Legal English for the World's Most Successful Lawyers

25+

years’ experience in Cambridge

31,000+

international lawyers trained

17+

years as an accredited UK
Premier College

24,000+

TOLES certificates obtained

78,000+

legal English books sold

Welcome to Cambridge Law Studio

Since 1999, Cambridge Law Studio has been the global leader in teaching specialized commercial legal English to lawyers and law students from around the world. Founded in the historic city of Cambridge, our mission has always been to help international lawyers do their work to an excellent standard.

Our Director, Catherine Mason, has dedicated her career to advancing the study of legal English. As the author of nine widely used legal English textbooks and two prestigious online programmes, she has shaped the way international lawyers learn the language of law. Catherine was also one of the founders of the Test of Legal English Skills (TOLES), the internationally recognized exam that has set the gold standard for legal English proficiency worldwide. Her leadership ensures that every course we design meets the highest professional standards.

We are also proud to be building a global community of legal English learners and practitioners. Through our brand-new YouTube channel, launched in August 2025, we are making expert teaching freely available to anyone who shares our commitment to professional excellence. Here you will find guidance, resources, and insights that connect you to a worldwide network of lawyers and law students dedicated to mastering legal English.

Join our YouTube community here
https://www.youtube.com/@CamLegalEnglish

Online Course Testimonials

I am very enthusiastic after having completed the 10 courses of the Illuminate Programme. It is very well structured, based on solid teaching and learning principles of brainstorming new information, putting it into practice and reviewing the content throughout all modules that help to consolidate the learning process. Also, the content and selected topics are thought-provoking, up-to-date and practical and encourages one to seek and deepen the content from other sources after finishing the lessons.

Erica T

legal academic, (Brazil)

The Illuminate programme of Legal English provides a comprehensive, engaging and well-paced set of ten courses regarding the complexities, themes, terminology, case law, legal history and practical application of legal doctrines of International Commercial Law.
I found that the programme with its high production value, immense attention to detail and its superb delivery of material to be one of the best learning experiences I have had.

David Gloudemans

LLM candidate, (the Netherlands)