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Courses for Lawyers
London Cambridge
Our London and Cambridge schools offer intensive courses of 25 to 30 hours per week for lawyers. It is also possible to do the Test of Legal English Skills exam (TOLES) and the Cambridge English for Law Examination.
Course include:
Legal English for Commercial Lawyers
Legal English for Criminal Lawyers
Legal English for Legal Secretaries
Legal English for Public Sector Lawyers
Legal English for Young Lawyers (20-30)
TOLES and English for Law Examination
Our trainers are specialist English language trainers with particular expertise in the law. There is important input from the legal world: sessions led by practising lawyers provide an authentic and practical contribution and the course also visits a law firm and the courts.
The courses includes case studies, negotiations, discussions and meetings, and the materials combine real professional content with our highly effective learning methodology.
The trainers are language specialists with expertise in this field. There is important input from the real legal world including sessions led by practising lawyers and visits to a law firm and the civil courts. Many participants also benefit from making lasting professional friendships.
You can expect to improve your English in the following ways:
- communicate more confidently
- speak more accurately and fluently
- participate more successfully in meetings
- improve your written English including emails
- expand your professional vocabulary
- improve your understanding of grammar
- socialise and network with greater confidence
- work successfully in a cross-cultural environment
These courses will enable you to communicate more confidently in legal situations and use specialised legal vocabulary more effectively.
The courses are designed to develop participants' language and communication skills in a legal context. The courses focus on active speaking and writing skills and communication strategies.
The key language and skills you will learn in the course include:
- legal vocabulary expansion
- effective communication skills for meetings and negotiations
- effective participation in discussions
- giving presentations
- written communication including email, reports and formal letters
- effective telephoning skills
- hosting visits, socialising, meeting and greeting
- listening skills
Typical activities that you will participate in will include:
- taking part in simulated meetings and negotiations
- drafting examples of contracts
- giving legal advice: for example describing the process of litigation to a foreign client, role-playing real life communicative situations such as greeting visitors, making arrangements by telephone and socialising
- making a presentation on a legal topic of your choice
“We have been working with The Language House since its creation. It regularly organises immersion language courses in English, German and French that are tailored to the needs of our employees. The Language House has always shown great professionalism and efficiency at the highest level.”
“The Language House has worked with our bank for the past six years organising overseas language training courses and helping us maximise our training opportunities. We are extremely happy with the quality and efficiency of services provided by The Language House. We receive excellent feedback from employees who have completed English, French and German immersion courses.”
Bank Sarasin & Cie AG