LEGAL ENGLISH PLUS - ENGLISH FOR LAW STUDENTS AND QUALIFIED LAWYERS

	Recommended for qualified lawyers and students who have completed at least a year of their law studies
	All students should be 19 years old or over
	Students must have an intermediate to advanced level of English
	3 week course (63 hours of tuition plus private study time)
	Classes held at Cambridge University (Girton College campus)
	Maximum of 12 students in each group
	Serious and practical course
	Includes all materials, course book and trip to London law courts
	Certificate of attendance and personal report upon completion
	The TOLES Advanced examination included at no extra cost

Vocabulary development
The vocabulary you need to read and write authentic legal documents in English.

Grammatical accuracy
Our courses recognise that speaking is the most important communication skill and our trainers will constantly correct your mistakes in both legal and general English.

The language of contract
Contract can be a particularly problematic area for young lawyers who are often expected to read and draft contracts in English as part of their employment. Studying the language of contract is central to your course and the differences in style, vocabulary and content of contract used in the UK and USA are analysed.

The language of business law
Most of our students are commercial lawyers who need a good foundation in this specialist area. Our language trainers have experience of working in business law together with expertise in language training.

Negotiating
Negotiating and interviewing are two of a lawyer's most important skills. We use the Inns of Court training videos and authentic case materials followed by role-play activities to help you perfect your speaking in realistic situations.

Court visits
Visits to the Royal Courts of Justice and the Central Criminal Court in London form an important part of your visit. With one of your trainers to hand to answer questions we visit the civil courts (The Royal Courts of Justice) and the world-famous criminal court, The Old Bailey.

Sample timetable for Legal English plus

This is a typical week in our Legal English Plus courses. We change the timetable to suit the needs of each group. Most students use the private study time to review and consolidate the day's work and complete work which our trainers set. We recommend that you should try to do between one and two hours of private study each day.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
09.15 - 10.45	Overview of the English legal system	Contract vocabulary	Business law vocabulary	The language of meetings	Writing a contract
10.45 - 11.15	Coffee break
11.15 - 12.45	Formal letter writing	Reading a contract	Drafting skills	Authentic case study	Visit to law court
12.45 - 13.45	Lunch
13.45 - 15.15	Negotiating skills	Interviewing clients (video & role play)	A comparison of UK and US drafting styles	Negotiation & corrections	Free afternoon
15.15	Private study

* Discounts for group bookings *
10% discount on course fees for bookings of 3 people
15% discount on course fees for bookings of 5 or more people

INFORMATION FOR OUR LEGAL ENGLISH STUDENTS

Accommodation
Meals
Transport
Getting to London
Social life

Accommodation

Students studying on our 3-week legal English courses have several accommodation options:

• A local host family
• A study bedroom in Girton College (Cambridge University)
• Hotel / Bed and Breakfast accommodation

Many of our summer students choose this option as it offers a great degree of independence and a convenient place to study in the evening. The use of the swimming pool, tennis courts, weights room and table tennis is included as well as a full English breakfast in the magnificent dining room. The campus itself is wonderful but the standard of the rooms is basic - please bear in mind that this is a typical student environment and not a hotel! The cost is £32 each night, including breakfast.

What our students say ...
Lessons are on site, which makes it easy
The breakfasts are marvellous
A chance to study and socialise with colleagues
Use of a shared kitchen for making drinks and coking
Complete independence
Very reasonably priced compared with B&B in Cambridge
Can be noisy at night
The university is surprisingly old fashioned
Shared bathroom
Shared internet access

Meals

Cambridge Law Studio students can breathe a sigh of relief on this rather worrying aspect of travel to England - the food at Girton College is excellent! Our groups normally eat lunch together in the impressive college dining room, where there is a wide choice of international style hot food and the reasonableness of the price.
	There are always vegetarian options on the menu. Students who are staying in the college are offered full English breakfast - bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast ... we have never had a complaint about it, except that people go home a little heavier than they arrived... There is a shop in Girton village for those who prefer to have a picnic lunch and there is a pub within walking distance. Students who stay with a host family have breakfast and evening meals with the family and most students report good food. Cambridge families are used to catering for overseas students and try their best to offer you nice meals.
Cambridge Law Studio provides morning coffee and biscuits during class time.

Transport

Cambridge is a city of students and most get around by bicycle. You will be given the chance to hire a bicycle when you arrive. This costs approximately £35 for the 3 week period, plus a returnable deposit of £25. This is probably the cheapest and most convenient way to get around Cambridge, especially as we are based in Girton, which is a 30 minute walk away from the city centre. Information regarding airports, trains and buses can be found on our Links page.

Local buses charge around £1 from Girton College to the city centre. They are busy and not always reliable, so be prepared for a wait if you use public transport in Cambridge!

A taxi from Girton to the city centre costs around £12, although this varies depending on the taxi firm you use and the time of the day. There is a free phone to a local taxi company in the college reception area.

Getting to London

Most of our students want to spend some time in London during their stay. Trains run from Cambridge Station (King's Cross) approximately every 15 minutes. The journey time is between 50 and 65 minutes depending on the route. The cheapest weekend return (at the time of writing) is £25.10, travelling on Friday and returning on Sunday. Cambridge Law Studio classes finish at 12.30 on Fridays to allow for weekend travel.

Social life

To be a typical Cambridge student you need to go punting on the river. (A punt is a type of small boat and their is a special skill involved in steering your classmates up the river with a long pole instead of oars.) If you are not feeling especially brave you can have a "chauffeured" punt, which includes a commentary on the history of the Cambridge University colleges.
A favourite journey for our students is the river trip to Grantchester, where you can rest for the journey home with a typically English tea in the famous tea gardens. Cambridge is a relatively small town and although it offers a good night life it does not have the variety of clubs, pubs and restaurants that you find in London. Most students find their way to the world famous Eagle pub (the scientists who discovered DNA were regulars here). It has reasonably priced drinks and offers evening meals. There is also a good variety of international restaurants and most of our students end the course with a group dinner.
If you want to go clubbing, a word of warning. Many Cambridge (and London) clubs have a dress code, so check before you set off. You may not be allowed in if you are wearing jeans or casual shoes.
There are 2 cinemas in Cambridge, a good music and comedy venue (The Corn Exchange) and a theatre (The Cambridge Arts).