A 5-unit interactive, online course teaching the essential Legal English terminology regarding sources of law, rights & obligations, legal standards, acts & omissions and evidence.
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 legal documents
- course certificate upon completion
Course contents
Sources of Law
describing the sources of the various types of legislative, administrative, and judicial law (examples: statutory, codification, ruling)
Rights & Obligations
how to talk about what types of rights and obligations may arise by law or contract (examples: accrue, vest, encumbrance)
Legal Standards
describing legal standards imposed by the law (examples: best efforts, guilt, liability)
Acts & Omissions
vocabulary necessary to describe the behavior of various parties (examples: misrepresent, deeds, render)
Evidence
the language of presenting and describing evidence (examples: corroboration, preponderance, presumption)