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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The Study Legal English Podcast episodes:

October 14, 201983: The Legend of the Devil's Paw Imprint (Fiction)
🗒️ About this episode:
In this episode I’m joined by two senior English language lecturers from the Law and Administration Faculty of UMCS, Lublin, Poland:
• Ewa Orłowska – Language Coordinator at the Law and Administration Department & Senior Lecturer
• Małgorzata Chmielewska – Senior lecturer
Małgorzata tells us the story of the Devil’s Paw Imprint, reading an extract from the article written by Irina Ilyashevych ‘The Devil’s Paw Imprint‘ which recounts a local legend related to the law!
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9min
October 07, 2019 How to Study Legal English online with Italki (Announcement)
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12min
September 30, 201982: Richard Lackey's Experience as a Legal Translator (Interview)
🗒️ About this episode:
In this episode I interview Richard Lackey, a Legal Translator & Owner of Contractually Speaking Ltd. We talk about:
What legal translators do

Why Richard became a translator

How Richard translates documents including tips about translation briefs from Juliette Scott

Richard's style preference including reference to Ken Adams contract drafting

Useful resources and tips for legal translators
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⁠Richard's website⁠

⁠Richard's research on legal style⁠

⁠Richard's list of recommended resources ⁠

⁠Richard's view on Ken Adams⁠

Richard recommends some organisations such as⁠ ITI⁠, ⁠ASETRAD⁠, and ⁠SFT⁠, for anyone interested in getting into translation, or finding out more about it
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33min
September 16, 201981: LL.M Legal Writing Tips with Stephen Horowitz (Interview)
🗒️ About this episode:
In this episode I interview Stephen Horowitz, Director of Legal English at St John's Law. We talk about:
• Legal English LLM programmes for non-native speakers
• Legal English writing challenges and tips
• Using IRAC - Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion
• Understanding categorisation
• Legal English resources
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The transcript is available for non-members for this interview here: ⁠E81-Transcript⁠.
⁠St John's Legal English blog⁠

⁠St John's LLM programmes⁠

⁠Stephen's video explanation of how to use iWeb Corpus⁠ and ⁠Stephen's quiz⁠

Article mentioned by Stephen - ⁠Elizabeth R. Baldwin, Beyond Contrastive Rhetoric: Helping International Lawyers Use Cohesive Devices in U.S. Legal Writing, 26 Fla. J. Int'l L. 399 (2014)⁠
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42min
September 02, 201980: My Experience as a Litigation Lawyer with Alex Woods (Interview)
🗒️ About this episode:
In this episode I interview Alex Woods, Senior Solicitor & Owner of Redwood Legal Ltd - a boutique law firm specialising in civil litigation with offices in London and Nottingham and with a special interest in helping the Polish community in the UK and a specialist Polish website. It was a lovely summer's evening in London and we are sat in Lincoln's Inn, London - but the episode is not endorsed by Lincoln's Inn!
In this interview we talk about:
• Why Alex specialised in litigation and his role
• What no-win-no-fee is
• Examples of Alex's work
• What Alex would change about our justice system
Alex's also runs a site with free help and advice on small claims and he runs a very helpful YouTube channel. There is also an internship opportunity with Alex's firm Redwood Legal Ltd. They are looking for an intern in their Polish office. For further information contact:
[email protected]
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43min
August 05, 201979: Civil Appeals (Monologue)
🗒️ About this episode:
This episode looks at civil appeals. The episode includes:
How parties appeal a decision

The appeal courts involved

Legal English vocabulary
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This episode is part of the ⁠English Legal System (Module 6): An Introduction to Civil Procedure⁠.

Find out what an Appellant's Notice looks like ⁠here⁠.
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July 22, 201978: A Civil Trial (Monologue)
🗒️ About this episode:
This episode looks at the differences between various types of civil trials and the overall structure of a civil trial. The episode includes:
Opening speeches, questioning of witnesses, judgment

Remedies and costs

Legal English terminology
In your country, how does a party appeal a judgment? Email me your answers, leave a comment below, or on YouTube or social media!
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This episode is part of the ⁠English Legal System (Module 6): An Introduction to Civil Procedure⁠.
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21min
July 08, 201977: Pre-Trial Process for Civil Claims (Monologue)
🗒️ About this episode:
This episode is available as a video and podcast. It looks at the pre-trial civil procedure including:
How a defendant can respond to a claim

Track allocation of a civil claim

Rules on disclosure
(*CORRECTION*: In the podcast I mention that both parties file a trial bundle. However, this was a mistake. Only the claimant files a trial bundle, not both parties).
In your country, how long do parties have to wait from the issue of the claim to the final trial date? Email me your answers, leave a comment below, or on YouTube or social media!
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This episode is part of the ⁠English Legal System (Module 6): An Introduction to Civil Procedure⁠.

If you're curious about what a defence response pack looks like, go ⁠here⁠.

Some of the words mentioned today can be found in the ⁠Civil Procedure Rules Glossary⁠.
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22min
June 24, 201976: Making a Claim (Monologue)
🗒️ About this episode:
This episode is available as a video and podcast. It looks at what a claimant should do to make a claim including:
Bringing a claim within the limitation period

Filling in the claim form

Serving the claim on the defendant
How are claims served in your country? Email me your answers, leave a comment below, or on YouTube or social media!
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This episode is part of the English Legal System (Module 6): An Introduction to Civil Procedure.

If you're curious about what a claim form looks like, go ⁠here⁠.

Many of the words mentioned today can be found in the ⁠Civil Procedure Rules Glossary⁠.
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15min
June 10, 201975: Before Commencing Civil Proceedings (Monologue)
🗒️ About this episode:
This episode looks at the steps parties should take before commencing civil proceedings including:
Trying to resolve the dispute using alternative dispute resolution

Sending a letter before action
In the episode I mention an example of a letter before action. You can find on the Citizens Advice website here.
In your country what steps do parties need to take before bringing a claim in a civil court? Email me your answers or join in the conversation on social media.
🙏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 6): An Introduction to Civil Procedure.
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14min

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