This advanced workshop builds on foundational skills, helping you tackle complex decision-writing challenges. You will practice writing about interpretive issues and applying them to the facts, strengthening your ability to create well-reasoned, reader-friendly decisions. Through targeted exercises and peer review, you will refine your writing for clarity, coherence, and logical flow.
Format: Multi-week blended learning. A mix of livestream facilitation, hands-on exercises, microlearning, and independent writing. You will draft, review, and refine a full decision with facilitator and peer feedback. This rigorous, practice-driven approach will help you master advanced decision-writing techniques.
- Mandatory pre-workshop work
- 10.5 hours of livestream sessions led by experienced decision-writers with real-world expertise
- Independent writing to be completed between live sessions
- Final homework assignment to be submitted after the live sessions
Recommended for: Experienced administrative decision-makers, tribunal members, and legal professionals who want to refine their decision-writing skills.
Prerequisite: Completion of the Decision-Writing Course and the Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™
Credits: 14 credits toward the Advanced Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice™
Workshop Purposes
- build confidence writing about interpretation and complex legal issues
- plan your decisions before writing them
- strengthen structure and logic in your written reasons
- write decisions that are easier for others to understand
- refine your editing skills with feedback from peers and facilitators
Workshop Learning Outcomes
- identify and explain interpretive issues in a case
- apply interpretation to the facts in a clear and logical way
- organize your decision using an outline before writing
- use point-first writing and clear transitions
- apply the proximity principle to improve structure
- revise your decision based on peer and facilitator feedback
- produce a clear, reader-friendly final decision
Workshop Dates
- September 14, 17 & November 3, 2026 (8:30 am-12:00 pm MT)
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$1,070.00 Members / $1,320.00 Non-Members