Course Outline
The course includes an intensive study of these areas:
· Commercial legal vocabulary in context
· The terminology of commercial contracts
· Best practice in modern contract drafting in 2011
· Accurate modern letter writing skills
· Negotiating skills
· Forms of business in the UK
· Company law and its vocabulary
· Presenting information and legal opinions
· Comparing styles – legalese and plain English
· The requirements of leading law firms in 2011
Lessons focus upon these aspects of English language:
· Vocabulary crash course
· Accurate and natural sentence structure in English
· Modern style and register
· Comparing the legal English of the UK and the USA
· Accurate prepositions in English
· Accurate collocations in English
· Accurate formation of questions
· Accurate conditional sentences
· Understanding modern idiom
· Correcting old problems
Lessons take place at these times Monday to Friday:
9.00 – 10.30 LESSON 1
10.30 - 11.00 morning coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 LESSON 2
12.30 – 13.30 lunch in the university dining room
13.30 – 15.00 LESSON 3
*We also ask you to complete some self-study each evening.
The study materials you will use include:
· Our own copyright materials developed after consultation with leading London law firms
· Authentic documents sourced from the precedent libraries and drafting guides of leading London law firms
· Exercises from the TOLES Advanced Exam book of practice papers
At the end of your course you will receive:
· An attendance certificate
· A personal report
· Your TOLES Advanced exam result