A 5-unit interactive, online course teaching the essential Legal English terminology needed to explain the process of incorporation, the duties and responsibilities of officers and directors and insider dealing.
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
Process of Incorporation I
Language of the formation of companies (examples: promoters, authority)
Process of Incorporation II
Terms relating to the internal rules of the company and corporate officers (examples: articles, CEO, secretary)
Officers & Directors I
Describing the election, term of office and the duty of care owed by directors (examples: fiduciary relationship, good faith)
Officers & Directors II
How to discuss the authority officers of the company have and conflicts of interest (examples: apparent authority, duty of loyalty)
Insider Trading
Vocabulary used in defining insider trading (examples: disgorgement, insider, tip)