11 How to use the course book 10 Introduction Unlike the Legal English Manual (2nd edition) (the LEM), the textbook is not intended to serve as a reference work. Instead, the course book provides examples and exercises to help you practice your oral communication and legal writing skills in a variety of contexts. Although the course manual contains several exercises with contractual clauses or correspondence, these examples are in no way intended to serve as models or models of practice, nor to be interpreted as statements on substantive legal issues. The course book consists of two volumes: 1. Volume One: an intensive course of 10 modules 2. Volume Two: A Detailed Course of 11 Modules with an In-Depth Study of Practical Skills, Professional Legal Language and Terminology The LEM complements the course book with its rich variety of legal languages, notes on substantive legal issues and templates for legal writing and oral communication. Since volumes one and two of the course book refer to the LEM material, students benefit from the fact that the LEM is available as a reference. Unlike the LEM, the course book is written in the British style. These differences occur not only in terms of spelling, for example: Defender (United States) and Defender (United Kingdom), but also in the date formats: 3/4/2017 (United States) and (United Kingdom) or 30 December 2000 (United States) and 24 June 2003 (United Kingdom), and in the use of punctuation: Mr. Jones (United States) and Mr. Jones (United Kingdom). You may also encounter these differences when dealing with colleagues, clients, and opposing lawyers in international legal practice.
You are of course free to adopt American English or British English, but we recommend that correspondence and other documents be consistent internally. 32,154 PLEPS LEGAL WRITING EXAM (30 POINTS) Content (law, language, practice) Professional formulations in written communication with clients: address clients correctly, write a solid introductory paragraph that identifies legal issues Provision of a brief analysis Evaluation and recommendation of options for action Selection of appropriate final formulations Test methods Prepare a short written message to a client asking about a national law. The audit will provide a brief set of facts as well as a number of legal assumptions under national law. Skills tested Professional written communication skills: reading and understanding the client`s problem and needs Identification of legal issues Provide legal advice to the client Preparation of a professional written communication to a client Documentary sources LEM Course Documentation Documents on International Legal Practice How to prepare for the LEM Part II exam and your course materials Jointly organized by: Paralegal Certification Module 1: Thursday 3 September 2015, 14.00-18.00 Module 2: Wednesday 9 September 2015, 14.00-18.00 Module 3: Wednesday 16 September 2015, 14.00-18.00 13 In addition, students will have the opportunity to participate in role plays and oral communication exercises, where you will learn, memorize and practice important expressions that you can use on appropriate occasions. These oral communication exercises cover a range of areas of law, including negotiation, labour law and corporate law. As such, they will also help you recognize and appreciate the language of your colleagues, opposing lawyers and clients. Since the second volume refers to the exercises in the first volume, students benefit from the availability of both volumes for reference. Answers to the exercises can be found at the end of each volume.
Practitioners can therefore correct their answers themselves, which facilitates learning and allows for independent learning, homework and repetition. As with the exercises in the course booklet, the answers to certain exercises must also be linked to the LEM. 12 12 Volume One Lawyers can take an intensive course that addresses and examines negotiation law, contract law and corporate law. The objective of the intensive course is to teach practitioners the basics of terminology and some key concepts in these areas. You will practice your oral skills, writing skills and grammar while focusing largely on applying these skills and developing confidence in practice. Students have the opportunity to take a Lawbility Legal English exam and receive feedback from their teachers. Although the first volume offers a wealth of information, new vocabulary, techniques and advice, this volume does not cover all the details necessary to achieve a higher level of legal English. By the end of this course, you will have the basic knowledge to complete a second course according to volume two. The first volume is the minimum preparation for the Lawbility Legal English exam. To achieve a higher professional level of legal English, Lawbility strongly recommends that you work on the second volume before taking the exam. Volume Two Volume Two better prepares students for both Legal English in the Workplace and the Lawbility Legal English exam. You will learn key terminology and collocations for a variety of areas of law, giving you more confidence to write and speak about various topics in a professional context.
Legal English is rich in collocations (partner words) and their correct use helps ensure that your communication is sophisticated and formal. Emphasis is also placed on legal drafting and correspondence, in accordance with correspondence and documents that you may write or receive during the exam and as part of your professional duties. These exercises give you the opportunity to practice and develop your writing skills while receiving feedback and reviewing models of legal documents from teachers. You will also learn about some of the main differences between British and American English and these legal systems. 11 21 Drafting of professional correspondence and memoranda X 2.2. Review the following notice with professional legal writing 2 Let`s say you advise Steven Jones, general counsel for your client Xi Peng LLC based in China, on a recent lawsuit filed by a Xi Peng supplier. 124 Dear Mr. Jones As I mentioned on the phone, I have now received the complaint in the Xi Peng LLC case against Goldenroad Ventures.
Here is a copy that you can consult. The defence must be filed with the court within 20 days. Would you like my law firm to prepare the defence? Although the claim statement is very long and contains a variety of infringement claims as well as tort claims, I think Xi Peng LLC has strong defenses, and there are many good laws to support their position.