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56: Aleksandra Łuczak – Tools for Teaching & Learning Legal English (Pustulka, Memrise, Quizlet) (Interview) Oct 22, 2018

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🗒️ 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: Louise@studylegalenglish.com

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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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55: Simon Porter discussing legalese - hereby, whereby, therefor, hereinafter (Interview) Oct 08, 2018

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🗒️ 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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54: Scott Lo - The Pros and Cons of Different Legal Careers (Interview) Oct 01, 2018

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🗒️ 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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53: Christopher Rathbone - Using Plain Language in Legal English Writing (Interview) Sep 17, 2018

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🗒️ 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:

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52: Liz Rivers - Why you need to know about mediation (Interview) Sep 10, 2018

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🗒️ 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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51: Judge Al Hasan's Experience Learning English (Interview) Sep 03, 2018

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🗒️ 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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50: How to Set and Achieve your SMART Legal English Goals (Monologue) Aug 13, 2018

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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 LEGAL ENGLISH CLASSES: Get $10 USD in italki credits to study languages online with your first lesson purchase: http://go.italki.com/studylegalenglish *(affiliate link). PODCAST MEMBERS: For more legal English practice head over to: https://studylegalenglish.com/episode50 Sign up for membership and access online learning materials to help you become fluent in Legal English: https://studylegalenglish.com/pricing SUPPORT: Love the Podcast? Help keep it free by supporting me: https://studylegalenglish.com/support SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/legalenglisher Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/legalenglisher Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/studylegalenglish Follow on Instagram: @legalenglisher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisekulbicki/ PODCAST: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/by/podcast/the-study-legal-english-podcast/id1286739331?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6l3hxQmindsyPtPhw24E1X

49: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Monologue) Aug 06, 2018

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🗒️ 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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48: The Senior Courts of England and Wales (Monologue) Jul 30, 2018

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🗒️ 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.

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47: The Inferior Courts of England and Wales (Monologue) Jul 16, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode focuses on the inferior courts of England and Wales. We find out about the magistrates' court, the Family Court and the County Court including:

what they do - what type of cases they hear;
what 'judges' work in these courts;
the sentences they can impose or remedies they can award.

This episode is part of the course English Legal System (module 3): Courts and Tribunals. In future episodes we’ll be giving more detail about each court and tribunal as well as about the people who work in the courts.

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