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## Essential Units for Graduate Certificate in Legal Content Writing
**Legal Research and Analysis**
• • Legal research tools and databases (e.g., Westlaw, LexisNexis, Google Scholar)
• • Case law and legal precedents
• • Legal dictionaries and glossaries
• • Legal research guides and summaries
**Writing and Communication**
• • Clear and concise writing style
• • Legal writing conventions and formatting
• • Argumentation and evidence-based reasoning
• • Legal research and writing skills
• • Citation and referencing techniques
**Legal Drafting and Advocacy**
• • Legal document drafting (e.g., wills, contracts, briefs)
• • Advocacy and persuasive writing
• • Persuasive argumentation and evidence
• • Legal research and writing skills
• • Drafting for specific audiences and legal contexts
**Legal Research and Writing Tools**
• • Legal research databases (e.g., Westlaw, LexisNexis, Google Scholar)
• • Legal research guides and summaries
• • Citation and referencing tools
• • Legal writing software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Google Docs)
**Legal Writing Ethics and Professionalism**
• • Legal ethics and professional responsibility
• • Legal writing and research integrity
• • Avoiding plagiarism and ethical citation practices
• • Legal writing and professionalism in legal settings
**Legal Writing and Advocacy Skills for Specific Industries**
• • Legal writing for specific industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, technology)
• • Legal research and writing for specific legal contexts
• • Legal writing for non-lawyers (e.g., business professionals, investors)