Frost, Andrew <br/><br/>
English for Legal Professionals /  
Andrew Frost ; with additional material by Sandra Keogh. 
 - 1st ed.  
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2009. 
 - 96 p. :  ill. ;   26 cm.   + 1 MultiROM. 
 - Oxford Business English Express .
<br/><br/> Accompanying "MultiROM" also includes audio tracks that can be played on a conventional CD player. Interactive exercises require a computer. 
<br/><br/>Includes a glossary, appendices and transcript.  
<br/><br/>SUMMARY:  "English for Legal Professionals is part of the EXPRESS SERIES. It is the ideal quick course for corporate legal consultants, as well as paralegals, legal assistants, and notaries who need to communicate accurately in English with clients, business partners, and colleagues. It can be used to supplement a regular coursebook, on its own, as a stand-alone intensive specialist course, or for self-study. With English for Legal Professionals, you will be fully briefed to communicate in English. <br/> Key Features of the Book:<br/>  Extensive material targeting key fields of commercial law<br/>  Authentic legal documents - agreements, contracts, correspondence, case reports<br/>  Realistic dialogues presenting useful phrases and vocabulary in context<br/>  STARTER activities to raise awareness and OUTPUT activities to encourage discussion<br/>  Partner Files for role-play focusing on realistic legal situations in corporate contexts<br/>  Appendix including an answer key and transcripts of the listening extracts Key Features of the MultiROM:<br/> <br/><br/>  Realistic listening extracts<br/>  Interactive exercises to practise the language of legal professionals <br/>  A-Z wordlist and useful phrases and vocabulary" (Book cover). CONTENTS:  1. Setting up a business<br/> Topics  types of businesses  choosing the right business type  company liability Skills  giving advice  making recommendations  enumerating reasons<br/>  explaining steps of a procedure 2. Employing people<br/> Topics  employment contracts  amendments to contracts  letter of resignation<br/> Skills<br/>  referring to legal documents  stating rights and obligations  reporting outcomes & writing formal letters and emails 3. Buying and selling goods and services<br/> Topics  preambles  agreements and contracts of sale  contractual disputes  common legal terms and conditions<br/> Skills  common contract terminology  interacting with a client  advising on a course of action 4. Protecting intellectual property<br/> Topics  copyright, patent, trademark<br/>  landmark IP cases  rights agreement  IP rights on the internet Skills  negotiating an agreement   amending an agreement;  linking ideas in writing 5. Mergers and acquisitions<br/> Topics:   planning an acquisition  M&A procedure  articles of association  financing a takeover<br/>  letters of intent (LOI) Skills<br/>  comparing and contrasting legal structures  vocabulary of company procedures  language of meetings  expressions used in takeovers 6. Risk management and insolvency<br/> Topics  assessing legal risk  causes and implications of insolvency  insolvency procedures<br/>  creditor's rights; personal insolvency Skills<br/>  insolvency terminology  emphasizing a point  hypothesizing about past actions Appendix:<br/>  Test yourself<br/>  Partner files Partner A<br/>  Partner files Partner B<br/>  Transcripts<br/>  Answer key 
<br/><br/> Intended for corporate legal consultants, as as paralegals, legal assistants, and notaries who need to communicate accurately in English with clients, business partners, and colleagues.<br/><br/>Intermediate B1 (CEFR)  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780194579162 (Student Book with MultiROM) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.--Business English <br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.--Business English<br/>Lawyers--Terminology.<br/>English language--Self-instruction.<br/>English language--Legal terminology.