English for Lawyers: Business language course abroad with Boa Lingua Business Class

Lawyers use language with particular care. They need to be certain that they can communicate accurately and understand precisely what they read or hear. They cannot afford to make mistakes. The course meets this specialised need and is equally suitable for practising solicitors and lawyers working in a commercial context. The networking value of this course is also important. Participants often make friendships of lasting professional value.

Course content

The course is designed to develop participants' language and communication skills in a range of legal contexts. The course focuses on active speaking and writing skills and communication strategies. The key language and skills you will learn in the course include:

legal vocabulary expansion
giving presentations
effective communication skills for meetings and negotiations
effective participation in discussions
written communication including email, reports, formal letters and contract clauses
effective telephoning skills
hosting visits, socialising
listening skills

Language abilities

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
ommunicative situations such as greeting visitors, making arrangements by telephone and socialising making a presentation on a legal topic of your choice

There are opportunities to learn about aspects of English and EC law and the English legal system but it is not a course in law. There are extensive reading materials available if students wish to research particular areas of law in their own time.

Benefits

By the end of the course you will be able to:

communicate much more confidently in legal situations
negotiate contracts more effectively and with more confidence
use specialised legal vocabulary and contract drafting language more effectively
participate in meetings or seminars with confidence
speak more accurately and fluently
use the telephone for effective communication
socialise and network confidently
work successfully in a cross-cultural environment

Key facts