- •Unit I Legal professionals Word building
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Grammar Practice: English Tenses
- •Topic Development
- •1. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
- •2. Speak about Ms. Redfords working day.
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •2. Speak about the day in the life of Mr. Wallace – it all happened yesterday Lawyer – Client Communication
- •Reading Skills
- •Topic Development
- •Research Skills
- •1. Providing legal advice and guidance
- •2. Prosecution of cases in courts and litigation management
- •3. Documentation preparation and drafting
1. Providing legal advice and guidance
This is a core function of Legal department. During the company's everyday life, there are a lot of legal issues which require qualified advice from Lawyers and Legal Advisors. This is about giving advice for resolving such issues as sales, purchasing, customer support, partnership, licensing, and other. The implementation of the function is based on the following activities the department concerns:
Giving advice to the company, its divisions and employees on matters of law and legal protection
Keeping company activities in strict compliance with new legislation
Representing company in all meetings, conferences and public events
2. Prosecution of cases in courts and litigation management
Legal department represents and defends the company interests and its employees in courts and government bodies. The department initiates litigation in case of court examinations, and the legal staff members are responsible for creating and enforcing ordinances and gathering existing claims in favor of the company. This function is fulfilled by the following activities:
Preparation of protocols, claims and counter-claims to courts
Representation of company in courts
Protection of company's rights and interests in judicial sittings
3. Documentation preparation and drafting
This function concerns legal part of document management. Law department is responsible for drafting documents in forms which do not contradict or infringe existing legislation, both local and international (if company conducts oversees activities). The fulfillment of this function is based upon the following activities:
Creation of legal documentation requirements
Drafting and approving document layouts
Complying documentation with existing local/international agreements and legislation