Statutory language is meant to stand the test of time, to cover future contingencies, and as a result is usually complex and carefully qualified. The problem arises when lawyers and judges use statutory language when it is not appropriate. Another problem arises when you attempt to write like the appellate opinions that you read. The documents that you write require a different style of prose. Even beyond that distinction, many judges write in a dense style that omits all of the helpful structural clues that would make their writing clearer to the reader.
Judges often write with phrases instead of clauses.
In law school, as you mimicked judges' prose, you started running into writing problems. Your writing may be graceful, but it won't make any sense. That then is what this course is all about. You will be learning enough about how language works to ensure that you will always construct accurate sentences. You will also learn what makes language more effective at the sentence level, at the paragraph level and in the overall organization of a document so that you can better control your reader, and more frequently achieve your goals.