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:
In-person
- CW 22B: Academic Speaking (2 units)
- CW 22D: Listening and Speaking (2 units)
- CW 22E: Conflict Resolution Skills (2 units)
- CW 23E: Conflict Resolution Communication Skills for Multilingual Students (3 units)
- CW 23F: Academic and Public Speaking (3 units)
- CW 42L: Successful Job Search and Interviewing Skills (2 units)
- CW 42N Intensive English Practice: Pronunciation (2 units)
- CW 43D: Legal English: Introduction to the U.S. Legal System (3 units)
- CW 43E: Legal Writing (3 units)
- CW 53B: The U.S. Constitution: An Introduction (3 units)
Online*
- CW 42C: Legal English: Introduction to the U.S. Legal System (2 units)
- CW 42D: Legal English – Oral Communication (2 units)
- CW 42E: Communication Skills for Conflict Resolution (2 units)
- CW 42L: Successful Job Search and Interviewing Skills (2 units)
- CW 42N Intensive English Practice: Pronunciation (2 units)
- CW 42R: Legal English – Written Communication (2 units)
- CW 52M: Language, Business, and Human Rights (2 units)
* Courses are open to native and non-native speakers of English.
Not Offered in 2026
- CW 33F: International Human Rights
