WHY ABLE?
Our English courses are the ideal choice for many professions and law firms. Whether you are an employee or a supervisor – use our course to assert yourself against the competition on the international stage.
This way you won’t have to worry or be afraid of slipping if you need to speak Business or Legal English. This will give you a considerable advantage over your competitors and offer your international clients professional support.
With your registration, you can effectively integrate the world of English into your professional life. You will find many other courses for Business and Legal English on the website.
Are you looking for a suitable course for Business English e-mails? Then have a look at our other course descriptions!
ENGLISH SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION FOR EMAILS
- Introduction to English spelling using common email phrases and vocabulary.
- Punctuation: The English/US comma, colon and semi-colon.
- Upper case or lower case in English.
- Dictation exercises
- Authentic texts, such as client letters and “Lawyer-to-Lawyer Correspondence” from relevant fields of law.
- If you wish, you can address your own anonymous Legal English correspondence in the course.
- Legal English emails in everyday life at the office.
Dictation exercises with focus on spelling and punctuation
i. Authentic texts such as client letters and “Lawyer-to-Lawyer Correspondence” from your legal field(s).
ii. You are invited to discuss und correct your own law firm correspondence.
ON REQUEST, THE RIGHT TONE ON THE PHONE
- Listening: understanding dialogues between native speakers.
- Speaking: Mastering common telephone phrases, or “set phrases”.
- Input: The construction of a typical law-office call.
- Practice Calls: Standard calls in the office: forwarding/connecting, apologizing in case of (lawyer’s) absence, scheduling appointments/meetings, hotel and flight bookings, among others.
- Sovereignty: Furthermore, a sovereign approach is necessary. Learn to communicate with awkward, English-speaking clients or lawyers. How do I remain sovereign on the phone?
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
i. Repetition of the most important English-language times based on calls, e-mails and everyday client support conversations
ii. English syntax.
iii. If clauses, indirect speech; e.g. “The defendant maintained he had been at home that evening.”
iv. Auxiliary materials such as dictionaries and deepl.com
v. Use online and offline dictionaries correctly.
vi. Create glossary. “How do I create a glossary for my job?”
A word to the participants
As a workshop participant, you will receive a comprehensive introduction to the practical tasks of RA assistants (ReFas, ReNos and Refawis) in Legal English.
This workshop is also ideal for career changers from the business world who work in law firms. It is also ideal for RA assistants, who have to deal increasingly with tasks in Legal English.
After the workshop, you will also have the opportunity to participate in specialized workshops. For example, you can attend advanced courses to further consolidate your language skills. If you have any questions, we will be happy to advise you.
WHY ABLE?
Our Business and Legal English courses are the ideal choice for many professions and law firms. You are an employee or a supervisor? Use our course to rise above the competition on the international stage. This way you won’t have to worry about or be afraid of slipping if you need to speak using Business or Legal English. This will give you a considerable advantage and offer your international clients professional support.
With your registration you can effectively integrate the world of English into your professional life. We also offer many other courses for Business and Legal English.
Are you looking for a suitable course for Business English e-mails? Then have a look at our other course descriptions!
LEGAL ENGLISH E-MAILS
To bring your office routine into the course, your cooperation is vital. We look forward to designing courses for you which are as practical as possible. You are most welcome to include your concrete requests in the course. If you wish, after you have erased all confidential information, we can integrate your everyday emails directly into the workshop.
- Best practice English-language phrasing, word order and Legal English vocabulary.
- Structuring an e-mail or a client letter from your law firm.
- Structure and flow via signposts in legal e-mail correspondence.
- Differences between e-mail and formal letters.
- The efficient paragraph.
- The well-formulated close.
