires additional skills, like correcting citations and the consistent use of defined names and legal terms.

We developed this legal proofreading course in partnership with a large legal firm to provide a grounding in core legal proofreading techniques while emphasizing the skills that legal proofreaders need.

Course Description

This course begins with a review of general legal proofreading principles and techniques, including thorough explanations of the proofreading process. We thoroughly review basic English usage to help you spot the kind of errors that even experienced proofreaders may miss. Then we continue with a review of English usage and end with lessons on legal definitions and checking legal citations.

How It Works

Work Online

When you enroll, we give you access to all the online lessons and training materials. Each lesson builds on the lessons that precede it. We offer clear explanations for every part of our training and plenty of real-world examples of how to apply the skills you are learning.

Set Your Own Pace

You go at your own pace and submit assignments when you are ready. You don’t have to be online with other students or perform activities at specific times.

Instructor Feedback

Your instructor evaluates all your work, coaches you through learning the skills, and gives you personalized feedback on what you are doing well and what still needs polish. You can contact your instructor at any time if you have questions about your training, business writing, or the English language.

Certificate

When you finish the course within four months, you receive a graduation certificate.