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Option 1: Extensive ILEC Exam Preparation course

Our extensive exam preparation course totals 52.5 hours of specialised training preparing for the ILEC exam in May 2012. Each class is limited to 15 participants.

Our course will be based on the suggested Coursebook International Legal English by Amy Krois-Lindner and TransLegal (published by Cambridge), and will cover all the substantive law topics, as well as the legal skills expected to be demonstrated for the exam. Your instructor has actual practice experience in all topic areas. In addition to experience as an examiner, he also conducts specialised legal writing workshops for practising lawyers, Ministries and other law-related professionals. As this is a Cambridge exam, the emphasis is on British Legal English throughout.

Full details of the ILEC course and the examination process are set out on the Cambridge website www.legalenglishtest.org.

Option 2: Saturday Short-cut to ILEC

Our Saturday Short-cut to ILEC classes give you insight into the ILEC examination process as well as training and practise in the four examination skills – reading, writing, speaking and listening. To maximise your chances of success of success, you will be expected to undertake a range of set tasks between sessions. Your instructor will give you personalised feedback and coaching on the home tasks.

You will also benefit from working together with other participants and from tips and handouts to help you understand the ILEC exam from the examiners’ perspective.

The Saturday programme has been particularly designed to help those who are unable to attend classes during the working week, or who live outside Prague and have no access locally to quality ILEC preparation and training. As this course is approximately 60% of our extensive weekly programme, participants must be prepared to undertake home tasks and reading between sessions.

Look at our Scheduled programme for ILEC exam May 2012

Other courses

By arrangement we are able to offer in-house a range of invaluable courses for lawyers; and some are suitable for non-lawyers.

These courses include:

Essentials of Legal Writing

A course to help legal authors improve their ability to design, draft, revise and critique legal documents in English.

Persuasive & Analytical Writing

How to craft legal language to persuade and convince.
A programme designed for lawyers writing legal opinions and analysing a legal or client position.

Legal English for Contracts

A one-day course aimed at legal professionals, legal support staff and contract managers. Including notes on contract formation, contract administration and ending the contract.

Legal English for Legal Assistants and Non-Lawyers

A practical one-day training course to help legal support staff, and others, working in English. The course emphasises legal vocabulary and understanding language in use.

English Commercial Contracts: Understanding their Structure & Key Provisions

A half-day course for business people working with English-language legal documentation.

In-house training

Training for your special Legal English needs can be arranged for in-house training purposes. This may include:
• Companies needing training for sales staff in the language of commercial contracts.
• Law firms needing general or departmental training.
• Lawyers and others supervising outgoing correspondence and legal documentation.
• Ministries needing legislative language training for Brussels.
• Civil servants informing or advising on English language versions of Czech or EU regulatory text.

For further information on non-ILEC courses please Contact Paul Cooper.