Grammar for legal writingPunctuation for legal writing -- Sentence structure -- Legal writing standards : dates, numbers, citations, and headings -- Terminology and linguistic peculiarities -- Elements of good style : clarity, consistency, effectiveness -- What to avoid -- British and American English -- Contracts : structure and interpretation -- Contract clauses : types and specimen clauses -- Drafting legal documents : language and structure -- Correspondence and memoranda -- Self-study exercises -- Aspects of spoken English -- Meeting, greeting, and getting down to business -- Interviewing and advising -- Dealing with difficult people : ten point guide -- Court advocacy -- Negotiation -- Chairing a formal meeting -- Making a presentation -- Telephoning.
Grammar for legal writingPunctuation for legal writing -- Sentence structure -- Legal writing standards : dates, numbers, citations, and headings -- Terminology and linguistic peculiarities -- Elements of good style : clarity, consistency, effectiveness -- What to avoid -- British and American English -- Contracts : structure and interpretation -- Contract clauses : types and specimen clauses -- Drafting legal documents : language and structure -- Correspondence and memoranda -- Self-study exercises -- Aspects of spoken English -- Meeting, greeting, and getting down to business -- Interviewing and advising -- Dealing with difficult people : ten point guide -- Court advocacy -- Negotiation -- Chairing a formal meeting -- Making a presentation -- Telephoning.
English is the dominant language of international business relations, and a good working knowledge of the language is essential for today's legal or business professional. Written with the needs of both practitioners and students in mind, Legal...
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English is the dominant language of international business relations, and a good working knowledge of the language is essential for today's legal or business professional. Written with the needs of both practitioners and students in mind, Legal English provides a comprehensive and highly practical approach to its subject-matter and addresses the key aspects of the use of English in commercial legal contexts.Legal English covers the key areas of legal English usage for both written and oral legal communication in typical legal situations. It features expanded terminology glossaries, legal draft
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; PART 1 WRITTEN ENGLISH; 1 Introduction to legal English; 1.1 The development of modern English; 1.2 Sources of legal English; 1.3 What makes English difficult?; 1.4 What makes legal language difficult?; 1.5 The importance of legal English; 2 Grammar for legal writing; 2.1 Articles; 2.2 Prepositions; 2.3 Pronouns; 2.4 Adjectives; 2.5 Adverbs; 2.6 Collective nouns; 2.7 Uncountable nouns; 2.8 Past tenses; 2.9 Verb forms; 2.10 Phrasal verbs; 2.11 Negatives; 2.12 Relative pronouns; 3 Punctuation for legal writing; 3.1 General points
3.2 Punctuation marks4 Sentence structure; 4.1 Active and passive voice; 4.2 Building a sentence; 4.3 More complex sentences; 4.5 Subject- verb agreement; 4.4 Linking clauses; 4.6 When is a sentence not a sentence?; 5 Legal writing standards: dates, numbers, citations and headings; 5.1 Dates; 5.2 Numbers; 5.3 Citations; 5.4 Headings; 6 Terminology and linguistic peculiarities; 6.1 Terms of art; 6.2 Foreign terminology; 6.3 Doublets and triplets; 6.4 Here-, there- and where- words; 6.5 Whatsoever, wheresoever and howsoever; 6.6 Hence, whence and thence; 6.7 -er, -or and -ee names
6.8 Unfamiliar pronouns6.9 Deeming; 6.10 Abbreviations; 7 Elements of good style: clarity, consistency, effectiveness; 7.1 General considerations; 7.2 Clarity; 7.3 Consistency; 7.4 Effectiveness; 7.5 Examples of bad style and analysis; 8 What to avoid; 8.1 Ambiguity; 8.2 Sexist language; 8.3 Constantly litigated words; 8.4 False word pairs; 8.5 Problem words and phrases; 8.6 False collocations; 9 British and American English; 9.1 Differences in language use conventions; 9.2 Vocabulary; 9.3 Differences related to cultural values; 10 Contracts: structure and interpretation
10.1 Structure of contracts10.2 Principles of interpretation; 11 Contract clauses: types and specimen clauses; 11.1 Overview; 11.2 Definitions; 11.3 Main commercial provisions; 11.4 Secondary commercial provisions; 11.5 Boilerplate clauses; 12 Drafting legal documents: language and structure; 12.1 Operative language; 12.2 Troubleshooting issues; 12.3 Drafting exemption clauses; 12.4 Structuring a clause; 12.5 Layout and design; 12.6 Checklist; 13 Correspondence and memoranda; 13.1 Letter- writing conventions; 13.2 Letter- writing style; 13.3 Emails; 13.4 Language for letters and emails
13.5 Checklist13.6 Memoranda; 14 Self- study exercises; 14.1 Case study: Concordia Bus case (2002); 14.2 Legislative excerpt: the Enterprise Act 2002; 14.3 Independent contractor agreement; 14.4 Correspondence; PART 2 SPOKEN ENGLISH; 15 Aspects of spoken English; 15.1 Spoken and written English compared; 15.2 Body language; 15.3 Tone of voice; 15.4 Emphasis; 15.5 Techniques; 15.6 Conference calls and Skype; 16 Meeting, greeting and getting down to business; 16.1 The opening phase; 16.2 Establishing a basis for communication; 16.3 Getting down to business; 17 Interviewing and advising
