British Legal Centre News and Events

News and Events

September 8. 2018

We are delighted to announce the news of the opening of our new training centre in Lahore, Pakistan - in partnership with our associates, Prudential Middle East Legal Consultants.

New training dates, topics, and venues for 2018

February 2. 2018

We have added the next round of dates, topics and venues for 2018 legal training events.

New Training dates for September, October and November

August 17. 2016

You can find details of the new training topics and dates for September, October and November, including Dubai LCPD Training Events, at the future seminars page at: www.british-legal-centre.com/seminars

Dubai - On-line lessons and training now qualify for CLPD points

July 12. 2016

Dubai - On-line lessons and training now qualify for CLPD points
From 1st January 2017 CLPD Points are now available from our on-line courses and lessons as well
as live training events.

British Legal Centre' and ‘Language Link’ announce their association

February 24. 2016

‘British Legal Centre’ is delighted to announce its association with ‘Language Link’ for the provision of both international Legal English and Business English Training.

New CPD Training Programme for Dubai

November 28. 2015

Following on from our new partnership with the University of Dubai, you can find details of the dates and topics of the CPD Training Events which we will be running with the University at the future seminars page.

Free Broadcast of Persuasive Writing Masterclass

June 2. 2014

We will be broadcasting a free webinar on 22nd November at 14:00 (UK time) dealing with persuasive writing in litigation texts.

Pay for your courses lesson by lesson

July 16. 2013

We know that a lot of our students are still studying at university and have not yet qualified. We understand therefore the paying for a course in advance can be difficult. To help our students overcome this difficulty we have now changed our software so that students can pay lesson by lesson, each time they log on to view a new broadcast.

Counterfeit Goods: an important Canadian precedent case

August 16. 2011

The Canadian federal court has issued a severe warning to counterfeiters of high-end luxury goods in Canada. In a recent trademark case involving copyright infringement the court awarded damages of $1.98 million for copyright and trademark infringement with a further punitive damages award of $500,000.

Letter writing skills

July 28. 2011

As a lawyer your competence will often be judged from the style, tone and content of your writing. Its neither fair nor accurate in assessing ability but it is a fact of life that when we read a letter we tend to build up a mental picture of the person who wrote it.

Giving a successful Interview

July 6. 2011

In the last article we looked at how to structure and write your CV in order to get an interview for the job that you want. In this article we will look at how to prepare for the interview, how to behave during the interview and finally some of the things you should and should not say during the interview.

Writing a successful CV

June 30. 2011

So, you have finished University and perhaps even started your first job. Now you need to write a CV that markets you, and your unique capabilities, to a future potential employer.

Growing your own professional client base – Networking Events

June 16. 2011

To become successful as a lawyer requires a number of positive qualities, hard work and, usually, time. You can speed up the process of becoming successful however by building up your own personal following of clients giving you momentum ...

Building a successful Law Career

May 30. 2011

In this first article I am just going to speak about the initial requirements, the building blocks you will need to use, to become successful. In future articles I am going to explain how to use each of these blocks and also how to acquire and practice the skills needed by successful lawyers in their careers.