Free General Legal English Course – topics and links to Recordings & Presentations
8 lessons of our Free General Legal English Course were broadcast between 7th of April to 1st of May 2020. Thanks to everyone, who attended the live broadcasts of the lessons. We hope you enjoyed them!
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Here is the information about the dates, topics together with the links to Recordings & Presentations:
Topics + Links to recordings & Presentations:
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Lesson No. |
Lesson Code |
Date |
Topics |
Links to Recordings & Presentations: |
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| 1 | GLEC-1.1 |
07.04.20 | Legal Writing – Using short sentences and avoiding legalese words Grammar – Using the active voice, Subject, Verb, Object Legal Vocabulary – Problem words |
Click here to watch a recording from 07.04.20. Click here to get a presentation. |
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| 2 | GLEC-1.2 |
10.04.20 | Contract drafting – Structure of a contract Grammar – Avoiding nominalisations Legal Vocabulary – Latin legal words |
Click here to watch a recording from 10.04.20. Click here to get a presentation. |
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| 3 | GLEC-1.3 |
14.04.20 | Legal English – Power of Punctuation Grammar – Use of Colons in legal arguments Legal Vocabulary – Legal phrasal verbs |
Click here to watch a recording from 14.04.20. Click here to get a presentation. |
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| 4 | GLEC-1.4 |
17.04.20 | Contract Law – 5 essential requirements of Common Law contacts Grammar – Using legal prepositions Legal Vocabulary – Legal collocations |
Click here to watch a recording from 17.04.20. Click here to get a presentation. |
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| 5 | GLEC-1.5 |
21.04.20 | Legal Writing – Multiple Negatives Grammar – Hereby, Thereby, Whereby Legal Vocabulary – Latin legal words |
Click here to watch a recording from 21.04.20. Click here to get a presentation. |
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| 6 | GLEC-1.6 |
24.04.20 | Contract drafting – Avoid using the word shall Grammar – Avoid Compound prepositions Legal Vocabulary – Latin legal words |
Click here to watch a recording from 24.04.20. Click here to get a presentation. |
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| 7 |
GLEC-1.7 |
28.04.20 |
Legal English – Idiomatic legal phrases and their meaning |
Click here to watch a recording from 24.04.20. Click here to get a presentation. |
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| 8 final lesson |
GLEC-1.8 | 01.05.20 | Contract Law – Frustration of Contracts Grammar – Forming legal verbs, nouns and adjectives from the same word Legal Vocabulary – more Legal Vocabulary |
Click here to watch a recording from 01.05.20. Click here to get a presentation. |