Legal English
A course in Legal English could be invaluable for Lawyers, Legal Secretaries or anyone else working with the law in English. It can be aimed a specific area, for example corporate law or drafting contracts, or have a more general theme covering a broad base of legal topics.
An example of a course run for the Junior Associates of a Copenhagen law firm follows:
Legal English vocabulary related to:
Courts and the practice of law, company law, contracts, employment law, sale of goods, property law, intellectual property, negotiable instruments, secured transactions, debtor-creditor law, competition law.
Speaking and writing skills related to:
Diplomatic language, giving opinions, meetings and discussions, negotiation, paraphrasing, presentations, providing advice and making suggestions, requesting and presenting information, sophisticated phrasing, summarising requirements.
Accurate and modern writing of:
Agendas and minutes of meetings, contracts, emails, file / case notes, letters, presentations, proposals, reports.
Grammar to suit the needs of the participants, for example:
Tenses (present, past, present perfect and future), conditionals, verb combinations, countable and uncountable nouns, verb conjugation, articles, adjectives and adverbs, relative clauses, prepositions, punctuation.
Legal texts and case studies (reading, discussion and analysis).
Other English courses: