A 5-unit interactive, online course teaching the essential Legal English terminology needed to explain the different types of companies, including companies limited by shares, partnerships, LLCs, joint ventures and sole proprietorships.
This module provides 3 credits for your Paris Bar Association continuing legal education requirements
- interactive reading exercises
- interactive listening exercises
- vocabulary quizzes
- glossary with definitions
- authentic company documents
- course certificate upon completion
Course contents
Introduction to Company Law
Language used in describing the rules and regulations governing companies and business organisations (examples of vocabulary: directive, incorporation)
Companies Limited by Shares I
Terminology associated with the main characteristics and powers of companies (examples: limited liability, pierce the corporate veil)
Companies Limited by Shares II
Vocabulary to describe private and public companies and group structures (examples: affiliate, closely held corporation)
Partnerships and LLCs
How lawyers talk about partnerships and limited liability companies (examples: general partner, personally liable)
Joint Ventures and Sole Proprietorships
Describing the simplest form of business and cooperative arrangements (examples: proprietor, undertaking)