Legal English Learning Academy
Legal prepositions – part I (April 18, 2022) Enter HERE and try this quick & fun prepositions (in the legal context) quiz. You will be able to download a full report of your results after completing it. Good luck everyone!
We are announcing a new collaboration with the Madrid Bar Association, offering an intensive course on Legal Writing (Dec. 6, 2021) We are happy to announce a new collaboration with the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM) in an intensive Legal Writing course in English from December 14th to 17th (online). It is still not too late…
Identification and correction of common imprecisions in the language of Tort law – part I (May 30, 2021) Each of the following sentences contain a number of words/terms that need to be changed or “improved” (either because they are wrong or because they are imprecise in the context of the sentence). This may include incorrect…
Identification and correction of common imprecisions in the language of English contracts – part II (April 30, 2021) Each of the following sentences contain a number of words/terms that need to be changed or “improved” (either because they are wrong or because they are imprecise in the context of the sentence). This may include incorrect…
Identification and correction of common imprecisions in the language of English contracts – part I (March 9, 2021) Each of the following sentences contain a number of words/terms that need to be changed or “improved” (either because they are wrong or because they are imprecise in the context of the sentence). This may include incorrect…
Most common Legal English errors (Feb. 8, 2021) In today’s post I’m highlighting some of the most common legal English errors made by non-native speakers. Can you correct them without looking at the answer key below? Give it a try! 1. The Court SENTENCED the defendant (while referring to the Court’s decision in a civil…
Contract Law – Key Terms and Understanding (Feb. 1, 2021) The following Legal English exercise focuses on the language of contract law and is based on the APA between EU Commission and AstraZeneca. In order to complete this exercise, you will need to refer to this abbreviated version of the Agreement: Pg. 1: 1) What is…
International Public Law – Key Terms, Part II (Jan. 4, 2021) Have a look at these 15 terms related to International Public Law, a key area of Legal English. Would you know the answers? In few cases more than one answer would be acceptable. I will be posting them next week! 1.what a witness gives…
International Public Law – Key Terms, Part I (Sept. 1, 2020) Have a look at these 15 terms related to International Public Law, a key area of Legal English. Would you know the answers? In few cases more than one answer would be acceptable. I will be posting them next week! 1. signed, made official,…
