Legal English for Assistants and Secretaries
Professional Fluency in Speaking and Writing
Thursday March 15, 2007
9:00 – 9:30 Introduction and Welcome
9:30 – 10:00 The Legal Professions
Talking about
what we do
10:00 – 10:45 Interactive Exercise – Interviewing for a Job
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break*
11:00 – 11:45 Courts and Cases – Essential Terminology
11:45 – 12:30 Talking About Laws
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch *
14:00 – 14:45 Professional Telephone Skills
14:45 - 16:00 Office Telephone Role Plays
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break*
16:30 – 17:30 Essential Legal Terminology - Areas of Law
17:30 – 18:00 Class discussion
18:00 – 19:00 Cocktail reception
Friday March 16, 2007
9:00 – 9:30 Introduction to Anglo-American Contract Law
9:30 – 11:00 Working with Contracts
Practice reading and understanding contract clauses
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break*
11:15 – 12:30 Modern Professional Emails and Letters
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch*
14:00 – 14:45 Business Entities and Corporate Governance
14:45 – 16:30 Interactive Exercise - Talking about Business
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee Break*
16:45 – 17:15 Essential Abbreviations
17:15 – 18:00 Closing topics
*Coffee breaks and lunch included in seminar price
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