Rechtsenglisch
Legal English is significantly different from standard general English as it uses specialised legal English vocabulary and structure.
Lawyers and legal professionals employed by international corporations and legal firms need to be able to understand documents written in legal English and to communicate effectively with professional colleagues in English.
Successfully endorsed by students from leading European law firms, the Kingsmore legal English course uses a modern communicative approach designed to develop the student's ability to understand and express concepts in legal contexts and situations which the student is likely to encounter in their everyday professional life.
The Kingsmore legal English course uses task-based learning including group excersises, supervised discussion, role play and presentations to develop the student's ability in the key skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing and to widen their understanding of essential legal English, language structures, vocabulary, common expressions and grammar.
Kingsmore legal English student profile
Kingsmore legal English students are lawyers and legal professionals from Europe and around the globe.
Many are lawyers from leading lawfirms - studying legal English at Kingsmore gives you a great opportinity to make new friends and build international contacts in the legal profession.
Small class sizes mean faster progress
Maximum group size 8 students per legal English class.
Kingsmore International believes in the benefits of personalised learning.
Our policy is to have a maximum of 8 students per legal English class.
This means you benefit from greater teacher attention and improve your legal English faster.
Remember, studies show that you make faster progress when you study English in small groups.
Learn legal English in a modern business environment
Kingsmore offers you the possibility to study legal English in a modern executive standard learning environment equipped with WiFi networked PCs and laptops as well as a DVD and audiobook library.
You can study legal English in a comfortable, executive environment with 24 hour access to our learning facilities as well as free refreshments.
Our first class executive standard facilities mean that you can study legal English and maintain 24 hour contact with your company and office.
Flexible courses
Kingsmore legal English courses can be adapted to suit your needs.
You can study legal English for one week or as many weeks as you wish depending on your needs.
Our legal English courses can be combined with other courses such as general English, business English or business computing.
You can also enhance your legal English course by adding individual 1-2-1 lessons with a private tutor.
Legal English course requirements
- Course duration:minimum 1 week
- Minimum age:18
- English level:working knowledge intermediate or above
- Group size:maximum 8 students
Legal English course format
A minimum of 15 x 1 hour legal English lessons per week plus 2 hours of general English.
Optionally, legal English students can choose for 1 hour extra supervised private study per day.
Lessons take place each day between 9.30am and 3.30pm with a 1 hour lunch break and regular refreshment breaks.
All students are allocated a personal tutor on enrolment who will be responsible for their academic progress and for providing general assistance.
- Analysis of selected legal texts and dialogues
- Specialised vocabulary related to the main areas of law
- Main structures of grammar and syntax
- Written and listening comprehension
- Role play
- Supervised discussion and debate: expression agreements, disagreement and compromise
- Task based learning exercises
Intensive course option: Students can follow an intensive course involving a total of 25 hours tuition per week.
Legal English course themes and language focus
- Company Law
- Law of Contracts
- Employment Law
- Sale of goods
- Property Law
- Intellectual Property
- Competition Law
- Negotiable Instruments
- Debtor-Creditor
- Secured Transactions
Students can select themes in order to build course content specific to their areas of specialist interest.
Examinations
Students can study for the internationally recognised Cambridge ILEC (International Legal English Certificate) or for General English Language Certificates such as the Cambridge ESOL or the TOEIC certificate.
Career development
Students wishing to work in the legal profession in the UK can combine the course with the Kingsmore Career Development Service which will provide help in finding a position in the UK legal profession. Read more information about carreer development.
How can I study legal English at Kingsmore International?
Why not enrol for a legal English course today!? Join many satisfied students who have chosen to study legal English at Kingsmore International. See for yourself:
“I'd recommend Kingsmore to any other law student who would like to study legal English in England, because I think the best of its features is the high-level of teaching. I think that there are few Italian students aware of the importance of learning also how to communicate efficiently in English in order to find a job.„
A. R. Cavazza
Lawyer
Padova, Italy
“I strongly believe that what makes the difference with many other institutes is having classes with no more than 6 students. I wish one day I will be able to come back!!„
Guido Rolli
HR Manager
Buenos Aires, Argentina
You can enrol for any English language course at any time by completing our on-line booking form.
