Legal English course
Legal English is significantly different from standard general English as it uses specialised legal English vocabulary and structure.
Lawyers and legal professionals employed by international corporations and legal firms need to be able to understand documents written in legal English and to communicate effectively with professional colleagues in English.
Successfully endorsed by students from leading European law firms, the Kingsmore legal English course uses a modern communicative approach designed to develop the student's ability to understand and express concepts in legal contexts and situations which the student is likely to encounter in their everyday professional life.
The Kingsmore legal English course uses task-based learning including group excersises, supervised discussion, role play and presentations to develop the student's ability in the key skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing and to widen their understanding of essential legal English, language structures, vocabulary, common expressions and grammar.
Kingsmore legal English student profile
Kingsmore legal English students are lawyers and legal professionals from Europe and around the globe.
Many are lawyers from leading lawfirms - studying legal English at Kingsmore gives you a great opportinity to make new friends and build international contacts in the legal profession.
Small class sizes mean faster progress
Maximum group size 8 students per legal English class.
Kingsmore International believes in the benefits of personalised learning.
Our policy is to have a maximum of 8 students per legal English class.
This means you benefit from greater teacher attention and improve your legal English faster.
Remember, studies show that you make faster progress when you study English in small groups.
Learn legal English in a modern business environment
Kingsmore offers you the possibility to study legal English in a modern executive standard learning environment equipped with WiFi networked PCs and laptops as well as a DVD and audiobook library.
You can study legal English in a comfortable environment with access to our learning facilities as well as free refreshments.
Our first class facilities mean that you can study legal English and maintain contact with your company and office.
Flexible courses
Kingsmore legal English courses can be adapted to suit your needs.
You can study legal English for one week or as many weeks as you wish depending on your needs.
Our legal English courses can be combined with other courses such as general English, business English or English with golf.
Legal English course requirements
- Course duration:minimum 1 week
- Minimum age:18
- English level:working knowledge intermediate or above
- Group size:maximum 8 students
Legal English course format
A minimum of 15 x 1 hour legal English lessons per week plus 2 hours of general English.
Lessons take place each day between 9.30am and 4pm with a 1 hour lunch break and regular refreshment breaks.
- Analysis of selected legal texts and dialogues
- Specialised vocabulary related to the main areas of law
- Main structures of grammar and syntax
- Written and listening comprehension
- Role play
- Supervised discussion and debate: expression agreements, disagreement and compromise
- Task based learning exercises
Intensive course option: Students can follow an intensive course involving a total of 25 hours tuition per week.
Legal English course themes and language focus
- Company Law
- Law of Contracts
- Employment Law
- Sale of goods
- Property Law
- Intellectual Property
- Competition Law
- Negotiable Instruments
- Debtor-Creditor
- Secured Transactions
Students can select themes in order to build course content specific to their areas of specialist interest.
Examinations
Students can study for the internationally recognised Cambridge ILEC (International Legal English Certificate) or for General English Language Certificates such as the TOEIC certificate, KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS and TOEFL.
Legal English course news!
Lawyer wins scholarship for legal English course
Bournemouth, 14 September 2007 - Kingsmore International is proud to present the first legal English student who won a prize in the form of a scholarship. This prize has been issued in association with the Tommaso Pengo Association of the University of Padova. Anna Roberta Cavazza, a 25 year old practicing lawyer from Italy has won this prize and has studied legal Engl... (read more).
How can I study legal English at Kingsmore International?
Why not enrol for a legal English course today!? Join many satisfied students who have chosen to study legal English at Kingsmore International. See for yourself:
“Kingsmore International proved to be an outstanding language school providing high level of teaching, individual approach to students, and more than sufficient amount of teaching materials and other information sources. Five weeks of intensive study at Kingsmore helped me significantly improve my English both in the specific legal language and in general.„
M. Kusák
Lawyer
Prague, Czech Republic
“I have attended a 4 week legal english course. During this period I have improved my english, especially in writing documents and discussing legal matters. I believe that my experience with Kingsmore will be very useful for my job and in the medium term, for my career.„
Giulio Marzella
Clifford Chance
Selvazzano Dentro, Italy
You can enrol for any English language course at any time by completing our on-line booking form.
