English for International Law

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English for International Law

 

Lesson One – The lawyer and his firm

Part 1

Example CV for a qualified lawyer

 

Personal

Address:	2 Tree Court, London, NW4 5PT
Telephone:	020 8634 2780
Email:	alawyer@yahoo.com
Nationality:	British

Education and qualifications

College of Law, Store Street London CPE with commendation), LPC (with merit)

University of Manchester BA (Hons) History 2:1

Tree Secondary School, Manchester 3 ‘A’ Levels: History (A), English (B), French (B)

Employment history

Current Employment

Leadinglaw & Partners
Assistant Solicitor – Construction (contentious and non-contentious)

Experience includes:

Contentious

§       Acted on a £10 million claim defending the main contractor regarding payment for additional works and a counterclaim for over-payment. Advised on settlement negotiation strategy and drafted the security for costs application.

§       Acted on a £6 million claim in arbitration for the main contractor concerning additional works in respect of a leisure centre. Advised on the presentation of the claim and settlement negotiation. Managed the disclosure and discovery process and instructed senior and junior counsel. Assisted with preparation of witness statements and experts’ reports and attended the arbitration. Advised on the final settlement negotiation.

§       Acted on a £5 million claim for additional works regarding construction of a major road. Led disclosure and discovery and assisted with the preparation of witness statements and experts’ reports. Attended the arbitration and advised the client on the final settlement negotiations.

§       Acted for a number of sub-contractors in several adjudications. Prepared claims and managed all the procedural steps to award.

Non-contentious

§       Drafted construction contracts for a variety of clients. Advised on collateral warranties, performance bonds and parent company guarantees.

§       Advised the owner on a waste to energy project in the UK including the drafting of construction contracts.

§       Drafted construction contracts for a series of cybercentres to be built throughout western Europe.

§       Advised the lenders to a retail development.

Interests

§       Cross-country skiing

§       Photography

§       Theatre

§       Entertaining

 

( source: www.totallylegal.com )

 

Now try to write your own CV in English, based on the one presented above.

Part 2

 

Watch this presentation about the worlds number 4 global law firm, Baker and MacKenzie:

 

 

Mark the statements which are true about the video about their “pro bono”  activities:

 

 

1. Pro bono work can mean work for social justice. 
2. Lawyers at Baker and Mackenzie have a common goal.
3. Sri Lanka is a country where they could be faced with the problem of reintegrating child soldiers.
4. In Darfour the problem can be the people living without legal identity.
5. Global law firms are also interested in trends that are to be changed, not only individual issues.
6.  The company has offices in over 150 countries.

 

 

 

Key:

True: 1,2,3, 5

Lesson 2

 Company formation

Listen to these lawyers explaining the advantages of a Delaware LLC:

 

 

 

Which of the following statements were said by the speakers ? (Pay attention to the collocations in bold.)

3. A one-member Delaware LLC starts out being taxed as a sole proprietorship.

 

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4. A multi-member Delaware LLC starts out being taxed as a partnership that needs to apply for an EIN on Form SS-4.

5. The stockholders of Corporations and members owning units in Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) benefit from “limited liability.”

 

 

 

Key: YES- 1,2,5, NO- 3,4