Start Dates 2023

27 February

31 July

Our English for Law course is designed for law students, practising lawyers and other professionals working in the legal sector. If you want to develop your English language skills within a legal context, then this is the course for you. Our Legal English course covers fifteen areas of law and includes the study of real court trials in order to enhance the learning experience of the students. These courses follow our online intensive timetable of 28 lessons, which is 23 hours 20 minutes of face-to-face lessons.

You will work on improving all four English language skills within a legal context as well as learning specific legal terminology and how to use it appropriately. In addition to this, participants are expected to improve their core study skills through up to 2 hours of focused self-study each evening set by their tutors to meet their needs.

The current list of topics covered for Legal English include:

• The Legal Profession
• The Language of Banking
• Contract Law
• Employment Law
• The Law of Tort
• Business Law
• Legal Letter Writing
• Company Law

The additional general features of Legal English include:

• Current legal issues (national and international)
• TV documentaries and courtroom dramas
• News articles
• Research into landmark cases
• Role plays
• Authentic contracts
• BBC radio podcasts
• Drafting and editing letters and legal documents
• Debating

Specialist areas can also be covered in the final lesson at the end of the course.