The Study Legal English Podcast

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:40:31 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode134 bad72b72658ad064aa0a5595ffbad632 Join me as I dive into an enlightening conversation with the innovative Kateřina Chudová, head of the language unit at the faculty of law at Masaryk University. In this episode, we discuss the transformative power of AI in legal English education. From using AI as a vocabulary assistant to its potential role as a mentor, Kateřina shares her insights and experiences. Tune in to get some top tips for using AI to study legal English.

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:30:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.podigee.io/149-new-episode c952fbba1a378b26117c0c69bb0611a6 Ken Adams, the leading authority on contract drafting language, tells us about his A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting now in its 5th edition. Ken tells us about some key additions to this book, including information about the words 'material', 'consequential damages', and 'including'. I also share my opinion as to why every legal English learner who deals with contracts should get a copy of this book!

Fri, 26 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.podigee.io/148-new-episode f1d12ba3313777b27c80494c87537a56 In this episode, I'm joined by Natasha Costello to talk about our legal English Summer School. All of the information is available at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legal-english-summer-school-tickets-618935291117 If you have questions email us: louise@studylegalenglish.com contact@natashacostello.com

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode131 6815f6daa51bc505bb3ca04cd028ea47 In this episode I've got an announcement to make: Natasha Costello and I are running our first workshop series based on our new book Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers: Improving your Legal English. Our first workshop series is on the topic of networking. We want to help you feel more confident about networking in English. We are running 4 workshops on the topic of networking: 1️⃣ Workshop 1: Legal English for preparing for a networking event takes place on Tuesday 21st March 2023 18:00-19:00 CET 2️⃣ Workshop 2: Legal English for small talk takes place on Tuesday 28th March 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST 3️⃣ Workshop 3: Legal English for delivering an elevator pitch takes place on Tuesday 4th April 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST 4️⃣ Workshop 4: Legal English for following up after a networking event takes place on Tuesday 11th April 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode130 29f3b7ddbcc70a08d51b57c506614d91 This episode is about this question: Can Chat GPT teach you legal English? Chat GPT is a chat bot that uses artificial intelligence, to answer questions that you ask it. In this episode, I show you a conversation I had with Chat GPT and share the advantages and disadvantages of using Chat GPT as your legal English teacher.

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode129 22a90acfc86b1a1c322d48edada756c8 This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making. We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz. out … court settlement reach out … someone participate … a meeting attend … a meeting act on behalf … someone We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz. 00:00:00 INTRODUCTION 00:01:36 PREPOSITION MISTAKES 00:10:28 QUIZ ON PREPOSITION MISTAKES 00:13:44 ANSWERS TO QUIZ ON PREPOSITION MISTAKES 00:15:10 ENDING

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:56:05 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode128 f6d23eb20c67efe70ca55e87969cc593 This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making: to impose something … someone to enter … a contract parties … a contract binding … someone to consist … something We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz.

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode127 ca3da57428a5089e9a03dc874754059b In this episode, we listen to my interview with Louis Pruvost, head of communications at Gapsmoov, a company specialising in cross-cultural education. We look at what culture is, the cultural challenges you could face as an international legal professional, and the tools you can use to become more culturally aware. To try Gapsmoov for free send an email to info@gapsmoov.com.

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:38:24 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode126 0e8fa46242f7c502028a1bca35511027 This is a recording of the webinar for legal English teachers and students to explore the book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers ahead of its launch at the end of January. The webinar took place on 16th January 2023 on Zoom. Speakers: Natasha Costello and Louise Kulbicki (co-authors) Host: Stephen Horowitz

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:34:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode125 5b119471b6e191f9394fb6938089f44c In this episode, I announce when Practical English Language Skills For Lawyers: Improving your Legal English by Natasha Costell, and me, Louise Kulbicki will be published. And I invite you to join me and Natasha for a webinar on Monday 16th January 2023 at 6pm - 7pm CET on Zoom. The webinar will be kindly hosted by Stephen Horowitz. Any questions about this episode, the book, or the webinar? Email me: Louise@studylegalenglish.com

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:31:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode124 5480637abbb9ce586d26c72adf3fb857 This episode is about coursebooks you can use to improve your legal English. The episode also features some messages from the authors of those books. Visit https://studylegalenglish.com/episode124 to get a FREE downloadable list of these books.

An episode about legal English speaking resources.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 04:29:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode122 ef4714cffb771629ed994ff847a3ae50

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:05:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/flash-sale-toles-courses 1062f7d379810bf03fef809403f3c22a FLASH SALE NOW ON! This weekend I'm running a flash sale on my online TOLES courses. I've got a huge offer on and that is: buy 1 get 1 free. It means if you sign up and pay the full price, you will get a free place on that course for a friend or colleague. So essentially each of you will only pay 50%. This offer is only valid until Sunday 10th July 2022 and ends on that day at 11.59pm CET.

A PRO member talks about her experience learning legal English.

An episode about the TOLES exams.

An interview with Polish judge Dawid Sztuwe about online court hearings.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode118 254701464d6789c576231a964d132983

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:31:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode117 2f640e88785ecc0102fbcd4c0dc4f972

An interview with John Terry Dundon, Georgetown Law professor of contract drafting.

An interview with Martin Kopa, Regional Court Judge in Brno, Czech Republic.

An interview with interview Vlastimil Göttinger, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic.

In this episode, I share with you a discount code to get a huge 50% off my site memberships and products.

A tour of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic.

An episode about the UMCS Study Legal English for Development and TOLES for Professional Career Project.

An episode about IP law.

An interview with Michael Lindner CEO of TransLegal.

In this episode I give an overview of banking law and what banking lawyers do.

In this episode, I'm interviewed by Stephen Horowitz about my practical legal skills course I'm teaching Muscat, Oman. Find out about:⁠ ⁠ * What I'm teaching⁠ * Challenges students face⁠ * Adventures I've had ⁠

Mon, 17 May 2021 04:10:00 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode106 595a78d030758c8c85b3b4a3f334321e

Mon, 10 May 2021 09:35:07 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode105 7ef8a82fde85c1b7c521535de61ed2d5

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:25:40 +0000 https://studylegalenglish.com/episode104 574f9864f88e5e4262a09822a68a6ed6

A short announcement about an upcoming online course on contract negotiations.

This episode looks at what employment law is, what employment lawyers do, and the skills needed to be an employment lawyer.