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Legal English

 

This lens is devoted to the study and teaching of Legal English. It is designed to help non-native English speaking lawyers and law students, as well as teachers of Legal English, find and utilise Legal English learning and practise resources.

Legal English 

Legal English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legal English is the style of English used by lawyers and other legal professionals in the course of their work.

LexMail 

Legal English Word of the Week

LexMail - Legal English Word of the Week
A free tool to build your Legal English vocabulary, delivered each week by e-mail. Each LexMail contains a legal term, its definition and sample sentences from legal sources such as contracts, statutes, rules and regulations, and other documents. Also, LexMail contains an audio link so you can hear the word and sample sentence.

PLEAD - Program for Legal English Academic Development 

5 minute video which demonstrates how PLEAD works

LexMail™

TransLegal 

TransLegal
Translegal is the world leader in Legal English products and services.
Legal English Resources in France

TransLegal Digest 

TransLegal Digest
The world's only online magazine dedicated to building legal English skills. The Digest is a multimedia Legal English reader containing articles on current issues and trends in the law. TransLegal selects the key vocabulary in these articles and provides practical, easy to understand definitions and usage tips.
Submissions
Submit your own article on articles on current legal issues and trends.

Legal English Learning Suite 

Legal English Learning Suite
A comprehensive suite of Legal English tools. From Online courses, to an online magazine dedicated to building Legal English skills, to the International Legal English Certificate. A one stop shop.

PLEAD 

Program for Legal English Academic Development

PLEAD
An academic program to help law faculties provide Legal English training to law students throughout the world. PLEAD is being developed by TransLegal in cooperation with the Boston University School of Law, the Boston University Center for English Language and Orientation Programs, and Cambridge University Press using a 'blended learning' approach which combines live instruction based on the coursebook, International Legal English and online self study courses produced by Boston University, TransLegal and Cambridge University Press.

Legal English Tools 

Resources to build your Legal English vocabulary

International Legal English - Cambridge University Press

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Cambridge ILEC - International Legal English Certificate

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Online Legal English Courses

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TransLegal

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TransLegal Digest

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Resources 

English language resources for Italian lawyers
Resources, links, and articles designed to help Italian lawyers, and others who need to know about legal issues, get to grips with English legal terminology.
European Legal English Teachers' Association
The European Legal English Teachers' Association (EULETA) was formed
by teachers, writers, lawyers and academics to promote continuing professional
development for teachers of legal English.
EFB
Legal English resources for French attorneys.

Great Stuff on Amazon 

International Legal English Teacher's Book

Amazon Price: $33.30 (as of 10/07/2008)

A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (Oxford Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage)

Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 10/07/2008)

Check Your English Vocabulary for Law (Check Your English Vocabulary series)

Amazon Price: $11.66 (as of 10/07/2008)

Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text With Exercises

Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 10/07/2008)

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Courses 

ILEC preparation and more...

Essential English - English Courses in Bucharest, Romania
Offers a 12 week preparatory course leading to the ILEC examination
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As a United States Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel,
Peter provided legal and legislative advice on a wide range of
subjects. He has an insider's understanding of the workings of Capitol Hill and is an experienced campaign operative. Peter is also a regular lecturer at the Stockholm University Law Faculty on the subject of the U.S. Legislative Process, and serves on the Government Relations Committee of The American Chamber of Commerce in Sweden.

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