Students:
- Our popular Legal English strand can accommodate the needs and interests of students just getting a start in legal studies to advanced LL.M. students and practicing lawyers.
- Many courses have multiple levels to meet student target goals, backgrounds, and proficiency.
Skills:
Courses provide the opportunity to improve and refine language and legal communication skills as well as your knowledge of the U.S. legal system. Topics covered include
- legal vocabulary;
- legal argument, writing, research. and analysis;
- formal oral presentations and informal discussions;
- constitutional law, federal and state court systems, judge and jury trials;
- case law method and analysis;
- the cultural significance of the U.S. constitution;
- alternative dispute resolution (negotiation, mediation, arbitration);
- human rights and intercultural communication issues.
Courses:
- CW 3D: Legal English: Introduction to the U.S. Legal System*
- CW 3E: Legal English – Oral Communication*
- CW 3F: Communication Skills for Conflict Resolution*
- CW 9N: Legal English: Introduction to the U.S. Legal System*
- CW 9O: Legal Writing*
- CW 9M: Introduction to the U.S. Constitution*
- CW 6I: Conflict Resolution Skills
- CW 6P Intensive English Practice: Pronunciation (2 units)
- CW 5F: International Human Rights*
* Courses are open to native and non-native speakers of English.
