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26: Xavier Costa (Vice-President AIJA and Senior Associate at Roca Junyent) (Interview) Jan 15, 2018

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🗒️ About this episode: 'AIJA betters people' An interview with Xavier Costa, Vice-President of AIJA (The International Association of Young Lawyers) and Senior Associate at leading law firm Roca Junyent, Barcelona, Spain.

We talk about how Xavier became a lawyer, his role as the Vice-President of AIJA and what AIJA is. We find out why Xavier is so passionate about AIJA and international law, and why so many lawyers join AIJA and don't ever want to leave!

AIJA is the only Global International Association of Lawyers aged forty-five and under and runs annual conferences such as the recent Half-Year Conference in Girona and with many events planned each year.

If you're interested in becoming an AIJA member see here.

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Prize Winner! (Announcement) Jan 09, 2018

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Find out the winner of the SLE podcast competition.

Learn Legal English for Free! (Announcement) Jan 02, 2018

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Information about a podcast competition.

Competition announcement! (Announcement) Dec 22, 2017

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Find out about the Study Legal English competition.

25: Reading an Act of Parliament (Monologue) Dec 18, 2017

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🗒️ About this episode: If you're a law student studying a law course in English you may have to read an Act of Parliament or if you're a lawyer working for international clients you may from time-to-time have to consult U.K. legislation. In today's episode we look at how to read an Act of Parliament using the Criminal Finances Acts 2017 as an example. We learn about:

The different parts of an Act of Parliament such as sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs;
Legal vocabulary for example: 'body corporate', 'respondent', 'commission an offence', 'amend the law' and many more.

If you're curious to look at more legislation head over to www.legislation.gov.uk. This is an excellent site for looking up U.K. legislation and has a great glossary of terms in the help section.

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This episode is part of the English Legal System (Module 2): Sources of Law Course.

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24: Domestic Legislation (Monologue) Nov 27, 2017

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🗒️ About this episode: This episode is all about domestic legislation. It covers:

What is the English Legal System?
Who makes the law?
What is legislation?
What is primary legislation?
How is primary legislation made?
What is secondary legislation?
Custom and conventions.
Explanations of key legal English vocabulary and terms.

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23: GDPR: how accountancy firms can prepare for enhanced regime (Article) Nov 20, 2017

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🗒️ About this episode: In today’s episode I read the article 'GDPR: how accountancy firms can prepare for enhanced regime' about the E.U. General Data Protection Regulation (G.D.P.R.) and the U.K.'s Data Protection Bill. Study Legal English gained permission to use the article in this episode from both The International Law Office (I.L.O.) and the article authors: Rhiannon Webster, Shehana Cameron-Perera and Francesca Muscutt from DAC Beachcroft. The I.L.O. is a great website to stay up-to-date on legal topics and I recommend listeners to register to get free access to this resource. You can do so here.

This episode includes:
An explanation of G.D.P.R.;
What data processing is;
Some ways to comply with the law;
Explanations of key legal English vocabulary and terms.

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22: Fulvio Gentili, litigation lawyer (Milan, Italy) (Interview) Nov 13, 2017

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🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode I interview Fulvio Gentili, a litigation lawyer working in Milan, Italy. We talk about:

The process of becoming a lawyer and judge in Italy;
The Italian civil court system - how it is structured and how to bring a case to court;
The typical day of a litigation lawyer in Italy;
Some problems his clients face and problems with the Italian justice system;
Why Fulvio enjoys being a litigation lawyer and his hopes for the future.

The European Justice website is a great resource for finding out about the judicial systems in the European Union.

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21: Roger Margand (Partner Solicitor, Spire Solicitors LLP) (Interview) Nov 06, 2017

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🗒️ About this episode: Are you interested in a career as a solicitor or attorney? Do you want to know what a solicitor's typical day involves or what things are important in trainee solicitor applications? Listen to today's episode to find out and improve your legal English vocabulary.

In today's episode I interview Roger Margand, partner and solicitor at Spire Solicitors LLP, Norwich, UK. Roger talks about his firm, the training process to become a solicitor and what his work involves. We discuss:

The process of becoming a solicitor;
A good training contract application;
What skills solicitors need;
The typical work of a solicitor;
The different types of partners in a law firm.

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20: The Legal Profession - A Typical Day (Fiction) Oct 30, 2017

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🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode we’ll hear fictional monologues from a range of people talking about their legal work or studies. The people don’t mention their job title. So, see if you can guess what job they do from their description. Do you think they are a clerk, solicitor, barrister, CILEx legal executive or paralegal? If you're not sure what these jobs are, check out episode 19 first where you can learn about these jobs. This episode features: