Legal English Intensive - English for more experienced lawyers

About this Course

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General information

  • Legal English Intensive is recommended for more experienced lawyers who are already fairly confident in their use of English and have had significantly more office experience than Legal English Plus students
  • Students should have an upper-intermediate to advanced level of general English to get maximum benefit from this course
  • This is a super-intensive 1-week course (30 hours) intended to give busy working lawyers the opportunity to take time out of work to study
  • The classes are held at Cambridge University (Girton College campus)
  • There are a maximum of 6 students in each group, with a good international mix
  • The course includes all study materials and a course book
  • You will receive a certificate of attendance and personal report upon completion
  • The TOLES Advanced examination is included at no extra cost
  • Previous participants on this course have been aged approximately 30 – 60 years old

Sample timetable for Legal English Intensive

This is a typical timetable in our Legal English Intensive course.

 Session 1Session 2Session 3Session 4
MondayWelcome practical information language assessmentAn introduction to Legal English, vocabulary session, comparing the UK and the USAForms of business 1: Limited companies (public and private) LLPsForms of business 2 Partnerships and Sole traders
TuesdayThe language of commercial contracts 1The language of commercial contracts 2Best practice in contract drafting 1Sources of law in the absence of a civil code
WednesdayCompany law / shares and share purchase agreementsCompany law / the articles of associationBest practice in contract drafting 2The language of finance, banking and borrowing
ThursdayNegotiating skillsNegotiating practice session with feedbackThe language of commercial contracts 3Accurate and modern letter writing 1
FridayAccurate and modern letter writing 2Company meetingsReview of the week sessionThe TOLES Advanced exam (2 Hours)
 

The tuition fees for this course is £1350.00

To book a place on a Legal English Intensive course please go to our enrolment page.

Academic entry requirements and visas


This information will help you to decide whether our courses are for you. It tells you about our policy for enrolling (registering) students and what to do if you need a visa.


Academic Entry Requirements

Legal English, especially the style and vocabulary that lawyers use in commercial contracts, is very different from ordinary, general English. We often find that a group of international students have varying levels of general English, but are all starting from the same point when studying legal English.

For this reason we do not insist that any student has any particular formal qualification in English in order to take part in our courses and we do not insist that you pass any formal test as an entry requirement. Many of our students are already working in a pressured legal environment and do not have the time available to study general English at a higher level. Similarly, many of our students have recently been accepted as trainees in international law firms and need a quick, intensive boost to their language skills before starting work. It is therefore part of our mission statement to take a practical approach and to support any lawyer, law student or legal translator who needs an improved level of level of legal English in his or her workplace. All of our teachers and administrative staff have a modern, plain English approach to communicating with you. We will make the course as accessible to you as we possibly can.

If you hold formal qualifications such as IELTS or TOEFL, please tell us about it. It is useful for us to know your academic history before you study with us. If you are worried about your level of English you can ask us to assess it by sending us an email and asking for feedback or arranging to speak to one of our teachers in a telephone assessment. We will tell you if we think you can benefit from our course or not at this stage.

It has been our experience that when you study with us you will find a group of international colleagues with varying levels of general English who are prepared to learn together in an environment of support and co-operation.

Obtaining a visa for entry into the UK

 

Some students need a visa to enter the UK. If you are not sure about this please email or call us and we will advise you. You need to get a visa, or what is sometimes called ‘entry clearance’ into the UK by applying to your nearest British High Commission or British Embassy.

 

Cambridge Law Studio has successfully passed inspection for the purposes of allowing students to enter the UK in order to study on our legal English courses. The rules set out by the UK immigration authorities are as follows:

 

All UK schools now need to be accredited in order to issue students with offer letters for the purposes of obtaining a visa. Cambridge Law Studio has been inspected by the ASIC as a Premier Status College. Our registration number is AS37074/0609.

 

As our courses are for less than 6 months we are advised by the UK Borders Agency that our students require a STUDENT VISITOR VISA.

 

 To obtain a student visitor visa you must:

 

  • be at least 18 years old

     

  • be able to demonstrate that you have the financial resources to support yourself in the UK

     

  • have no intention of staying in the UK for longer than 6 months or applying to stay longer

     

  • have no intention of working in the UK, even if the work is unpaid

     

  • have been accepted on a course listed on the register of education and training providers

     

It is very important to know that we are told that any of our students applying under Tier 4 will AUTOMATICALLY BE REFUSED A VISA. This is because Tier 4 applies only to students who wish to enter the UK for six months or more. Therefore, please DO NOT apply to enter the UK under Tier 4. Please DO Apply for a Student Visitor Visa.

 

If you wish to study in the UK and stay for longer than 6 months or you wish to work in the UK you must enter the UK as a student and not a student visitor.

 

Useful website address for further information on all types of visa are:

 

The UK Borders Agency Visa Services website at:  www.ukvisas.gov.uk

 

The UK Council for International Student Affairs website at:  www.ukcosa.org.uk

 

Citizens of the EEA

 

If you are a citizen of the European Economic Area (the EEA) you do not need a visa to enter the UK. The EEA member states are

 

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

 

*Switzerland is not a member of the EU or the EEA but Swiss nationals have had rights which are similar to those of nationals of EEA countries and do not require a visa to enter the UK.

 

Fees and refunds

 

Our policy on payment of course and accommodation fees and our refund policy are stated clearly at the end of our enrolment form. You will be asked to sign our enrolment form as part of your formal agreement with Cambridge Law Studio so please make sure you have read the policy before signing it.