Employment Law
Workshop 7 – Skills Session
Topic(s):
Drafting ET1 and ET3
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session you will be able to:
Use legal writing skills to draft an ET1
Analyse respondent’s instructions and plan response
Draft an ET3
Session Activities:
Review section 8.2 of the ET1 prepared in advance
Following instructions received from the respondent, draft section 6.1 of the ET3
Materials Attached:
Pre-session task: memorandum requesting first draft of section 8.2 of the ET1
In session task: memorandum from respondent with instructions to draft response
Materials to be Provided in session:
Suggested section 8.2 of ET1 (d2)
Suggested section 6.1 of ET3 (d3)
Preparation for Session:
Review the materials from LG 3, 4 and 5 and Writing LG 4
Bring the materials from WS 6 in relation to Alistair Hill
Draft section 8.2 of the ET1 in accordance with the instructions set out in the pre-session
task
Post-Session:
Consolidate your learning in the session
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, WRITING CRITERIA
1.Technical skills 2. Form and presentation 3.Effectiveness
1.1 Correct grammar 2.1 Appropriate introduction 3.1 Meets client’s goals
1.2 Correctly spelt 2.2 Appropriate layout using paragraphing, enumeration, 3.2 Carries out client’s
1.3 Correctly punctuated headings and tabulation effectively instructions
1.4 Correctly capitalised 2.3 Logically organised 3.3 Addresses client
1.5 Clear, plain and active 2.4 Forms a consistent and coherent whole concerns
language 2.5 Succinct and precise
1.6 Consistent language 2.6 Appropriate ending
1.7 Style and tone appropriate to
the addressee
-in the exam, will be asked to do either – ET1/ET3/ Memorandum to supervisor
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