The Study Legal English Podcast (Louise Kulbicki)
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| 08 Jul 2019 | 77: Pre-Trial Process for Civil Claims (Monologue) | 00:21:20 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode is available as a video and podcast. It looks at the pre-trial civil procedure including:
(*CORRECTION*: In the podcast I mention that both parties file a trial bundle. However, this was a mistake. Only the claimant files a trial bundle, not both parties). In your country, how long do parties have to wait from the issue of the claim to the final trial date? Email me your answers, leave a comment below, or on YouTube or social media! 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 02 Sep 2017 | 13: Networking - Maintaining Relationships (Fiction) | 00:12:22 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Discussing how to maintain relationships with someone you meet at a legal networking event, on the phone and via Linkedin. The episode includes:
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| 22 Apr 2019 | 71: The Layout of Criminal Courts (Monologue) | 00:14:57 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode looks at the layout of the magistrates’ court and Crown Court, including different features and where various people sit or stand. We also cover some key Legal English vocabulary related to the word ‘dock’. I ask the question: 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 03 Dec 2018 | Announcement: New Year Prize 2018-2019 (Announcement) | 00:02:53 | |
There are some important announcements today. Listen to find out about:
The sad news - I'm taking a short break in December but I'll be back in the New Year with lots more podcast episodes;
The good news - you can win six months of Podcast Pro membership - Yes that's right, you can learn legal English for free!
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| 28 Sep 2020 | 96.2: Sarah Fox: Liquidated Damages and Visual Contracts (Interview) | 00:27:31 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This is part two of my interview with Sarah Fox. We talk about liquidated damages, what you can do today to improve your contracts, and using visuals in contracts. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links and references
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| 18 May 2020 | 92: Commercial Law - #4 Essentials You NEED to Know (Monologue) | 00:09:55 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I give an overview of what commercial law is and what a commercial lawyer does. We’ll be looking at: ● what commercial law is ● what commercial lawyers do ● what skills commercial lawyers need ● pros and cons of the job 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 23 Jan 2023 | E126: Listen to the Pre-booklaunch webinar (Announcement) | 00:56:29 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This is a recording of the webinar for legal English teachers and students to explore the book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers ahead of its launch at the end of January. The webinar took place on 16th January 2023 on Zoom. Speakers: Natasha Costello and Louise Kulbicki (co-authors) Host: Stephen Horowitz 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 27 Jul 2020 | 94: Daniel Edelson on techniques to improve legal English (Interview) | 00:41:39 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today I interview Daniel Edelson – US attorney, adjunct professor at St. John’s Law, and founder of USlawessential.com. We talk about how to improve your legal English with: ● Visual examples ● Noticing ● Rephrasing ● Summarising You’ll also learn how to use the following terms and phrases: According to, under, and provides. There are 2 bonus podcast episodes this week for Podcast PRO members only: 1. Summary: Daniel Edelson Interview 2. Vocabulary: Daniel Edelson Interview – Explanations of vocabulary and differences between US and UK terms. These include links to helpful resources.
What techniques and resources do you use to study legal English? Send me an email to Louise@studylegalenglish.com or join in the conversation on social media @legalenglisher. If you have a question for Daniel contact him at daniel@uslawessentials.com. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 08 Jul 2022 | FLASH SALE: Online TOLES courses buy one get one free (Announcement) | 00:04:57 | |
🗒️ About this episode: FLASH SALE NOW ON! This weekend I’m running a flash sale on my online TOLES courses. I’ve got a huge offer on and that is: buy 1 get 1 free. It means if you sign up and pay the full price, you will get a free place on that course for a friend or colleague. So essentially each of you will only pay 50%. This offer is only valid until Sunday 10th July 2022 and ends on that day at 11.59pm CET. 🔓To take advantage of this offer: ➡️Find a friend or colleague who will study with you 😁It’s super simple. Start improving your legal English! 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 01 Sep 2017 | 12: Networking – Follow up meeting (Fiction) | 00:21:31 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode focuses on following up with a meeting with a new contact you met at a legal networking event . It includes:
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| 28 Jan 2019 | 63: Day in the life of ADR professional #3 (Fiction) | 00:19:59 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode we hear a fictional monologue from a professional working in alternative dispute resolution. It includes:
We discuss some key Legal English vocabulary and listeners are asked the question: What is this person's job? Leave your comments below or via email 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 09 Jul 2018 | 46: The Court System Today (Monologue) | 00:13:36 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode focuses on the court system of England and Wales as it is today. We find out about how we can categorise the courts including:
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| 09 Jan 2018 | Prize Winner! (Announcement) | 00:04:37 | |
Find out the winner of the SLE podcast competition.
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| 16 Oct 2017 | 18: The Legal Profession - The Solicitor (Article) | 00:12:52 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Ever wondered what the difference is between barristers and solicitors? Check out today's episode. It's about the Legal Profession focusing specifically on solicitors. The episode covers:
We listen to an extract from the article ‘What kind of lawyer do you want to be?’ which was published on chambersstudent.co.uk. Chambers Student is an excellent resource to find out information about studying Law in the UK. Update (22/10/21): Note that the Solicitor's Qualifying Exam replaces the old route of qualification. You can find helpful information about this here: 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 12 Feb 2024 | E136: 3 top tips for legal writing (interview) | 00:09:48 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I'm joined by Natasha Costello to share our top three tips for effective legal email writing. We dive into how to start emails, ensure clarity, and structure your messages for a professional impact. If you'd like to improve your legal writing, join our "Legal English for Legal Writing" workshops, designed to enhance your skills further. Click here for more info. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 30 Sep 2019 | 82: Richard Lackey's Experience as a Legal Translator (Interview) | 00:32:46 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Richard Lackey, a Legal Translator & Owner of Contractually Speaking Ltd. We talk about:
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| 14 Oct 2019 | 83: The Legend of the Devil's Paw Imprint (Fiction) | 00:08:12 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I’m joined by two senior English language lecturers from the Law and Administration Faculty of UMCS, Lublin, Poland: • Ewa Orłowska – Language Coordinator at the Law and Administration Department & Senior Lecturer Małgorzata tells us the story of the Devil’s Paw Imprint, reading an extract from the article written by Irina Ilyashevych ‘The Devil’s Paw Imprint‘ which recounts a local legend related to the law! 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 26 Nov 2021 | E113: Black Friday My Biggest Sale This Year (Announcement) | 00:16:08 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I share with you a discount code to get a huge 50% off my site memberships and products. When you checkout select 'Have a coupon?' and enter coupon code: BFLAW on checkout for: ✔️ Legal English level test STUDENT ✔️ Legal English level test TEACHER 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 28 Aug 2017 | 8: Networking – Moving on (Fiction) | 00:14:40 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks at introducing a colleague, dealing with interruptions and moving on when you meet a new contact at a legal networking event. It includes:
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| 29 Apr 2019 | 72: Disclosure in Criminal Cases (Article) | 00:13:31 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode looks at the duty of disclosure in criminal proceedings. It features an edited version of the blog article ‘Disclosure in Criminal Cases’ from criminal defence barrister Christopher Kessling's website. The original article is available here. The episode answers the questions:
I also ask listeners the questions:
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| 27 Aug 2017 | 7: Networking – Listening & Clarifying (Fiction) | 00:18:13 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks again at listening and clarifying techniques to help you understand things better when you meet a new contact at a legal networking event. Thank you to Dmitry, Tatiana and Mathew Martynov for featuring in the show. It includes:
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| 13 Feb 2023 | E129: Legal English preposition mistakes #2 (Monologue) | 00:15:54 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making. We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz.
We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 07 Jan 2019 | New Year Prize *WINNER* 2018-2019 (Announcement) | 00:03:06 | |
There are some important announcements today. Listen to find out about:
*Who the winner is of the New Year Prize 2018-2019 competition
*What I've been busy doing over the break...
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| 22 Aug 2017 | 2: Networking – Icebreakers (Fiction) | 00:15:44 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks specifically at introductions and icebreakers at a legal networking event. It includes:
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| 26 Jul 2021 | 108: Banking Law - An Overview (Monologue) | 00:11:08 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I give an overview of banking and finance law, including: what is banking and finance law, what does a banking and finance lawyer do, what skills does a banking and finance lawyer need, what are the pros and cons of working in this area. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 07 Mar 2022 | E118: Real property law - An overview (Monologue) | 00:15:18 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I give an overview of what real property law is and what a real property lawyer does. This episode features lots of legal English vocabulary and at the end of the show I do a quick quiz to test your real property vocabulary! 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 02 Nov 2020 | 98: Mark Anderson - IP Contracts and IP terminology (Interview) | 00:45:24 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Mark Anderson, one of the UK's top IP lawyers, tells us about his approach to contracting and shares his top tips on IP drafting. We discuss:
Connect with Mark on Twitter and LinkedIn. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 22 Feb 2023 | E130: Can Chat GPT teach me legal English? (Monologue) | 00:14:50 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Can Chat GPT teach you legal English? Chat GPT is a chat bot that uses artificial intelligence, to answer questions that you ask it. In this episode, I show you a conversation I had with Chat GPT and share the advantages and disadvantages of using Chat GPT as your legal English teacher. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 16 Nov 2021 | E112: My Tour of the World's First Constitutional Court (Vlog) | 00:15:17 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, Vlastimil Göttinger, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, gives me a tour of the world's first constitutional court. We learn about the history of the court and building, about the justices, and the types of cases they hear.
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| 03 Feb 2020 | 88: Denis Potemkin - Contracts are Broken, Here's How to Fix Them (Interview) | 00:24:42 | |
🗒️ About this episode: What is contract automation? What is the future for contracts? How are contracts broken? In this interview, Denis Potemkin gives insights into current trends in the world of negotiating, drafting, and managing contracts including contract automation. Denis is a graduate from Oxford University and a commercial lawyer with years of experience working with multinational companies and international law firms. He now helps companies around the world to improve how they write and manage their contracts and has recently launched a contract automation startup ‘Majoto’. This interview is available on YouTube and as a podcast episode. | Majoto website | Email Denis | LinkedIn profile | What innovations do you see in contract drafting in your country? Are you doing anything to improve your contract drafting? What tools do you use? Send me an email or join in the conversation on social media. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links Books (affiliate links) • Ken Adams, A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting Websites • www.adamsdrafting.com 🥇Learn legal English
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| 26 Aug 2017 | 6: Networking – Exchanging details (Fiction) | 00:16:54 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks again at spotting needs and exchanging contact details with a new contact you meet at a legal networking event. It includes:
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| 21 Feb 2022 | E117: Jonah Perlin - Persuasive Legal Writing (Interview) | 00:55:39 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Jonah Perlin, Georgetown Law professor of legal practice and advanced legal writing. We talk about Jonah's background teaching English and working on international complex commercial litigation as an attorney. We talk about aspects of persuasive writing including theory of case, and logos, pathos, and ethos. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 22 Oct 2018 | 56: Aleksandra Łuczak – Tools for Teaching & Learning Legal English (Pustulka, Memrise, Quizlet) (Interview) | 00:19:06 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's guest is Aleksandra Luczak, Head of the English Legal Language Department at Kozminski University in Warsaw where she runs a number of Legal English courses. She also runs a website and blog -and has developed a site for learning and teaching Legal English called Pustulka. In today's class we discuss tools for learning and teaching Legal English including Pustulka, Quizlet and Memrise. If you enjoyed the show share it and leave a comment below. You can also send a comment via email to: Louise@studylegalenglish.com 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 20 Jan 2020 | New Year Prize 2019-2020 - Winner (Announcement) | 00:05:09 | |
EPISODE INFORMATION:
Happy New Year! Today I have a few announcements including the winner of teh New Year Prize 2019.
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| 25 Aug 2017 | 5: Networking – Business Talk (Fiction) | 00:21:43 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks again at business talk for a legal networking event. It includes:
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| 19 Nov 2018 | 59: An Introduction to Mediation (Monologue) | 00:11:14 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I'm joined by Natasha Costello to talk about our legal English Summer School. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 23 Oct 2017 | 19: The Legal Profession - More Legal Careers (Article) | 00:26:27 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Ever wondered what other jobs are available to people who study law? Not sure what a paralegal or a clerk does? Check out today's episode. It's about the Legal Profession focusing specifically on alternative legal careers. The episode covers:
We listen to article extracts from www.lawcareers.net a great resource for finding out about legal careers in the UK. One is about paralegals and the other is about alternative legal careers. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 13 Aug 2018 | 50: How to Set and Achieve your SMART Legal English Goals (Monologue) | 00:09:40 | |
EPISODE INFORMATION:
How can you achieve your Legal English goals? Find out in today's short episode. After you've listened to this episode why not set a SMART goal? Tweet it, share it on Facebook, or leave me a comment!
Today I announce that I'll take a short break but I'll be back in September 2018 with more episodes.
The original article which inspired this episode can be found at: https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/316507
You can find the FREE transcript for this episode at:
https://studylegalenglish.com/episode50
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| 21 Jan 2019 | 62: Day in the life of ADR professional #2 (Fiction) | 00:14:40 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode we hear a fictional monologue from a professional working in alternative dispute resolution. It includes: - What this person's job involves We discuss some key Legal English vocabulary and listeners are asked the question: What is this person's job? Leave your comments below or via email. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 02 Oct 2017 | 16: When working notice just does not work (Article) | 00:17:30 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I will read an article about Employment Law in Canada and specifically working notice. Study Legal English gained permission to use the article in this episode from The International Law Office (ILO). The article was written by Jacqueline Gant on September 20 2017 and contributed by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP to ILO. The original article is published here. The ILO is a great website to stay up-to-date on legal topics and I recommend listeners to register to get free access to this resource. You can do so here. In the episode you can learn key legal English vocabulary and terms related to employment law. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 03 Jan 2022 | E115: Martin Kopa - Working as a Regional Court Judge (Interview) | 00:45:35 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Martin Kopa, Regional Court Judge in Brno, Czech Republic. We talk about his work as an attorney, how he became a judge, and the resources he recommends for staying up to date. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 11 Oct 2021 | E111: UMCS Project - Study Legal English for Development & TOLES for Professional Career. (Announcement) | 00:18:55 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about the Study Legal English for Development and TOLES for Professional Career Project which ran in summer 2021 in collaboration with the Law and Administration Faculty at UMCS the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. It was organised by myself and UMCS legal English lecturers Ewa Orłowska and Małgorzata Chmielewska for their students. We listen to some audio presentations by the winners, slightly edited for the podcast, and answer some questions to practise our comprehension skills. Tip: If you’re a teacher of legal English, you can use this as a listening exercise with your own students. Note: This project is not endorsed by TOLES.
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| 12 Feb 2018 | 30: Katrina Crossley (International Law Book Facility) (Interview) | 00:19:18 | |
🗒️ About this episode: "...It's crazy that books are being thrown away when they could be sent to Uganda, for example, to provide useful resources to the judges..." In this episode I interview Katrina Crossley the CEO of the International Law Book Facility (ILBF). The ILBF provides all kinds of secondhand law books to public and not-for-profit organisations around the world. We talk about:
If you want to find out more about the ILBF or apply for your organisation to receive free legal textbooks contact the ILBF here. Other organisations mentioned: LexisNexis, Clifford Chance, The Slynn Foundation, African Prisons Project. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 27 May 2019 | 74: Civil v Criminal - what's the difference? (Monologue) | 00:14:39 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode is an overview of the differences between criminal and civil proceedings. We look at:
We also cover some key Legal English vocabulary on this topic. Leave your comments below or via email. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 18 Dec 2017 | 25: Reading an Act of Parliament (Monologue) | 00:15:31 | |
🗒️ About this episode: If you're a law student studying a law course in English you may have to read an Act of Parliament or if you're a lawyer working for international clients you may from time-to-time have to consult U.K. legislation. In today's episode we look at how to read an Act of Parliament using the Criminal Finances Acts 2017 as an example. We learn about:
If you're curious to look at more legislation head over to www.legislation.gov.uk. This is an excellent site for looking up U.K. legislation and has a great glossary of terms in the help section. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 23 Dec 2019 | Legal and Forensic Linguistics Conference Round table: The role of legal interpreters | 01:09:21 | |
An un-edited recording of a round table discussion held at the Legal and forensic linguistics conference organised by Anton Osminkin and Charlotte Danino at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 on 8th November 2019.
This round table discussion is about the role of legal interpreters and therefore will be of interest mostly to interpreters and translators.
The round table was chaired by Charlotte Danino, and David Best acted as translator, The participants are:
◆ Fabrizio Gallai: translator interpreter and linguist and adjunct professor at the University of Bologna in Italy
◆ Bérangère Denizeau: translator PhD student at ESIT École supérieure d'interprètes et de traducteurs (thesis on the Italian-French translation of the Italian antimafia law)
◆ Bénédicte Diot Ahmad-Parvaz: translator interpreter at the Paris Court of Appeal in Hindi and Urdu and doctoral student at INALCO Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (thesis on specific translation problems between two culturally distant languages)
◆ Monique Rouzet-Lelièvre: President of the association EXPERTIJ (Experts et Traducteurs Interprètes Judicaires) (partner of ESIT for the organization of the DU of legal translator and interpreter)
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| 23 Apr 2018 | 38: Introduction to Human Rights Law (Monologue) | 00:21:09 | |
🗒️ About this episode:
"...the Human Rights Act 1998 is incredibly important and has been hailed as one of the most important pieces of UK legislation this century!
This week's question for you is: What do you like or dislike about international law? 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 30 Jul 2018 | 48: The Senior Courts of England and Wales (Monologue) | 00:15:46 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks at the senior courts of England and Wales, those being the Crown Court, Court of Appeal and the High Court of Justice. (In the next episode we'll look at the Supreme Court). Today's episode includes: ● what the senior courts do; You'll also find out about what happens in the Old Bailey and the Royal Courts of Justice. If you love listening to the Study Legal English Podcast consider supporting it to keep it free. You can also send an email about your thoughts on the show. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 09 Aug 2021 | 109: Michael Lindner - TransLegal's Online Legal English Resources (Interview) | 00:32:30 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview CEO of TransLegal, Michael Lindner. We talk about TransLegal's helpful legal English resources for teaching, translating, and studying legal English, including the Legal English Lab and the World Law Dictionary. We also mention some exciting collaborations we are working on together. There are also some discount offers for listeners. Find TransLegal on Instagram and Twitter. ⭐ OFFER Get a 15% discount on TransLegal's resources using these codes:
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| 01 Mar 2021 | 103: Rupert Haigh with 5 Points for Better Legal Writing (Interview) | 00:47:19 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Rupert Haigh, author of Legal English. Rupert shares with us 5 difficulties learners of legal English often face: articles and prepositions, capitalisations, uncountable nouns, subject-verb agreement, sexist language. He offers listeners a free download detailing the top 10 difficulties, see below to download. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 16 Apr 2018 | 37: EU Supremacy and Brexit (Monologue) | 00:21:40 | |
🗒️ About this episode: "Parliamentary supremacy is a very old principle of the UK’s unique uncodified constitution and it refers to Parliament being the ultimate law-maker." Today's episode is about Parliamentary Supremacy, the Supremacy of EU Law, and Brexit. We look at:
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| 13 Oct 2020 | 97: Alex Hamilton: Contract Innovation minus the AI (Interview) | 00:47:54 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Move over Buffy the Vampire Slayer, here’s Alex the Contract Slasher. Alex Hamilton, CEO of NewLaw firm Radiant Law, is synonymous with legal innovation. I am in LOVE with what this crazy guy and his Rad team are doing. In this episode we discuss what NewLaw is, how most law firms are using AI, and what you can do to genuinely improve your contracts. Connect with Alex on Twitter and LinkedIn. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 25 Jul 2022 | E124: Top coursebooks for legal English learning (Monologue) | 00:31:33 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about coursebooks you can use to improve your legal English. The episode also features some messages from the authors of those books. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 12 Apr 2021 | 104: Good Legal Design with Stefania Passera (Interview) | 01:21:47 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I interview Stefania Passera, one of the best legal designers in the world! We talk about good v bad legal design, information architecture, plus we hear about some examples of Stefania's work. The privacy policy which Stefania created for Juro is now available as an open-source template, which your law firm can use (maybe with the help of a tech-savvy person!). 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 23 Aug 2021 | 110: Intellectual Property Law – An Overview (Article) | 00:11:51 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I give an overview of intellectual property law and what IP lawyers do. I read an extract from an article about IP, the article was written by Liz Cohen, partner, and Claire Phipps-Jones, senior associate, in the IP litigation team at Bristows LLP. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 24 Feb 2020 | 89: Private Practice v Working In-House (Article) | 00:11:26 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today I read an article all about the differences between private practice and working in house. The article is called ‘6 Key Differences between Private Practice and Working In-house’. It was Published on 15 Mar 2018 on the website jobs.legal500.com, it’s a great website for finding legal jobs! When we talk about private practice we mean working for a law firm, whereas we talk about working in-house we mean working in a legal department inside a company or organisation. Would you prefer to work as an in-house lawyer or in a law firm? Send me an email to Louise@studylegalenglish.com or join in the conversation on social media! 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 17 May 2021 | 106: Tort Law - An Overview (Monologue) | 00:12:04 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I give an overview of tort law, including: what is tort law, types of tort (focusing on negligence, trespass, and defamation), what tort lawyers do, the typical day of a tort lawyer, what makes a successful tort lawyer, and the realities of the job. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 16 Sep 2019 | 81: LL.M Legal Writing Tips with Stephen Horowitz (Interview) | 00:41:01 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Stephen Horowitz, Director of Legal English at St John's Law. We talk about: • Legal English LLM programmes for non-native speakers 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 12 Jan 2023 | E125: Pre-Booklaunch Webinar (Announcement) | 00:08:31 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I announce when Practical English Language Skills For Lawyers: Improving your Legal English by Natasha Costell, and me, Louise Kulbicki will be published. And I invite you to join me and Natasha for a webinar on Monday 16th January 2023 at 6pm - 7pm CET on Zoom. The webinar will be kindly hosted by Stephen Horowitz. Any questions about this episode, the book, or the webinar? Email me: Louise@studylegalenglish.com 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 23 Mar 2020 | 90: The American Way of Writing with Steven D. Stark (Interview) | 00:33:45 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I interview Steven D. Stark. Steven is a graduate from Harvard and Yale and a writer of ‘The American way of Writing‘. We talk about: ● what mistakes lawyers make when writing ● how to make your writing persuasive ● how to write for an American audience ● differences between American English and British English ● how American culture affects communication 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 21 May 2018 | 41: Dr Jan Bamford (Guildhall School of Business and Law at London Metropolitan) (Interview) | 00:22:25 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today I interview Dr Jan Bamford, Head of Student Experience and Academic Outcomes at the Guildhall School of Business and Law at London Metropolitan University. Jan carries out research related to international learning and international students' experiences in the UK. This interview is particular interesting for international students studying in the UK or for prospective students to get an insight into some of the aspects of studying an LLM abroad. We talk about:
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| 01 Feb 2021 | 101: How I became a qualified foreign lawyer in England and Wales with Aloysius Chang (Interview) | 00:38:25 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this podcast episode I interview Aloysius Chang about his experience studying for and passing the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) to become a qualified lawyer in England and Wales. We talk about what the QLTS is, study tips to help, resources to use. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 19 Mar 2018 | 34: Origins and History of the European Union (Monologue) | 00:13:32 | |
🗒️ About this episode: "There was a recognition in Europe of the need for countries to work together in politics, economics and security..." Today's episode is about the development of the European Union. It covers:
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| 27 Dec 2019 | New Year Prize 2019 - Win One-Year Podcast Pro Membership (Announcement) | 00:02:07 | |
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| 15 Jan 2018 | 26: Xavier Costa (Vice-President AIJA and Senior Associate at Roca Junyent) (Interview) | 00:26:55 | |
🗒️ About this episode: 'AIJA betters people' An interview with Xavier Costa, Vice-President of AIJA (The International Association of Young Lawyers) and Senior Associate at leading law firm Roca Junyent, Barcelona, Spain. We talk about how Xavier became a lawyer, his role as the Vice-President of AIJA and what AIJA is. We find out why Xavier is so passionate about AIJA and international law, and why so many lawyers join AIJA and don't ever want to leave! AIJA is the only Global International Association of Lawyers aged forty-five and under and runs annual conferences such as the recent Half-Year Conference in Girona and with many events planned each year. If you're interested in becoming an AIJA member see here. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 03 Sep 2017 | 14: Networking - Lindsay Griffiths (ILN) (Interview) | 00:13:17 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode I'm pleased to be joined by Lindsay Griffiths. Lindsay is the Director of Global Relationship Management at the International Lawyers Network and also the author of a great blog for lawyers - Zen and the Art of Legal Networking. We focus on networking through social media and Linkedin. We discuss the benefits of using Linkedin for lawyers and how to effectively use it to maintain relationships. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 14 Mar 2023 | E131: Legal English for Networking Workshop Series (Announcement) | 00:08:20 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I’ve got an announcement to make: Natasha Costello and I are running our first workshop series based on our new book Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers: Improving your Legal English. Our first workshop series is on the topic of networking. We want to help you feel more confident about networking in English. We are running 4 workshops on the topic of networking: 1️⃣ Workshop 1: Legal English for preparing for a networking event takes place on Tuesday 21st March 2023 18:00-19:00 CET 2️⃣ Workshop 2: Legal English for small talk takes place on Tuesday 28th March 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST 3️⃣ Workshop 3: Legal English for delivering an elevator pitch takes place on Tuesday 4th April 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST 4️⃣ Workshop 4: Legal English for following up after a networking event takes place on Tuesday 11th April 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST 🏷Each session costs €30. Note that you can attend all four or choose any specific one you like. ➡ Note that places are limited to 10 participants. All of the information is available here. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 10 Jun 2019 | 75: Before Commencing Civil Proceedings (Monologue) | 00:13:50 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode looks at the steps parties should take before commencing civil proceedings including:
In the episode I mention an example of a letter before action. You can find on the Citizens Advice website here. In your country what steps do parties need to take before bringing a claim in a civil court? Email me your answers or join in the conversation on social media. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 15 Jun 2020 | 93: TMT Law - What Does a TMT Lawyer Do? (Article) | 00:05:43 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today’s episode is all about Technology, Media & Telecommunications law. We’ll be looking at: ● What TMT law is This episode is available as a podcast episode and YouTube video. The article in this video is available here. Do you work in TMT law? Would you like to work in this field? If you do or if you would like to – why? Why did you choose this area? Let me know. Send me an email to Louise@studylegalenglish.com or join in the conversation on social media @legalenglisher. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 20 Apr 2020 | 91: Mergers and Acquisitions Overview (Article) | 00:09:19 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I read an extract from an article all about mergers and acquisitions. The article was written by Claire Consoli, an associate in the corporate team at Skadden LLP, and published on the Lex 100 website. We’ll be looking at: 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 06 Nov 2017 | 21: Roger Margand (Partner Solicitor, Spire Solicitors LLP) (Interview) | 00:19:54 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Are you interested in a career as a solicitor or attorney? Do you want to know what a solicitor's typical day involves or what things are important in trainee solicitor applications? Listen to today's episode to find out and improve your legal English vocabulary. In today's episode I interview Roger Margand, partner and solicitor at Spire Solicitors LLP, Norwich, UK. Roger talks about his firm, the training process to become a solicitor and what his work involves. We discuss:
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| 26 Nov 2018 | 60: An Introduction to Conciliation (Monologue) | 00:08:53 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode we learn about conciliation. We find out about:
We discuss some key Legal English vocabulary and listeners are asked the question: how is conciliation different to mediation and arbitration? Send in your answers to Louise@studylegalenglish.com If you enjoyed the show share it and leave a comment below. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 04 Jun 2018 | 42: Legal English Vocabulary - Plead, Order, Sentence & more! (Vocabulary) | 00:15:33 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks at some of the Legal English terms which feature in this week's blog post from guest blogger Dmitry. Dmitry's blog post features vocabulary he learnt in the pilot episode of Judge John Deed. In this podcast episode look at more detail at some of three terms - Plead, Order, Sentence - but of course we cover much more along the way, especially in the area of criminal law! 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 09 Dec 2019 | 87: Contract Drafting Tips with Natasha Costello (Interview) | 00:32:52 | |
🗒️ About this episode:
Get some contract drafting tips in this week's episode where I interview Natasha Costello. Natasha has over 16 years of experience teaching legal English, she is a qualified solicitor and works as an independent legal English teacher in Paris. She teaches practising lawyers in law firms and law students in universities. You can connect with Natasha on LinkedIn or via email. *Correction: I mention that Stephen Horowitz had a student who said his professor or boss would be insulted if he wrote in a specific way. Correction - it was not about short sentences. It was about a very explicit writing style. A writer-responsible style rather than a reader-responsible style that leaves more for the reader to infer. What do you find difficult about contract drafting? Send me an email to Louise@studylegalenglish.com or join in the conversation on social media! 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 📓 Books mentioned
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| 12 Nov 2019 | 85: How is Primary Legislation Made? (Vlog) | 00:07:04 | |
🗒️ About this episode:
Find out the answers to these questions and learn Legal English vocabulary with this video and podcast. Here I visit Parliament and talk about how primary legislation is made. Use this episode in conjunction with the infographic and exercises here. • How is primary legislation made in your country? Send me an email to Louise@studylegalenglish.com or leave a comment below. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 10 May 2021 | 105: TransLegal and Study Legal English Collaboration (Announcement) | 00:07:08 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I’ve got an exciting announcement to make about a collaboration between TransLegal and Study Legal English. Plus, listen to the end for some great offers!
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| 26 Feb 2018 | 31: Introduction to the Common Law | 00:18:06 | |
🗒️ About this episode: "The common law has played an extremely important role in shaping the English legal system that we know today." Today's episode is about the common law. The episode includes:
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| 17 Sep 2018 | 53: Christopher Rathbone - Using Plain Language in Legal English Writing (Interview) | 00:29:44 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode I interview Christopher Rathbone, a Canadian attorney who has been living and working in Tokyo for many years. Chris works with the law firm City-Yuwa Partners in Tokyo and is a Law professor at Temple University Japan Law School where he teaches a range of subjects including Legal Writing Skills with a particular focus on plain language. He also speaks on topics such as the use of plain English and the legal profession. Today our interview will focus on using plain English in legal writing. We talk about: ● What 'plain English' is; Two books which are helpful for Legal English teachers and students which Chris mentions are: 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 25 Sep 2017 | 15: Glòria Casanova Martínez (Cuatrecasas) (Interview) | 00:27:49 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Here I interview Glòria Casanova Martínez, an associate lawyer at Cuatrecasas, Girona, Spain. In this interview we focus on the area of company / corporate law and discuss Glòria's work in insolvency proceedings including her firm's role as a receiver in the receivership process. We also talk about why she became a lawyer, the importance of legal English for her firm and lawyer's education in Spain. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 31 Aug 2017 | 11: Networking – Follow up phone call 2 (Fiction) | 00:11:15 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode is the second part of following up with a phone call with a new contact you met at a networking event. It includes:
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| 27 Nov 2017 | 24: Domestic Legislation (Monologue) | 00:15:52 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode is all about domestic legislation. It covers:
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| 25 Mar 2019 | 69: A Criminal Trial in the Crown Court (Monologue) | 00:17:44 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode focuses on what happens in a criminal trial in the Crown Court and includes information about: ● the differences between summary trial and trial on indictment Leave your comments below or via email. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 18 Jun 2018 | 44: The History of the Judiciary Part 1 (Article) | 00:16:07 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode features the first part of an article published here about the history of the judiciary in England and Wales. Today we’ll be covering the first 500 years of evolution and in the next episode we’ll deal with the next 500 years. You'll learn about the slow evolution of the judiciary including the first judges, judicial corruption, trial by ordeal and trial by combat. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 02 Jan 2018 | Learn Legal English for Free! (Announcement) | 00:01:37 | |
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| 05 Aug 2019 | 79: Civil Appeals (Monologue) | 00:12:06 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode looks at civil appeals. The episode includes:
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| 03 Sep 2018 | 51: Judge Al Hasan's Experience Learning English (Interview) | 00:10:33 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode we hear from Judge Naser Alhasan, he is a Syrian judge, who like millions of other people, fled to Turkey due to the Syrian war. He has a wealth of legal expertise, but when he moved to Turkey he came across many barriers due to language. Thankfully he came across ILAC (International Legal Assistance Consortium), an organisation that works with legal experts from around the world to help rebuild justice systems in countries which are affected by conflict. ILAC in collaboration with AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) were running a fantastic ground-breaking project offering free legal English training to legal professionals displaced by war. So, Judge Alhasan began studying on this course and in today's episode he shares his experience of learning English. This episode is a great opportunity to hear from another English learner and to practise your listening skills, hearing a Syrian accent in English. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 07 May 2018 | 39: David Best (President EULETA) (Interview) | 00:26:02 | |
🗒️ About this episode: When I was at the LEX ESP V Conference at Alicante University I was lucky enough to interview David Best, the President of the European Legal English Teachers' Association (EULETA) and course coordinator and teacher for legal English at The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). We talk about:
And I have a question for you in relation to the next episode: What do you like or dislike about international law? 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 28 Oct 2019 | 84: My Trip to Gray's Inn (Vlog) | 00:16:15 | |
🗒️ About this episode:
Find out the answers to these questions and learn Legal English vocabulary with this episode. Here I visit the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, one of the four Inns of Court in London, England. I talk about the Inns of Court and give specific information about Gray's Inn. Please note that permission is required to film in Gray's Inn, I would like to say thank you to Gray's Inn for granting me permission to make this vlog and note that this video is not endorsed by Grays' Inn. In England and Wales we distinguish between barristers and solicitors, in your country is there a distinction between different types of lawyers? Email me Louise@studylegalenglish.com or leave a message below. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 05 Feb 2018 | 29: Statutory Interpretation Part 2 (Monologue) | 00:18:12 | |
🗒️ About this episode: "What is 'expressio unius est exclusio alterius'? It's not a spell from Harry Potter but it actually means 'to specify one thing excludes the others'." In this episode we look again at how courts interpret legislation. This time we’re looking at two specific things:
We also cover new legal vocabulary and a few Latin phrases so that you can speak like you're Harry Potter. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 25 Feb 2019 | 66: Criminal Investigations and Charging (Monologue) | 00:17:38 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode focuses on pre-trial criminal procedure including the investigation stage and decision to prosecute. We look at what happens after a crime has been committed but before a suspect goes to court for pre-trial hearings and a full criminal trial. This episode covers:
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| 04 Jul 2022 | E121: Regiane Gurski – A PRO Member’s experience of learning legal English (Interview) | 00:48:03 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Podcast PRO member, Brazilian lawyer – Regiane Gurski. We talk about her story learning English and legal English, why she likes being a PRO member, her experience of taking my legal English Podcourses, and her tips on learning. The end of the episode includes phrases and idioms with definitions and example sentences. Podcast LITE and PRO members get access to a downloadable transcript for this episode. PRO members get access to a downloadable vocabulary list and quiz. See the tabs below. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 02 Sep 2019 | 80: My Experience as a Litigation Lawyer with Alex Woods (Interview) | 00:42:33 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Alex Woods, Senior Solicitor & Owner of Redwood Legal Ltd - a boutique law firm specialising in civil litigation with offices in London and Nottingham and with a special interest in helping the Polish community in the UK and a specialist Polish website. It was a lovely summer's evening in London and we are sat in Lincoln's Inn, London - but the episode is not endorsed by Lincoln's Inn! In this interview we talk about: • Why Alex specialised in litigation and his role Alex's also runs a site with free help and advice on small claims and he runs a very helpful YouTube channel. There is also an internship opportunity with Alex's firm Redwood Legal Ltd. They are looking for an intern in their Polish office. For further information contact: 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links 🥇Learn legal English
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| 21 Aug 2017 | 1: Networking - Preparation (Fiction) | 00:20:38 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks at how to prepare for a legal networking event. It includes:
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| 24 Aug 2017 | 4: Networking – Small Talk 2 (Fiction) | 00:20:33 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks again at small talk for a legal networking event. It includes:
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| 26 Mar 2018 | 35: Institutions of the EU (Monologue) | 00:14:43 | |
🗒️ About this episode: "The European Union has a range of institutions which help it to achieve its objectives and through which it creates and implements law and policy..." Today's episode is about the institutions of the European Union. It covers the 7 institutions what they consist of and what they do:
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| 14 May 2018 | 40: Introduction to International Law (Monologue) | 00:27:33 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode is an introduction to International Law as a source of law in the English Legal System. We answer some basic questions like:
The episode contains lots of legal English vocabulary and Podcast Pro Members can access further materials. Additionally, this is the final episode in the English Legal System (Module 2): Sources of Law Course and therefore, if you are a Podcast Pro Member you can now take the exam and gain a certificate for this legal English course. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 30 Aug 2017 | 10: Networking – Follow up phone call 1 (Fiction) | 00:21:15 | |
🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks at following up with a phone call with a new contact you met at a networking event. It includes:
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| 20 Nov 2017 | 23: GDPR: how accountancy firms can prepare for enhanced regime (Article) | 00:32:53 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I read the article 'GDPR: how accountancy firms can prepare for enhanced regime' about the E.U. General Data Protection Regulation (G.D.P.R.) and the U.K.'s Data Protection Bill. Study Legal English gained permission to use the article in this episode from both The International Law Office (I.L.O.) and the article authors: Rhiannon Webster, Shehana Cameron-Perera and Francesca Muscutt from DAC Beachcroft. The I.L.O. is a great website to stay up-to-date on legal topics and I recommend listeners to register to get free access to this resource. You can do so here.
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| 14 Jan 2019 | 61: Day in the life of ADR professional #1 (Fiction) | 00:13:11 | |
🗒️ About this episode: In this episode we hear a fictional monologue from a professional working in alternative dispute resolution. It includes:
We discuss some key Legal English vocabulary and listeners are asked the question: What is this person's job? Speaker: Nichole Bird. Leave your comments below or via email. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation. 📙Episode links
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| 08 Apr 2019 | 70: Sentencing of Offenders (Monologue) | 00:16:01 | |
🗒️ About this episode: This episode focuses on sentencing of offenders who are guilty of committing a criminal offence. It answers the following questions:
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