The Study Legal English Podcast

🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I'm joined by Natasha Costello to share our top three tips for effective legal email writing. We dive into how to start emails, ensure clarity, and structure your messages for a professional impact. If you'd like to improve your legal writing, join our "Legal English for Legal Writing" workshops, designed to enhance your skills further. Click here for more info.

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⁠⁠Website page⁠⁠ Emails: ⁠Louise@studylegalenglish.com⁠ and ⁠contact@natashacostello.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Workshops and discount codes (Hurry! Only available to the first 3 who sign up to each workshop!) ⁠Legal English for Legal writing Workshop series⁠ Workshop 1: Legal English for writing a short email 27th February 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W1PELSLW Workshop 2: Legal English for making requests and giving information in an email 5th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W2PELSLW Workshop 3: Legal English for writing an email of advice 12th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W3PELSLW Workshop 4: Legal English for improving sentence structure 19th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W4PELSLW ⁠Book Purchase Link⁠ Discount Code for Book Purchase: EFLY01 (valid until the end of June 2024) ⁠Audio Tracks for the Book⁠ Email for Louise: Louise@studylegalenglish.com Contact Email for Natasha: contact@natashacostello.com

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🗒️ About this episode:

In this special episode, I'm joined by Natasha Costello to celebrate the one-year anniversary of our book, "Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers." The episode answers key questions from listeners and readers and includes information on upcoming courses.

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⁠Website page⁠ Emails: Louise@studylegalenglish.com and contact@natashacostello.com ⁠ Workshops and discount codes (Hurry! Only available to the first 3 who sign up to each workshop!) Legal English for Legal writing Workshop series Workshop 1: Legal English for writing a short email 27th February 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W1PELSLW Workshop 2: Legal English for making requests and giving information in an email 5th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W2PELSLW Workshop 3: Legal English for writing an email of advice 12th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W3PELSLW Workshop 4: Legal English for improving sentence structure 19th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W4PELSLW Legal English for Presentations series Workshop 1: Legal English for planning a presentation 2nd April 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W1PELSLP Workshop 2: Legal English for the introduction to a presentation 9th April 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W2PELSLP Workshop 3: Legal English for presentation slides 16th April 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W3PELSLP Workshop 4: Legal English for delivering a presentation 23rd April 202418:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W4PELSLP Legal English: Mastering LinkedIn for Legal Professionals Workshop Series Workshop 1: An introduction to Linkedin and writing an effective headline 7th May 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W1PELSLL Workshop 2: Enhancing Your LinkedIn About section with SEO 14th May 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W2PELSLL Workshop 3: LinkedIn Profile Perfection: crafting your experience section 21st May 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W3PELSLL Workshop 4: Legal English for building your LinkedIn network 28th May 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W4PELSLL Book Purchase Link Discount Code for Book Purchase: EFLY01 (valid until the end of June 2024) Audio Tracks for the Book Email for Louise: Louise@studylegalenglish.com Contact Email for Natasha: contact@natashacostello.com

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Join me as I dive into an enlightening conversation with the innovative Kateřina Chudová, head of the language unit at the faculty of law at Masaryk University. In this episode, we discuss the transformative power of AI in legal English education. From using AI as a vocabulary assistant to its potential role as a mentor, Kateřina shares her insights and experiences. Tune in to get some top tips for using AI to study legal English.

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Ken Adams, the leading authority on contract drafting language, tells us about his A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting now in its 5th edition.

Ken tells us about some key additions to this book, including information about the words 'material', 'consequential damages', and 'including'. I also share my opinion as to why every legal English learner who deals with contracts should get a copy of this book.

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Website page The Word Material Is Ambiguous in Contracts, Why That’s a Problem, and How to Fix It A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Fifth Edition Ken Adams' blog Limitation-of-Liability Overkill blog post

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I'm joined by Natasha Costello to talk about our legal English Summer School.

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In this episode I’ve got an announcement to make:

Natasha Costello and I are running our first workshop series based on our new book Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers: Improving your Legal English. Our first workshop series is on the topic of networking. We want to help you feel more confident about networking in English.

We are running 4 workshops on the topic of networking:

1️⃣ Workshop 1: Legal English for preparing for a networking event takes place on Tuesday 21st March 2023 18:00-19:00 CET

2️⃣ Workshop 2: Legal English for small talk takes place on

Tuesday 28th March 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST

3️⃣ Workshop 3: Legal English for delivering an elevator pitch takes place on Tuesday 4th April 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST

4️⃣ Workshop 4: Legal English for following up after a networking event takes place on Tuesday 11th April 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST

🏷Each session costs €30. Note that you can attend all four or choose any specific one you like.

➡ Note that places are limited to 10 participants.

All of the information is available here.

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🗒️ About this episode: Can Chat GPT teach you legal English?

Chat GPT is a chat bot that uses artificial intelligence, to answer questions that you ask it. In this episode, I show you a conversation I had with Chat GPT and share the advantages and disadvantages of using Chat GPT as your legal English teacher.

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🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making. We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz.

out ... court settlement reach out ... someone participate ... a meeting attend ... a meeting act on behalf ... someone

We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz.

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🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making:

to impose something ... someone to enter ... a contract parties ... a contract binding ... someone to consist ... something

We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, we listen to my interview with Louis Pruvost, head of communications at Gapsmoov, a company specialising in cross-cultural education. We look at what culture is, the cultural challenges you could face as an international legal professional, and the tools you can use to become more culturally aware.

To try Gapsmoov for free send an email to info@gapsmoov.com.

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Website page Gapsmoov Global Dexterity by Andy Molinsky The Culture Map by Erin Meyer Le Culturoscope 70 Questions Pour Aborder l'Interculture Bridge the culture gaps by Robert Gibson Watching the English by Kate Fox

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🗒️ About this episode: This is a recording of the webinar for legal English teachers and students to explore the book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers ahead of its launch at the end of January. The webinar took place on 16th January 2023 on Zoom.

Speakers: Natasha Costello and Louise Kulbicki (co-authors)

Host: Stephen Horowitz

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I announce when Practical English Language Skills For Lawyers: Improving your Legal English by Natasha Costell, and me, Louise Kulbicki will be published. And I invite you to join me and Natasha for a webinar on Monday 16th January 2023 at 6pm - 7pm CET on Zoom. The webinar will be kindly hosted by Stephen Horowitz. Any questions about this episode, the book, or the webinar? Email me: Louise@studylegalenglish.com

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🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about coursebooks you can use to improve your legal English. The episode also features some messages from the authors of those books. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcastwith a donation⁠.

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Website page The Lawyer's Legal English coursebook by Catherine Mason Advanced Legal English by Catherine Mason and Natalie Canham Legal English by Rupert Haigh Introduction to International Legal English by Amy Krois-Lindner, Matt Firth, and TransLegal International Legal English by Amy Bruno-Linder and TransLegal Express Series: English for Legal Professionals by Andrew Frost Professional English in Use Law by Gillian D. Brown and Sally Rice English for Law in Higher Education Studies Course Book by Jeremy Walenn, Terry Phillips Absolute Legal English by Edwards and Callanan

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I share resources to improve your legal English speaking:

✅ ways to find a language exchange partner ✅ resources to find a legal English teacher ✅ ways to improve your speaking by yourself ✅ ways to overcome barriers to speaking

Podcast LITE and PRO members get access to a downloadable transcript for this episode. PRO members also get access to a downloadable vocabulary list. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcastwith a donation⁠.

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Website page LANGUAGE PARTNERS:

https://www.interpals.net/ https://www.mylanguageexchange.com/ https://www.conversationexchange.com/ https://www.tandem.net/ https://www.lingbe.com/

LANGUAGE TEACHERS:

italki Verbling Preply

OTHER RESOURCES:

PRO Speak module demo School of Life video on Wabi-Sabi How perfectionism makes us ill

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I share:

✅ top podcasts for improving your legal English listening ✅ a Spotify playlist for legal English listening ✅ 3 ways to max out your legal English listening

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⁠Website page⁠ Podcasts mentioned: 

USLaw Essentials Law & Language Podcast hosted by Stephen Horowitz and Daniel Edelson How I Lawyer Podcast hosted by Jonah Perlin  UK Law Weekly hosted by Marcus Cleaver BBC Law in Action hosted by Joshua Rozenberg Women in Law Talking Law hosted by Sally Penni  Legal Speaking Podcast hosted by Robert Hanna

Magic Circle Law firm podcasts by:

Allen & Overy Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Slaughter and May

General English podcast:

Lukes’ English Podcast

Spotify playlist:

Legal English podcasts

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This weekend I’m running a flash sale on my online TOLES courses. I’ve got a huge offer on and that is: buy 1 get 1 free. It means if you sign up and pay the full price, you will get a free place on that course for a friend or colleague. So essentially each of you will only pay 50%. This offer is only valid until Sunday 10th July 2022 and ends on that day at 11.59pm CET. 

🔓To take advantage of this offer:

➡️Find a friend or colleague who will study with you
➡️ Go to www.studylegalenglish.com/courses 
➡️Click on either TOLES Foundation Exam Preparation Course or TOLES Higher Exam Preparation Course
➡️ Click book a class and from the drop-down and choose the dates when you would like to study
➡️ Fill in the form with your details and pay for the course
➡️Send an email to Louise@studylegalenglish.com with your friend’s details to register them on the same course as you at no extra cost.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Podcast PRO member, Brazilian lawyer – Regiane Gurski. We talk about her story learning English and legal English, why she likes being a PRO member, her experience of taking my legal English Podcourses, and her tips on learning. The end of the episode includes phrases and idioms with definitions and example sentences.

Podcast LITE and PRO members get access to a downloadable transcript for this episode. PRO members get access to a downloadable vocabulary list and quiz. See the tabs below. 

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Website page ⁠Study Legal English Podcourses⁠ ⁠Listen to different accents⁠ ⁠Connect with Regiane on LinkedIn ⁠

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'The laws passed by Parliament...should be clear and easy to apply. However, sometimes this isn't the case and instead, the wording is unclear and ambiguous....the courts cannot simply apply the law... instead they must interpret it. But how do they do this?' In today’s episode we’re looking at how courts interpret legislation. First, we’ll look at why courts must interpret legislation, and then go on to look at the different rules of construction and interpretation as well as looking at aids to interpretation. We learn specifically about:

The literal rule; The golden rule; The mischief rule; The purposive approach; The impact of Human Rights legislation on interpretation; Intrinsic/Internal and extrinsic/external aids to interpretation.

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Website page This episode is part of the English Legal System (Module 2): Sources of Law Course.

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🗒️ About this episode: 'I was sitting in the Old Bailey one day, listening to a very interesting case.... I looked up into the public gallery and there was not a soul in there. And I thought, people would like to listen to this' An interview with Tim Wood who worked for many years as a successful journalist, reporting on some of the most important criminal court cases. Tim went on to set up Old Bailey Insight and Legal London Tours which provide tours around the Royal Courts of Justice and 'Old Bailey' - The Central Criminal Court.  We talk about:

What the job of a court reporter is like and how the profession has changed; What happens on Tim's tours including visiting the Royal Courts of Justice, the Old Bailey and the Inns of Court; The new Rolls Building in London, the centre of international dispute resolution.

Find out more about Old Bailey Insight and Legal London Tours.

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🗒️ About this episode: 'AIJA betters people' An interview with Xavier Costa, Vice-President of AIJA (The International Association of Young Lawyers) and Senior Associate at leading law firm Roca Junyent, Barcelona, Spain.

We talk about how Xavier became a lawyer, his role as the Vice-President of AIJA and what AIJA is. We find out why Xavier is so passionate about AIJA and international law, and why so many lawyers join AIJA and don't ever want to leave!

AIJA  is the only Global International Association of Lawyers aged forty-five and under and runs annual conferences such as the recent Half-Year Conference in Girona and with many events planned each year.

If you're interested in becoming an AIJA member see here.

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🗒️ About this episode: If you're a law student studying a law course in English you may have to read an Act of Parliament or if you're a lawyer working for international clients you may from time-to-time have to consult U.K. legislation. In today's episode we look at how to read an Act of Parliament using the Criminal Finances Acts 2017 as an example. We learn about:

The different parts of an Act of Parliament such as sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs; Legal vocabulary for example: 'body corporate', 'respondent', 'commission an offence', 'amend the law' and many more.

If you're curious to look at more legislation head over to www.legislation.gov.uk.  This is an excellent site for looking up U.K. legislation and has a great glossary of terms in the help section.

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🗒️ About this episode: This episode is all about domestic legislation. It covers:

What is the English Legal System? Who makes the law? What is legislation? What is primary legislation? How is primary legislation made? What is secondary legislation? Custom and conventions. Explanations of key legal English vocabulary and terms.

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🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I read the article 'GDPR: how accountancy firms can prepare for enhanced regime' about the E.U. General Data Protection Regulation (G.D.P.R.) and the U.K.'s Data Protection Bill.  Study Legal English gained permission to use the article in this episode from both The International Law Office (I.L.O.) and the article authors: Rhiannon Webster, Shehana Cameron-Perera and Francesca Muscutt from DAC Beachcroft.  The I.L.O. is a great website to stay up-to-date on legal topics and I recommend listeners to register to get free access to this resource. You can do so here.

This episode includes: An explanation of G.D.P.R.; What data processing is; Some ways to comply with the law; Explanations of key legal English vocabulary and terms.

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🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode I interview Fulvio Gentili, a litigation lawyer working in Milan, Italy. We talk about:

The process of becoming a lawyer and judge in Italy; The Italian civil court system - how it is structured and how to bring a case to court; The typical day of a litigation lawyer in Italy; Some problems his clients face and problems with the Italian justice system; Why Fulvio enjoys being a litigation lawyer and his hopes for the future.

The European Justice website is a great resource for finding out about the judicial systems in the European Union.

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🗒️ About this episode: Are you interested in a career as a solicitor or attorney? Do you want to know what a solicitor's typical day involves or what things are important in trainee solicitor applications? Listen to today's episode to find out and improve your legal English vocabulary.

In today's episode I interview Roger Margand, partner and solicitor at Spire Solicitors LLP, Norwich, UK. Roger talks about his firm, the training process to become a solicitor and what his work involves. We discuss:

The process of becoming a solicitor; A good training contract application; What skills solicitors need; The typical work of a solicitor; The different types of partners in a law firm.

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🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode we’ll hear fictional monologues from a range of people talking about their legal work or studies. The people don’t mention their job title. So, see if you can guess what job they do from their description. Do you think they are a clerk, solicitor, barrister, CILEx legal executive or paralegal? If you're not sure what these jobs are, check out episode 19 first where you can learn about these jobs. This episode features:

Fictional monologues from legal professionals; Explanations of key legal English vocabulary.

Speakers feature Danielle Bird and Nichole Bird.

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🗒️ About this episode: Ever wondered what other jobs are available to people who study law? Not sure what a paralegal or a clerk does? Check out today's episode. It's about the Legal Profession focusing specifically on alternative legal careers. The episode covers:

Paralegals; CILEx Legal Executives; Clerks; Legal and chartered secretaries; Court reporters; Cost lawyers; Explanations of key legal English vocabulary.

We listen to article extracts from www.lawcareers.net a great resource for finding out about legal careers in the UK. One is about paralegals and the other is about alternative legal careers.

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🗒️ About this episode: Ever wondered what the difference is between barristers and solicitors? Check out today's episode. It's about the Legal Profession focusing specifically on solicitors. The episode covers:

What solicitors do; How solicitors train; Explanations of key legal English vocabulary.

We listen to an extract from the article ‘What kind of lawyer do you want to be?’ which was published on chambersstudent.co.uk. Chambers Student is an excellent resource to find out information about studying Law in the UK.

Update (22/10/21): Note that the Solicitor's Qualifying Exam replaces the old route of qualification. You can find helpful information about this here: 

https://www.law.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/sqe/  https://www.sra.org.uk/become-solicitor/sqe/ 

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🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode is about the Legal Profession focusing specifically on barristers. The episode covers:

What barristers do; The different types of barristers; How barristers train; Explanations of key legal English vocabulary.

We listen to an extract from the article ‘What kind of lawyer do you want to be?’ which was published on chambersstudent.co.uk. Chambers Student is an excellent resource to find out information about studying Law in the UK. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcastwith a donation⁠.

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🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I will read an article about Employment Law in Canada and specifically working notice. Study Legal English gained permission to use the article in this episode from The International Law Office (ILO).

The article was written by Jacqueline Gant on September 20 2017 and contributed by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP to ILO. The original article is published here.

The ILO is a great website to stay up-to-date on legal topics and I recommend listeners to register to get free access to this resource. You can do so here.

In the episode you can learn key legal English vocabulary and terms related to employment law. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast⁠with a donation⁠.⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: Here I interview Glòria Casanova Martínez, an associate lawyer at Cuatrecasas, Girona, Spain.

In this interview we focus on the area of company / corporate law and discuss Glòria's work in insolvency proceedings including her firm's role as a receiver in the receivership process.

We also talk about why she became a lawyer, the importance of legal English for her firm and lawyer's education in Spain. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast⁠⁠with a donation⁠.⁠⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode I'm pleased to be joined by Lindsay Griffiths.

Lindsay is the Director of Global Relationship Management at the International Lawyers Network and also the author of a great blog for lawyers - Zen and the Art of Legal Networking.

We focus on networking through social media and Linkedin. We discuss the benefits of using Linkedin for lawyers and how to effectively use it to maintain relationships. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠.⁠⁠⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: Discussing how to maintain relationships with someone you meet at a legal networking event, on the phone and via Linkedin.

The episode includes:

Fictional dialogues between native English speakers – John and Brian lawyers at MMBR law firm and Rachel the co-director of Prime Property. An explanation of the dialogues.

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🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode focuses on following up with a meeting with a new contact you met at a legal networking event . It includes:

Tips on what to do at a meeting. A fictional dialogue between native English speakers - John a lawyer at MMBR law firm and Rachel the co-director of Prime Property. Explanations of key vocabulary.

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🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode is the second part of following up with a phone call with a new contact  you met at a networking event. It includes:

Two phone call scenarios. A fictional dialogue between native English speakers - John a lawyer at MMBR law firm and Rachel the co-director of Prime Property. Explanation of the dialogues.

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🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks at following up with a phone call with a new contact you met at a networking event. It includes:

Tips on how to prepare for phone calls. What to do when you get through to voicemail or the gatekeeper. Exploration of different phone call scenarios. A fictional dialogue between native English speakers - John a lawyer at MMBR law firm and Rachel the co-director of Prime Property. Explanations of key vocabulary and expressions.

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🗒️ About this episode:

Today's episode looks at following up with a new contact through email. It includes:

Why following up is important. An example of a follow up email. Explanations of key vocabulary and expressions. A free PDF download for with tips on writing and structuring emails and key phrases to use.

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Today's episode looks at introducing a colleague, dealing with interruptions and moving on when you meet a new contact at a legal networking event. It includes:

How to deal with awkward situations. How to move on from a conversation. A fictional dialogue between two native English speakers; John a lawyer and Rachel a property developer who meet at a legal conference. Explanations of key vocabulary and expressions.

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Today's episode looks again at listening and clarifying techniques to help you understand things better when you meet a new contact at a legal networking event. Thank you to Dmitry, Tatiana and Mathew Martynov for featuring in the show. It includes:

Tips on how to actively listen. Tips and phrases for clarifying when you don't understand or hear.  A fictional dialogue between two Russian lawyers who meet at a legal conference.  Explanations of key vocabulary and expressions. 

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Today's episode looks again at spotting needs and exchanging contact details with a new contact you meet at a legal networking event. It includes:

Tips on how to react when you think you can help. Tips on using polite language. Phrases for exchanging contact details. A fictional dialogue between native English speakers - a lawyer and property developer who met at the Real Estate Law Conference. Explanations of key vocabulary and expressions.

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Today's episode looks again at business talk for a legal networking event. It includes:

How to structure your conversation. How to ask intelligent questions. How to spot the needs and problems of the person, representing a company, who you are talking to. A fictional dialogue between native English speakers - a lawyer and property developer who met at the Real Estate Law Conference. Explanations of key vocabulary and expressions.

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🗒️ About this episode:

Today's episode looks again at small talk for a legal networking event. It includes:

The topic of Career. How to answer the question "What do you do?". A fictional dialogue between a lawyer and a property developer who met at the Real Estate Law Conference. Explanations of key vocabulary and expressions.

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Today's episode looks at small talk for a legal networking event. It includes:

Topics of Travel, Homelife, Interests, News A fictional dialogue between two native English speakers - from a lawyer and a property developer who meet at the Real Estate Law Conference. Explanations of key vocabulary and expressions.

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Today's episode looks specifically at introductions and icebreakers at a legal networking event. It includes:

How to introduce yourself. Tips on icebreaker topics. A fictional dialogue between native English speakers - a lawyer and a property developer at the Real Estate Law Conference. Explanations of key vocabulary and expressions.

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But what is TOLES? This episode is all about the TOLES exams. We look at the following questions: What is TOLES? How can it help you? How can you prepare for it? Where can you take it?

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Polish judge Dawid Sztuwe about his experience conducting court hearings online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dawid gives tips for lawyers, parties, and other judges on how to deal with problems and some resources which can help you learn more about online hearings.

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Read about the Bergamo conference I refer to in the episode here. 

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PODCASTS mentioned in the show:

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I give an overview of what real property law is and what a real property lawyer does. This episode features lots of legal English vocabulary and at the end of the show I do a quick quiz to test your real property vocabulary!

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Jonah Perlin, Georgetown Law professor of legal practice and advanced legal writing. We talk about Jonah's background teaching English and working on international complex commercial litigation as an attorney. We talk about aspects of persuasive writing including theory of case, and logos, pathos, and ethos.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview John Terry Dundon, Georgetown Law professor of contract drafting. We talk about John's background teaching English abroad, working as an attorney, and teaching legal English and contract drafting. We talk about what the priorities are for drafting contracts including going into detail on specific clauses such as reps and warranties, indemnities, and covenants. John shares his views on plain English and also shares a couple of helpful resources for contract drafting and legal English language learning.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Martin Kopa, Regional Court Judge in Brno, Czech Republic. We talk about his work as an attorney, how he became a judge, and the resources he recommends for staying up to date.

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Website page Martin on Twitter: @martinkopa Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law  Oxford University Refugee Studies Centre Podcast A Conversation With Justice Sonia Sotomayor Havard Law School YouTube Channel The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law, Albie Sachs Making your case: The art of persuading judges, Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner Albie Sachs judgment on gay marriage The soft vengeance of a freedom fighter, Albie Sachs Judging Statutes, Robert Katzmann Facebook page: Iurium Daily How I Lawyer Podcast with Jonah Perlin Online Courts and the Future of Justice, Richard Susskind

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In this episode, I interview Vlastimil Göttinger, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic. We talk about his work, the work of the judges, the competencies of the court, how one becomes a judge here, and an interesting case decided here.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I share with you a discount code to get a huge 50% off my site memberships and products. When you checkout select 'Have a coupon?' and enter coupon code: BFLAW on checkout  for:

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, Vlastimil Göttinger, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, gives me a tour of the world's first constitutional court. We learn about the history of the court and building, about the justices, and the types of cases they hear. 

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🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about the Study Legal English for Development and TOLES for Professional Career Project which ran in summer 2021 in collaboration with the Law and Administration Faculty at UMCS the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. It was organised by myself and UMCS legal English lecturers Ewa Orłowska and Małgorzata Chmielewska for their students. We listen to some audio presentations by the winners, slightly edited for the podcast, and answer some questions to practise our comprehension skills.

Tip: If you’re a teacher of legal English, you can use this as a listening exercise with your own students. Note: This project is not endorsed by TOLES.

Winners from Gosia’s class:🥇 1st: Paulina Działo🥈 2nd: Jagoda Bożek🥉 3rd: Adrian Cwiklinski Winners from Ewa’s class:🥇 Joint 1st: Weronika Majchrzak🥇 Joint 1st: Katarzyna Mitura🥈 2nd: Monika Ujma🥉 3rd: Natalia Małkowska

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I give an overview of intellectual property law and what IP lawyers do. I read an extract from an article about IP, the article was written by Liz Cohen, partner, and Claire Phipps-Jones, senior associate, in the IP litigation team at Bristows LLP.

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Website page ⁠Full article⁠ ⁠Bristow Law Firm ⁠Lex 100 website

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview CEO of TransLegal, Michael Lindner. We talk about TransLegal's helpful legal English resources for teaching, translating, and studying legal English, including the Legal English Lab and the World Law Dictionary. We also mention some exciting collaborations we are working on together. There are also some discount offers for listeners. Find TransLegal on Instagram and Twitter.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I give an overview of banking and finance law, including: what is banking and finance law, what does a banking and finance lawyer do, what skills does a banking and finance lawyer need, what are the pros and cons of working in this area.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I’m interviewed by Stephen Horowitz about my practical legal skills course I’m teaching Muscat, Oman. Find out about what I’m teaching,⁠ challenges students face⁠, and adventures I’ve had.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode we hear a fictional monologue from a professional working in alternative dispute resolution. It includes:

What this person's job involves The type of disputes this person deals with Key Legal English vocabulary

We discuss some key Legal English vocabulary and listeners are asked the question: What is this person's job?

Speaker: Nichole Bird. Leave your comments below or via email.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I give an overview of tort law, including: what is tort law, types of tort (focusing on negligence, trespass, and defamation), what tort lawyers do, the typical day of a tort lawyer, what makes a successful tort lawyer, and the realities of the job.

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Website page ⁠E-law⁠ ⁠Law Bore⁠ ⁠Famous tort case of Donoghue v. Stevenson

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I’ve got an exciting announcement to make about a collaboration between TransLegal and Study Legal English. Plus, listen to the end for some great offers!

15% discount on Podcast Pro membership with code TLSLE valid until May 31st. Sign up here. 15% discount on the TransLegal World Law Dictionary with code SLE15S. Sign up here.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Stefania Passera, one of the best legal designers in the world! We talk about good v bad legal design, information architecture, plus we hear about some examples of Stefania's work. The privacy policy which Stefania created for Juro is now available as an open-source template, which your law firm can use (maybe with the help of a tech-savvy person!). 

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Website page Stefania's website⁠ ⁠Contract Design Pattern Library⁠ ⁠Juro Privacy Policy⁠ ⁠IT2018 Terms (Finnish but some parts in English)⁠ ⁠Stefania on LinkedIn⁠  ⁠Stefania on Twitter⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: A short announcement about an upcoming online course on contract negotiations.

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Rupert Haigh, author of Legal English. Rupert shares with us 5 difficulties learners of legal English often face: articles and prepositions, capitalisations, uncountable nouns, subject-verb agreement, sexist language.  He offers listeners a free download detailing the top 10 difficulties, see below to download. 

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🗒️ About this episode: In this podcast episode I talk about the Lawyer's English Language Coursebook, also known as the TOLES book for the Test of Legal English Skills. This podcast is not endorsed or sponsored by TOLES as is my honest review.

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Website page ⁠The Lawyer's Legal English Coursebook by Catherine Mason⁠ ⁠Practice Papers for TOLES Foundation & Higher Book One by Global Legal English Ltd⁠ ⁠First chapter of The Lawyer's English Language Coursebook⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: In this podcast episode I interview Aloysius Chang about his experience studying for and passing the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) to become a qualified lawyer in England and Wales. We talk about what the QLTS is, study tips to help, resources to use. 

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Website page Aloysius' Article: ⁠The QLTS Examinations - a plan for those with not quite enough time.⁠ ⁠Aloysius on LinkedIn⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: This podcast episode gives an overview of what the podcast is and some information about my background as the podcast host. I answer questions such as: What is legal English?  Who is the podcast for?  Where am I from? What are my plans for 2021?

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Website page ⁠My interview on Luke's English Podcast⁠ ⁠Interview with Natasha Costello ⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: Ken Adams, the leading authority on contract drafting language, tells us about  THE code you need to know about for contract drafting. We discuss the categories of contract language, the use of shall,the use of legalese words such as defend, indemnify and hold harmless.Ken also opens up about what drives him to do what he does.

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Website page Connect with Ken on ⁠Twitter⁠ and ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and visit his website.  A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting by Ken Adams Categories of Contract Language: Quick Reference Banishing Shall From Business Contracts: Throwing the baby out with the bathwater My Indemnification Language 

My New Article on “Represents and Warrants”

 Interpreting and Drafting Efforts Provisions: From Unreason to Reason

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🗒️ About this episode: Mark Anderson, one of the UK's top IP lawyers, tells us about his approach to contracting and shares his top tips on IP drafting. We discuss:

template contracts governing law and jurisdiction clauses common law concepts and civil law contracts language usage in IP contracts e.g. assigns v licenses grant-back clauses.

Connect with Mark on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Website page Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Contracts by Mark Anderson and Victor Warner A to Z Guide to Boilerplate and Commercial Contracts by Mark Anderson and Victor Warner Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents Drafting Agreements in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries Manual of Style for Contract Drafting by Ken Adams Mark’s blog article ‘Using the right words in contracts: knowing your 3Rs’ Mark’s blog article ‘Damages are not an adequate remedy: go directly to injunction’

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🗒️ About this episode: Move over Buffy the Vampire Slayer, here’s Alex the Contract Slasher. Alex Hamilton, CEO of NewLaw firm Radiant Law, is synonymous with legal innovation. I am in LOVE with what this crazy guy and his Rad team are doing. In this episode we discuss what NewLaw is, how most law firms are using AI, and what you can do to genuinely improve your contracts.

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Website page Radiant Benchmark Alex’s article ‘AI and contracting’ Alex’s article ‘On being unreasonable’ Alex’s article ‘On being reasonable’ Radiant Law LawTech Glossary People Alex mentioned Richard Susskind and Gary Marcus.

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This is part two of my interview with Sarah Fox. We talk about liquidated damages, what you can do today to improve your contracts, and using visuals in contracts.

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Website page Contact Sarah on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ or email ⁠Sarah@500words.co.uk⁠ Sarah’s book: ⁠How to Write Simple and Effective Small Works Contracts in 500 Words⁠ Sarah’s blog post on liquidated damages: ⁠Delay Damages: Busting the Myths⁠ ⁠IACCM’s research on negotiated v disputed contract terms⁠ ⁠Sarah’s example t-shirt design contract⁠ ⁠IACCM’s Contract Design Pattern Library ⁠ ParkingEye Limited (Respondent) v Beavis (Appellant) [2015] UKSC 67 – Watch the judgment of the case ⁠here⁠ Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v New Garage & Motor Co Ltd [1914] UKHL 1

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Sarah Fox on her concept of drafting a contract in 500 words. We talk about the bare essentials of contracts and about a checklist to help you in contract review.

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Website page Contact Sarah on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ or email ⁠Sarah@500words.co.uk⁠ Sarah’s blog post: ⁠10 Essentials for a Construction Contract⁠ Sarah’s ⁠STAR Review checklist⁠ ⁠Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande⁠ Sarah’s book: ⁠How to Write Simple and Effective Small Works Contracts in 500 Words⁠ Trebor Bassett Holdings Ltd (2) The Cadbury UK Partnership v ADT Fire and Security plc [2012] EWCA Civ 1158 MT Hojgaard AS v E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Ltd & Anor [2017] UKSC 59 Article about ⁠SEABORNE FREIGHT (UK) LTD⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode we learn about employment law. We find out about:

 what employment law is what employment lawyers do the skills needed to be an employment lawyer.

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🗒️ About this episode: Today I interview Daniel Edelson – US attorney, adjunct professor at St. John’s Law, and founder of USlawessential.com. We talk about how to improve your legal English with:

● Visual examples

● Noticing

● Rephrasing

● Summarising

You’ll also learn how to use the following terms and phrases: According to, under, and provides.

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1. Summary: Daniel Edelson Interview

2. Vocabulary: Daniel Edelson Interview – Explanations of vocabulary and differences between US and UK terms. These include links to helpful resources.

US Law Essentials website US Law Essentials YouTube Documents submitted to US Supreme Court Westlaw Lexis Nexis The Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Law School Memorandum of Law part 1 US Law Essentials video

What techniques and resources do you use to study legal English? 

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If you have a question for Daniel contact him at daniel@uslawessentials.com.

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🗒️ About this episode: Today’s episode is all about Technology, Media & Telecommunications law.

We’ll be looking at:

● What TMT law is
● What TMT lawyers do
● What makes a good TMT lawyer

This episode is available as a podcast episode and YouTube video. 

The article in this video is available here. 

Do you work in TMT law? Would you like to work in this field? If you do or if you would like to – why? Why did you choose this area? Let me know.

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🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I give an overview of what commercial law is and what a commercial lawyer does. We’ll be looking at:

● what commercial law is

● what commercial lawyers do

● what skills commercial lawyers need

● pros and cons of the job

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🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I read an extract from an article all about mergers and acquisitions. The article was written by Claire Consoli, an associate in the corporate team at Skadden LLP, and published on the Lex 100 website.

We’ll be looking at:
● what an M&A is
● what M&A lawyers do, and
● the realities of the job.

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🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I interview Steven D. Stark. Steven is a graduate from Harvard and Yale and a writer of ‘The American way of Writing‘. We talk about:

● what mistakes lawyers make when writing

● how to make your writing persuasive

● how to write for an American audience

● differences between American English and British English 

● how American culture affects communication

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Website page The American Way of Writing, Steven D. Stark Writing to Win: The Legal Writer, Steven D. Stark

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🗒️ About this episode: Today I read an article all about the differences between private practice and working in house. The article is called ‘⁠6 Key Differences between Private Practice and Working In-house⁠’. It was Published on 15 Mar 2018 on the website ⁠jobs.legal500.com⁠, it’s a great website for finding legal jobs!

When we talk about private practice we mean working for a law firm, whereas we talk about working in-house we mean working in a legal department inside a company or organisation.

Would you prefer to work as an in-house lawyer or in a law firm? Send me an email to ⁠Louise@studylegalenglish.com⁠ or join in the conversation on social media!

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🗒️ About this episode: What is contract automation? What is the future for contracts? How are contracts broken? In this interview, Denis Potemkin gives insights into current trends in the world of negotiating, drafting, and managing contracts including contract automation. Denis is a graduate from Oxford University and a commercial lawyer with years of experience working with multinational companies and international law firms. He now helps companies around the world to improve how they write and manage their contracts and has recently launched a contract automation startup ‘Majoto’. This interview is available on YouTube and as a podcast episode. 

| Majoto website | Email Denis | LinkedIn profile |

What innovations do you see in contract drafting in your country? Are you doing anything to improve your contract drafting? What tools do you use? Send me an email or join in the conversation on social media. 

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Books (affiliate links)

• Ken Adams, A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting
• Verity White, Secrets of Productive Contracts 
• Steven Covey, The Speed of Trust

Websites

• www.adamsdrafting.com
• www.checklistlegal.com
• www.speedoftrust.com
• www.radiantlaw.com
• www.stefaniapassera.com
• https://contract-design.iaccm.com

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🗒️ About this episode:

Do you draft contracts in English? Do you know the common mistakes? Want some tips to improve?

Get some contract drafting tips in this week's episode where I interview Natasha Costello.  Natasha has over 16 years of experience teaching legal English, she is a qualified solicitor and works as an independent legal English teacher in Paris. She teaches practising lawyers in law firms and law students in universities. You can connect with Natasha on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ or via ⁠email⁠.

*Correction: I mention that Stephen Horowitz had a student who said his professor or boss would be insulted if he wrote in a specific way. Correction - it was not about short sentences. It was about a very explicit writing style. A writer-responsible style rather than a reader-responsible style that leaves more for the reader to infer.

What do you find difficult about contract drafting? Send me an email to ⁠Louise@studylegalenglish.com⁠ or join in the conversation on social media!

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📓 Books mentioned

Mark Adler, Daphne Perry, ⁠⁠Clarity for Lawyers: Effective Legal Language⁠⁠ Bryan Garner, ⁠⁠Legal Writing in Plain English⁠⁠ Ken Adams, ⁠⁠A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting⁠⁠ Tina Stark, ⁠⁠Drafting Contracts: How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do⁠⁠ Cynthia Adams & Peter Cramer, ⁠⁠Drafting Contracts in Legal English⁠⁠* affiliate links.

📝 Further Resources mentioned

⁠⁠Adobe Legal Department Style Guide⁠⁠ Model Commercial Leases⁠⁠ Practical Completion case: B Building Solutions Limited (GB) vSFS Fire Services Limited (t/a Central Fire Protection) (SFS) [2017]⁠⁠ Natasha Costello, ⁠⁠Teaching non-native English speakers to draft contracts with clarity⁠⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: •Do you know what precedent is?
•Do you know how precedent works?

Find out the answers to these questions and learn Legal English vocabulary with this video and podcast. Here I visit the Supreme Court of the UK and talk about judicial precedent.

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🗒️ About this episode:

Do you know what primary legislation is? Do you know how the law is made in the UK?

Find out the answers to these questions and learn Legal English vocabulary with this video and podcast. Here I visit Parliament and talk about how primary legislation is made.

Use this episode in conjunction with the infographic and exercises here. 

• How is primary legislation made in your country?

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Do you know what an Inn of Court is? Do you know the difference between a barrister and solicitor? Do you want to know a magical legal site to visit in London? 

Find out the answers to these questions and learn Legal English vocabulary with this episode. Here I visit the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, one of the four Inns of Court in London, England. I talk about the Inns of Court and give specific information about Gray's Inn. Please note that permission is required to film in Gray's Inn, I would like to say thank you to Gray's Inn for granting me permission to make this vlog and note that this video is not endorsed by Grays' Inn.

In England and Wales we distinguish between barristers and solicitors, in your country is there a distinction between different types of lawyers? Email me Louise@studylegalenglish.com or leave a message below.

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🗒️ About this episode:

In this episode I’m joined by two senior English language lecturers from the Law and Administration Faculty of UMCS, Lublin, Poland:

• Ewa Orłowska – Language Coordinator at the Law and Administration Department & Senior Lecturer
• Małgorzata Chmielewska – Senior lecturer

Małgorzata tells us the story of the Devil’s Paw Imprint, reading an extract from the article written by Irina Ilyashevych ‘The Devil’s Paw Imprint‘  which recounts a local legend related to the law!

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Richard Lackey, a Legal Translator & Owner of Contractually Speaking Ltd. We talk about:

What legal translators do Why Richard became a translator How Richard translates documents including tips about translation briefs from Juliette Scott Richard's style preference including reference to Ken Adams contract drafting  Useful resources and tips for legal translators

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Website page ⁠Richard's website⁠ ⁠Richard's research on legal style⁠ ⁠Richard's list of recommended resources ⁠ ⁠Richard's view on Ken Adams⁠ Richard recommends some organisations such as⁠ ITI⁠, ⁠ASETRAD⁠, and ⁠SFT⁠, for anyone interested in getting into translation, or finding out more about it

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In this episode I interview Stephen Horowitz, Director of Legal English at St John's Law. We talk about:

• Legal English LLM programmes for non-native speakers
• Legal English writing challenges and tips
• Using IRAC - Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion
• Understanding categorisation
• Legal English resources

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Website page The transcript is available for non-members for this interview here:⁠E81-Transcript⁠. ⁠St John's Legal English blog⁠ ⁠St John's LLM programmes⁠ ⁠Stephen's video explanation of how to use iWeb Corpus⁠ and ⁠Stephen's quiz⁠ Article mentioned by Stephen - ⁠Elizabeth R. Baldwin, Beyond Contrastive Rhetoric: Helping International Lawyers Use Cohesive Devices in U.S. Legal Writing, 26 Fla. J. Int'l L. 399 (2014)⁠

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🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Alex Woods, Senior Solicitor & Owner of Redwood Legal Ltd - a boutique law firm specialising in civil litigation with offices in London and Nottingham and with a special interest in helping the Polish community in the UK and a specialist Polish website. It was a lovely summer's evening in London and we are sat in Lincoln's Inn, London - but the episode is not endorsed by Lincoln's Inn!

In this interview we talk about:

• Why Alex specialised in litigation and his role
• What no-win-no-fee is
• Examples of Alex's work
• What Alex would change about our justice system

Alex's also runs a site with free help and advice on small claims and he runs a very helpful YouTube channel. There is also an internship opportunity with Alex's firm Redwood Legal Ltd. They are looking for an intern in their Polish office. For further information contact:
info@redwoodlegal.co.uk

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🗒️ About this episode: This episode looks at civil appeals. The episode includes:

How parties appeal a decision The appeal courts involved Legal English vocabulary

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Website page This episode is part of the ⁠English Legal System (Module 6): An Introduction to Civil Procedure⁠. Find out what an Appellant's Notice looks like ⁠here⁠.

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🗒️ About this episode: This episode looks at the differences between various types of civil trials and the overall structure of a civil trial. The episode includes:

Opening speeches, questioning of witnesses, judgment Remedies and costs Legal English terminology

In your country, how does a party appeal a judgment? Email me your answers, leave a comment below, or on YouTube or social media!

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🗒️ About this episode: This episode is available as a video and podcast. It looks at the pre-trial civil procedure including:

How a defendant can respond to a claim Track allocation of a civil claim Rules on disclosure

(*CORRECTION*: In the podcast I mention that both parties file a trial bundle. However, this was a mistake. Only the claimant files a trial bundle, not both parties).

In your country, how long do parties have to wait from the issue of the claim to the final trial date?  Email me your answers, leave a comment below, or on YouTube or social media!

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