Legal English For Lawyers and Company Representatives
Paris September 25 & 26, 2008
Thursday September 25, 2008
9:00 – 9:30 Introduction and Welcome
9:30 – 10:00 Lawyers and the Legal Profession - Talking about what we do
10:00 – 10:45 Essential
Terminology in all major areas including Intellectual Property,
Contracts, Secured Transactions, Insolvency, Labor and Employment.
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break*
11:00 – 12:30 Interactive Exercise – Interviewing and Introducing
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch *
14:00 –
14:45 Corporations, Limited Liability Companies
and Partnerships – legal structure and terminology
14:45 - 15:15 Elegant Presentations in English - Phrases and ideas to make your presentations shine
15:15 –
16:30 Interactive Exercise – Prepare and make a
short presentation about your company or a client company
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee Break*
16:45 - 17:15 Corporate Governance, Sarbanes Oxley, White Collar Crime and other Corporate topics
17:15 – 18:00 Class discussion
18:00 – 19:00 Cocktail reception
Friday September 26, 2008
9:00 – 10:00 An overview of the Anglo-American Common Law System
10:00 – 10:45 Litigation and Arbitration – Essential Terminology
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break*
11:00 – 11:30 Persuasive Speaking and Writing - Structure and persuasive phrases
11:30 – 12:30 Interactive Exercise – Making a closing argument
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch*
14:00 – 14:45 Introduction to Anglo-American Contract Law
14:45 – 16:30 Working with Contracts - Practice reading and understanding commercial contracts
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee Break*
16:45 – 17:00 Diplomatic phrases for negotiations - Important cultural considerations
17:00 – 18:00 Interactive Exercise – Negotiating a Contract
*Coffee breaks and lunch included in seminar price
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