In-company Training Specialist English Language Training for overseas Lawyers and Law Students
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OVERSEAS LEGAL ENGLISH TRAINING FOR LAW FIRMS
Cambridge Law Studio provides a variety of courses specifically designed for practising lawyers and translators, held within your offices. Some sample courses are listed below. The duration and content of the courses can be changed to meet the needs of your lawyers.
Drafting Skills - 2 days
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Appearance, style and content of the draft |
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Use of precedents |
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Drafting language |
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A comparison of UK and US drafting styles |
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Analysis of particular words |
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Use of grammar and punctuation |
Legal Writing - 1 day
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Avoiding ambiguity |
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Active v passive voice |
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Paragraphing |
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Use of grammar |
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Use of punctuation |
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The conventions of letter writing |
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Analysis of formal letters |
Business Law - 2 days
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Types of business |
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Formation of a limited company |
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Memorandum & Articles of Association |
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Directors and shareholders |
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Company meetings and resolutions |
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Company finance |
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Insolvency |
Negotiation Skills - 2 days
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The language of agreement and disagreement |
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Persuasive language |
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Polite forms of expression |
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Use of conditionals |
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Idiomatic language |
Please contact the Cambridge Law Studio office to discuss your training requirements. Our courses are not intended to be courses in English law. They are specifically designed to analyse the English language and to activate and build upon the vocabulary that participants already have. Participants should have the minimum of an intermediate level of English before taking these courses.
Cambridge Law Studio, Dept 216, 23 King Street, Cambridge, CB1 1AH, England
Tel: 0191 411 1142, Fax: 0191 411 1140
Tel: 0191 411 1142, Fax: 0191 411 1140