The Study Legal English Podcast

🗒️ 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 communicati...

🗒️ 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, where...

🗒️ 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 compani...

EPISODE INFORMATION: Happy New Year! Today I have a few announcements including the winner of teh New Year Prize 2019. HELPFUL LINKS: Go to: https://studylegalenglish.com/new-year-prize-winner-2019 https://studylegalenglish.com/what-is-toles LEGAL ENGLISH CLASSES: Get $10 USD in italki credits to study languages online with your first lesson purchase: http://go.italki.com/studylegalenglish *(affil...

EPISODE INFORMATION: This season I'm in the mood to celebrate! I'm giving you the chance to win a whole one-year Podcast Pro membership with the ‘New Year Prize 2019’ competition. To enter the competition, either go to the @legalenglisher page on Instagram or Facebook and find the competition image - which is of me holding a pirce of paper saying 'Win 1 Year Podcast Pro'. You must like the photo a...

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 Charlot...

🗒️ About this episode: Do you draft contracts in English? Do you know the common mistakes? Want some tips to improve? 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...

🗒️ About this episode: •Do you know what precedent is? •Do you know how precedent works? Find out the answers to these questions and learn Legal English vocabulary with this video and podcast. Here I visit the Supreme Court of the UK and talk about judicial precedent. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠. 📙Episode links We...

🗒️ About this episode: Do you know what primary legislation is? Do you know how the law is made in the UK? 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...

🗒️ About this episode: Do you know what an Inn of Court is? Do you know the difference between a barrister and solicitor? Do you want to know a magical legal site to visit in London?  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...

🗒️ 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 Chmielewska – Senior lecturer Małgorzata tells us the story of the Devil’s Paw Imprint, reading an extract from the article writ...

🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I interview Richard Lackey, a Legal Translator & Owner of Contractually Speaking Ltd. We talk about: What legal translators do Why Richard became a translator How Richard translates documents including tips about translation briefs from Juliette Scott Richard's style preference including reference to Ken Adams contract drafting  Useful resources and t...

🗒️ 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 • Legal English writing challenges and tips • Using IRAC - Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion • Understanding categorisation • Legal English resources 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world....

🗒️ 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...

🗒️ About this episode: This episode looks at civil appeals. The episode includes: How parties appeal a decision The appeal courts involved Legal English vocabulary 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠. 📙Episode links Website page This episode is part of the  ⁠English Legal System (Module 6): An Introduction to Civil Proced...

🗒️ About this episode: This episode looks at the differences between various types of civil trials and the overall structure of a civil trial. The episode includes: Opening speeches, questioning of witnesses, judgment Remedies and costs Legal English terminology In your country, how does a party appeal a judgment? Email me your answers, leave a comment below, or on YouTube or social media! 🙏This...

🗒️ About this episode: This episode is available as a video and podcast. It looks at the pre-trial civil procedure including: How a defendant can respond to a claim Track allocation of a civil claim Rules on disclosure (*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 countr...

🗒️ About this episode: This episode is available as a video and podcast. It looks at what a claimant should do to make a claim including: Bringing a claim within the limitation period Filling in the claim form Serving the claim on the defendant How are claims served in your country? Email me your answers, leave a comment below, or on YouTube or social media! 🙏This podcast is free to help people a...

🗒️ About this episode: This episode looks at the steps parties should take before commencing civil proceedings including: Trying to resolve the dispute using alternative dispute resolution Sending a letter before action 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...

🗒️ About this episode: This episode is an overview of the differences between criminal and civil proceedings. We look at: The type of parties involved The sort of matters dealt with The names of the parties in proceedings The way cases are cited The burden and standard of proof The consequences following a trial We also cover some key Legal English vocabulary on this topic. Leave your comments bel...

🗒️ About this episode: This episode is all about bail. I read an extract from an article ' How do the courts decide whether or not to grant bail? ' written by Lucy Trevelyan and published on the In Brief website. In Brief is a great website to access free articles about the laws of England and Wales.  The episode includes information about: What bail is Police powers to grant bail When bai...

🗒️ 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: Why is dislosure so important?  What is the Duty of Disclosure on the Prosecution...

🗒️ 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: What do you think about the use of the dock and is it used in your country? Do you think it’s necessary to protect the public from the de...

🗒️ About this episode: This episode focuses on sentencing of offenders who are guilty of committing a criminal offence. It answers the following questions: Who can be sentenced? Who passes sentence? What types of sentences are there? What is the process for reaching a sentencing decision? Leave your comments below or via email . 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help s...