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ILECpromotesgood
teachingpractice
o Providesthelanguage,skillsandtopics
o Lawyersneed
o Isinherentlymotivating
o Lotsofsupportmaterialavailable
o Furthertrainingsessionsunderdevelopment
o Putsthestudentatthecentre
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lawyersspendalotoftimeincourt

lawyerscanrelyontranslationandinterpreters

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first,askWhatisthecontext?Whatdobusinesspeople
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WhatisLegalEnglish?
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Lawislanguage!

LegalEnglishisdifferentfromGeneralEnglishorBusinessEnglish
Technicalvocabulary
(Cross discipline)technicalvocabulary
(Crossdiscipline)technicalvocabulary
Semitechnicalvocabulary

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Nuancesandshadesofmeaningcanhavehugeconsequences

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correspondence

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statutesandcaselaw

lawrelatedarticles

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letters/email

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legalopinions

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firmmeetings

clientmeetings

seminarsandconferences

negotiations

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makeyourroleclearfromthestart

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learnfromthestudents

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M t i l
Materials

InternationalLegalEnglishcoursebook(CUP)
InternationalLegalEnglishteachersbook(CUP)
SuccesswithILECSummertownpublishing
SuccesswithILEC Summertownpublishing
OxfordHandbookofLegalCorrespondence(OUP)
ProfessionalEnglishinUse:Law(CUP)
MarketLeaderIntermediate:BusinessLaw(Longman)
MarketLeaderIntermediate:BusinessLaw (Longman)

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Practicesummaries
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