The Study Legal English Podcast

By Louise Kulbicki

The Study Legal English Podcast is the world's first legal English podcast. Helping lawyers and law students become fluent in legal English.

Legal English is difficult to master and is important for... more

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October 29, 201857: Introduction to Tribunals (Article)
🗒️ About this episode:
Today's episode looks at tribunals in the UK, giving details about:
● what the tribunals are;
● how the tribunals are structured;
● who works in the tribunals.
It features key Legal English and an article 'Introduction to Tribunals' which you can find here.
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This episode is part of the English Legal System (Module 3): Courts and Tribunals Course
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October 22, 201856: Aleksandra Łuczak – Tools for Teaching & Learning Legal English (Pustulka, Memrise, Quizlet) (Interview)
🗒️ About this episode:
Today's guest is Aleksandra Luczak, Head of the English Legal Language Department at Kozminski University in Warsaw where she runs a number of Legal English courses. She also runs a website and blog -and has developed a site for learning and teaching Legal English called Pustulka. In today's class we discuss tools for learning and teaching Legal English including Pustulka, Quizlet and Memrise. If you enjoyed the show share it and leave a comment below. You can also send a comment via email to: [email protected]
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Aleksandra's wordlists on ⁠Memrise⁠

Aleksandra's wordlists on ⁠Quizlet⁠⁠Pustulka public exercises⁠

Aleksandra on ⁠Facebook⁠
⁠The Lawyer's Legal English coursebook⁠
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October 08, 201855: Simon Porter discussing legalese - hereby, whereby, therefor, hereinafter (Interview)
🗒️ About this episode:
I managed to interview Simon Porter founder of Written Legal English when I was in Poland for the Legal English Share and Gain Conference 2018. Here we catch up in 'Chopin Point Cafe' in Warsaw to talk about improving legal writing and drafting.
We discuss specific legalese words such as 'herein', 'therefor', 'hereby', 'whereby', 'hereinafter', 'thereinafter', 'wheretofore', 'heretofore'. Simon explains what these words mean and how to use (or not!) them. We also touch on legal terms of art and Ken Adams' idea of 'language of performance' and 'speech acts' and we talk about whether to use 'shall' or not to express obligations in contracts.
Be sure to check out his great website and YouTube channel!
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⁠Mdlcntrcts website⁠
⁠Practical Law website⁠

⁠Adobe contract style guide ⁠

Ken Adams A Manual of Style

Drafting Contracts: How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do

Cynthia Adams & Peter Cramer ‘Drafting Contracts in Legal English’
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21min
October 01, 201854: Scott Lo - The Pros and Cons of Different Legal Careers (Interview)
🗒️ About this episode:
In today's episode I interview Scott Lo. Scott is a solicitor with many years of experience working in large international law firms, local government and charities. He specialises in planning and environmental law and today we talk about different legal careers. We discuss the pros and cons of working in:
Commercial law firms;

Local Government; and

Charities.
If you're considering working as a solicitor and want to find out what it's like to actually work in these different environments, this episode should help you gain an understanding of these. Interested in a career in international law? Check out this book: Smit & Waters' Guide to International Law Careers
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September 17, 201853: Christopher Rathbone - Using Plain Language in Legal English Writing (Interview)
🗒️ About this episode:
In today's episode I interview Christopher Rathbone, a Canadian attorney who has been living and working in Tokyo for many years. Chris works with the law firm City-Yuwa Partners in Tokyo and is a Law professor at Temple University Japan Law School where he teaches a range of subjects including Legal Writing Skills with a particular focus on plain language. He also speaks on topics such as the use of plain English and the legal profession. Today our interview will focus on using plain English in legal writing. We talk about:
● What 'plain English' is;
● Why Chris is an advocate of plain English;
● Ways to improve your legal writing;
● Useful resources to use as a Legal English teacher or student.
Two books which are helpful for Legal English teachers and students which Chris mentions are:
Bryan Garner's 'Legal Writing in Plain English'

Bryan Garner's 'The Winning Brief
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30min
September 10, 201852: Liz Rivers - Why you need to know about mediation (Interview)
🗒️ About this episode:
In today's episode I interview Liz Rivers - the queen of mediation!
Liz was the UK's first female CEDR (Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution) accredited mediator and has a wealth of expertise in this area working all over the world. Liz also does speaker training and women's empowerment projects. We talk about:
What the mediation process involves;

Why Liz loves being a mediator;

The type of disputes Liz deals with;

Mediation around the world;

The future of mediation.
Find out more about Liz Rivers and CEDR.
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21min
September 03, 201851: Judge Al Hasan's Experience Learning English (Interview)
🗒️ About this episode:
In today’s episode we hear from Judge Naser Alhasan, he is a Syrian judge, who like millions of other people, fled to Turkey due to the Syrian war. He has a wealth of legal expertise, but when he moved to Turkey he came across many barriers due to language. Thankfully he came across ILAC (International Legal Assistance Consortium), an organisation that works with legal experts from around the world to help rebuild justice systems in countries which are affected by conflict. ILAC in collaboration with AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) were running a fantastic ground-breaking project offering free legal English training to legal professionals displaced by war. So, Judge Alhasan began studying on this course and in today's episode he shares his experience of learning English.
This episode is a great opportunity to hear from another English learner and to practise your listening skills, hearing a Syrian accent in English.
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11min
August 13, 2018 50: How to Set and Achieve your SMART Legal English Goals (Monologue)
EPISODE INFORMATION:
How can you achieve your Legal English goals? Find out in today's short episode. After you've listened to this episode why not set a SMART goal? Tweet it, share it on Facebook, or leave me a comment!
Today I announce that I'll take a short break but I'll be back in September 2018 with more episodes.
The original article which inspired this episode can be found at: https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/316507
You can find the FREE transcript for this episode at:
https://studylegalenglish.com/episode50
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August 06, 201849: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Monologue)
🗒️ About this episode:
Today's episode looks at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. I talk a tour I went on of the Supreme Court whilst giving details about:
what the Supreme Court does;

the history of the Supreme Court;

the building of the Supreme Court;

visiting the Supreme Court;

the justices of the Supreme Court;

the type of cases at the Supreme Court.
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This episode is part of the English Legal System (Module 3): Courts and Tribunals Course

For more information check out the ⁠Supreme Court⁠ website and⁠ YouTube channel⁠.

You can also read about the top 10 things to do at the Supreme Court in this ⁠blog post⁠.
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July 30, 201848: The Senior Courts of England and Wales (Monologue)
🗒️ About this episode:
Today's episode looks at the senior courts of England and Wales, those being the Crown Court, Court of Appeal and the High Court of Justice. (In the next episode we'll look at the Supreme Court). Today's episode includes:
● what the senior courts do;
● what type of cases they hear and
● what judges work in these courts;
You'll also find out about what happens in the Old Bailey and the Royal Courts of Justice.
If you love listening to the Study Legal English Podcast consider supporting it to keep it free. You can also send an email about your thoughts on the show.
🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠.
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This episode is part of the English Legal System (Module 3): Courts and Tribunals Course
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