TOLES Legal English: Advanced English for Lawyers, Plain & Simple. International Legal English for Lawyers, Law Professionals & Law Students ( "Master Legal Vocabulary & Terminology" TOLES Edition)Most lawyers whose first language is not English face a problem when it comes to setting time aside to improve their communication skills in English, mainly due to a lack of time. This self-study book aims to bridge that gap by providing a structured framework under which law students, lawyers and other law professionals can significantly improve their knowledge of Legal English, contract law and the English legal system.You will be taken through the main vocabulary and grammar structures in commercial contracts and allowed to practise them through highly targeted activities which aim to develop, not only your lexical and grammatical skills, but also your confidence and overall competence within international legal settings. At the end of the book you will find a link to a short glossary with all the main terms of contract law and legal English, together with a phrasal verb mini-dictionary which includes definitions and exercises to perfect your mastery of this area of English. This book provides a complete preparation for Advanced Legal English vocabulary and grammar (from Basic to Advanced level) in the TOLES exam (Legal English)

Since legal language can neither be taught nor understood without context, English for Lawyers and Law Students essentially serves two purposes: It provides an insight into selected issues of the US legal system and in doing so acquaints the reader with (primarily American) English legal terminology and a variety of law concepts. The book’s contents are selective rather than comprehensive because the focus lies on legal vocabulary rather than knowledge building. Thus, each chapter is followed by a list of related legal terms and concepts, whereby a wide range of legal terminology is defined and explained in English and not forced into a German corset. Among other issues, the book offers a valuable insight into the US trial and jury system, US legal education, the legal profession and various legal (civil and criminal) proceedings. It is a suitable reference book for law students as well as legal professionals and anyBartzone interested in US law and English legal terminology. The author’s main goal is to promote and ease the reader’s understanding of legal terms by contextualizing them, which should enable the legally trained eye to realize the small but subtle differences between the (American) English and related German terms. In addition, the book includes a great number of legal terms and their respective translation into German.

“This easy-to-follow guide is useful both as a general course of instruction and as a targeted aid in solving particular legal writing problems.” —Harvard Law Review Clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful—all too often, legal writing embodies none of these qualities. Its reputation for obscurity and needless legalese is widespread. For more than twenty years, Bryan A. Garner’s Legal Writing in Plain English has helped address this problem by providing lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars with sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. The leading guide to clear writing in the field, this indispensable volume encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process that will appeal to other professionals: how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills. Accessible and witty, Legal Writing in Plain English draws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered through decades of teaching. Trenchant advice covers all types of legal materials, from analytical and persuasive writing to legal drafting, and the book’s principles are reinforced by sets of basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises in each section. In this new edition, Garner preserves the successful structure of the original while adjusting the content to make it even more classroom-friendly. He includes case examples from the past decade and addresses the widespread use of legal documents in electronic formats. His book remains the standard guide for producing the jargon-free language that clients demand and courts reward. “Those who are willing to approach the book systematically and to complete the exercises will see dramatic improvements in their writing.” —Law Library Journal

This book challenges the idea that international law looks the same from anywhere in the world. Instead, how international lawyers understand and approach their field is often deeply influenced by the national contexts in which they lived, studied, and worked. International law in the United States and in the United Kingdom looks different compared to international law in China and Russia, though some approaches (particularly Western, Anglo-American ones) are more influential outside their borders than others. Given shifts in geopolitical power and the rise of non-Western powers like China, it is increasingly important for international lawyers to understand how others coming from diverse backgrounds approach the field. By examining the international law academies and textbooks of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Roberts provides a window into these different communities of international lawyers, and she uncovers some of the similarities and differences in how they understand and approach international law.

Book & CD. This book has been written by experts in communication and aims at encouraging dialogue and interaction between lecturer and student. The methodology used is not only useful to law students but also to those lecturers who do not have a legal background. The third edition has been updated and includes an audio CD, containing exercises for listening practice, aimed at developing and refining note-making skills.

Preparation for using English in the legal profession, using authentic legal texts and case studies. Chapters cover different types or aspects of law: Contract, Tort, Criminal, Company, Commercial, Real Property, International, Comparative Law, and litigation and arbitration. With exercises, answers, audio transcripts, case studies, and a glossary. For self-study and developing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and vocabulary skills.