COURSES - PROFESSIONAL - LEGAL ENGLISH ONE-TO-ONE

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We offer comprehensive and practical ONE-TO-ONE LEGAL ENGLISH COURSES for those who require this specific type of professional course. Your teacher will have legal qualifications and many years of experience in the practice of law which is absolutely essential for a successful course. You will stay with your legally qualified teacher and family for the duration of your course and this will ensure rapid and meaningful progress in achieving your objectives.

These courses are suitable for legal practitioners who require to improve their professional English, other professionals who require a knowledge of Legal English and students preparing for a career in Law, university degrees in Law or Criminology or examinations such as ILEC (International Legal English Certificate Examination).

We can offer expert courses covering such areas as English for:

Frequently, we are asked for courses that focus on aspects of legal writing, drafting of contractual documents, meeting, greeting, advising and dealing with clients, aspects of court advocacy, communicating and explaining legal issues with English speaking colleagues, negotiating and making presentations to name a few. Every course is unique and focused on your individual needs and objectives.

One particular aspect of our courses relates to the difficulties that exist in explaining the differences in laws and practice and procedure between Common Law jurisdictions and Codified Law systems of non-English speaking jurisdictions. This can be quite difficult for lawyers to do and even more difficult for clients to fully understand. Our courses take this difficulty into account so that, for example, an Italian lawyer can focus on properly explaining the effect of an Italian statute to an English speaking colleague using language used and understood by English speaking lawyers. Of course we also cover normal language and terms which are more easily understood by clients who need clear and concise explanations.

Effective communication is a key element of our courses with correct and good use of English as a priority. The four core skills - speaking, listening, writing and reading - are practised together with appropriate vocabulary and phrase building, pronunciation and correct use of grammar as needed. Your needs and objectives are clearly identified before and at course commencement and language weakenesses addressed in a professional and helpful manner.

Outside lessons there will be an opportunity to visit a law office, speak to other lawyers and visit the Law Courts as appropriate. You will be pleasantly surprised with your progress at course conclusion.

If you would like to enroll for our one-to-one Legal English immersion course or need further information please contact us and provide as much information as possible advising the areas you require to study. We will be pleased to design a course that meets your exact needs. Every course is unique and we have great experience in presenting Legal English courses for many years with great feedback.

We will be pleased to discuss any aspect with you prior to course booking so that you have all the information you need. It may also be possible to put you in contact with some of our past students who have taken legal courses with us. You can always speak directly to us by phone should you wish for a more personal touch - please contact us through our form on 'contact us' or send us an e mail and we will phone you at a time convenient to you and without commitment on your part.

Advice

Our Legal English courses are specialized and we advise that you take a course of 25 hours per week and ideally for two weeks or more if possible. If this is not possible then a one week course of 30 hours is recommended to properly address your needs and objectives. This is our advice and of course you should feel free to choose a schedule that suits you.

Cost

€1075 per week for 20 hours, €1225 per week for 25 hours and €1375 per week for 30 hours. This includes accommodation, meals and tuition for the hours chosen. For courses of three weeks or more we offer a reduction of 10% for the third and subsequent weeks. Please check the prices on our website by following the links above and below.


Information on all courses

Every professional course involves some work on pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading and writing, including English for Meetings, Presentations, Negotiations and Socialising. In your language needs analysis you will discuss the approximate amount of time you would like to spend on the various language and professional skill areas. Your teacher will of course give you professional advice but your wishes are always respected and taken into account in every course! Therefore the content and direction of your course is planned with you and only you in mind.

Lessons for all courses are 60 minutes each with a 10 minute rest period and take place in the morning and early afternoon depending on the number of lessons you have booked. The exact schedule will be discussed and agreed with your teacher on the first morning however it is usual to have the majority, if not all, of the lessons completed in the morning. This schedule will enable you to maximise your free time to explore the city and surrounding area.

There will be a certain amount of homework assigned each day connected to the language covered. This provides a chance for valuable practice of what you have learned and allows your teacher to monitor your progress. The amount of homework assigned is agreed with you and should take no more than an hour or so to complete.

On the final day of your course there will be an opportunity for feedback and your teacher will recommend a strategy for future study when you return home. We invite you to keep in touch with us and your teacher as we are interested in your progress and of course hope to see you back at some time in the future!

We also offer many other professional/business courses: English for the Financial Sector, Accountancy, Marketing, English for Teachers, English for Presentations, English for Information Technology, Technical English - please contact us with your requirements.

General | Professional | Financial | Legal | Exams | Special Purposes | Young People
English + Institute | Courses