English For Law

A complete online Legal English platform for language schools

Our materials provide all you need to run an online, blended, or f2f Legal English course

eCoursebook

TransLegal is the author of the best-selling International Legal English (ILE) course books and has over 25 years of experience producing online and blended courses for lawyers.

The ILE team, including Matt Firth, Amy Bruno-Lindner, Robert Houser, and other leading lawyer-linguists, have now produced an eCoursebook: English for Law designed for both online and classroom use.

The ILE team are also planning a series of free online training seminars for teachers running an eCoursebook based Legal English course.

Support for teachers

These are difficult times for teachers, who are now spending more time than ever preparing classes for online delivery. Whether you teach online, f2f, hybrid, or blended classes, our new English for Law eCoursebook provides you with all the materials you need for a teacher-led Legal English course. It can be taught using your preferred videoconferencing system, integrated into your school’s LMS, or taught f2f. The eCoursebook includes further support for teachers including teacher training webinars, teachers’ notes, worksheets, and case studies.

Discounts and commissions

TransLegal offers significant discounts for bulk purchases and commissions for teachers using our materials.

As an online product, the English for Law eCoursebook provides an opportunity for you to give your students a discount on the list price of the eCoursebook while at the same time making a commission on each sale.

Contact TransLegal for details on how to enroll in this program.

World Law Dictionary

TransLegal has teamed up with some of the world’s foremost law schools to create an online multilingual law dictionary linking the world’s legal languages in a single database.

The English edition includes extensive notes on usage, common mistakes, examples from authentic documents, and a selection of supplementary video and audio material.

The World Law Dictionary is included with the license to our English for Law eCoursebook for seamless integration into your Legal English classes.

The complete package to improve your language skills

English for Law is a blended learning Legal English coursebook with material suitable for learners from B2+ level through to C2 on the CEFR. It is designed to meet the both the pre-service and vocational Legal English needs of law students and legal professionals.

The coursebook is also suitable for lawyers in their early years of legal practice, lawyers with little experience of using English in legal contexts, legal support staff who are regularly required to assist lawyers in their work, and professionals who regularly work with lawyers or on legal matters.

English for Law provides the basic language skills needed by lawyers practicing in the international legal community, as well as substantial material aimed at students needing English for Academic Legal Purposes.

The coursebook also introduces the essential vocabulary of Legal English, and includes notes and exercises on some key areas of grammar. The authentic materials used as the basis of the course come from a variety of academic, legislative, and vocational contexts. The fields of law covered include commercial law, criminal law, negligence, comparative law, public and private international law, intellectual property law, and human rights

Who is the coursebook for?What does the coursebook teach?How is the coursebook designed?

Who is the coursebook for?

English for Law is a blended learning Legal English course with material suitable for learners from B2+ level through to C2 on the CEFR. It is designed to meet the both the pre-service and vocational Legal English needs of law students and legal professionals.

The course is also suitable for lawyers in their early years of legal practice, lawyers with little experience of using English in legal contexts, legal support staff who are regularly required to assist lawyers in their work, and professionals who regularly work with lawyers or on legal matters.

What does the coursebook teach?

The course also introduces the essential vocabulary of Legal English, and includes notes and exercises on some key areas of grammar.

The authentic materials used as the basis of the course come from a variety of academic, legislative, and vocational contexts. The fields of law covered include commercial law, criminal law, negligence, comparative law, public and private international law, intellectual property law, and human rights.

How is the coursebook designed?

The complete package is built around TransLegal’s powerful Learning Management System, which in turn can be incorporated into your institution’s own LMS. It comprises the following key components:

a 12-unit digital coursebook
an extensive library of handouts for self-study and class use
communicative case studies training reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in an authentic context
communicative speaking and writing tasks
over 350 self-study exercises with automated feedback
regular updates with additional material
a free to access teacher’s book including extensive further material for class use
teacher support via training webinars
full access to TransLegal’s World Law Dictionary
the ability to work with your students at distance through your preferred web conferencing system.
a course authoring tool to help teachers develop their own content (currently under development)