25 Tips to Improve Your Written Advocacy

Author: Connor Bildfell and Michael Feder, KC
Current to: June 2025

Elevate your persuasive writing skills with our latest Practice Point, now available through CLEBC’s Courses on Demand subscription.

“25 Tips to Improve Your Written Advocacy” was prepared by Connor Bildfell and Michael Feder, KC of McCarthy Tétrault for CLEBC’s A Litigator’s Arsenal course, and it distills the art of persuasion into clear, actionable guidance for litigators at every stage of their career.

From crafting point-first arguments to enhancing readability, eliminating common irritants, and mastering advanced techniques, this paper offers practical rules of thumb that apply across audiences, forums, and contexts. Each tip is concise, easy to follow, and illustrated with real-world examples you can apply immediately.

Whether you’re drafting a factum, negotiating in writing, or simply aiming to make your emails more persuasive, these 25 tips will sharpen your advocacy and help you get results.

Access this Practice Point today and take your written persuasion to the next level.

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