- •Введение
- •Contents
- •Introduction to legal english Before you start
- •Concept
- •Part 1.Terminology basics
- •Fundamentals
- •I. Origin of some basic words
- •1. Law and Legal
- •3. The word jury has a different origin
- •2. Impersonal sentences
- •3. Passive constructions
- •Development Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Part 2.The concept of law and areas of law fundamentals
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 4
- •Areas of law
- •Exercise 5
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7 Business Law
- •Part 3. How to look up words in a dictionary
- •Unit II state structure: legislative branch of power Before you start
- •Part 1. Legislation process in the united kingdom fundamentals The uk Parliament
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 4
- •How laws are made in the uk Parliament
- •Exercise 5
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7
- •Exercise 8
- •Video script
- •Uk Executive Branch of Power
- •How Bill Becomes Law in the usa
- •Exercise 10
- •Exercise 14
- •Internet Search. Visiting the site of the Congress.
- •The Executive Branch of Power in the usa
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How to make presentations
- •Presentation
- •Introduction
- •Unit III state structure: judicial branch of power Before you start
- •Part 1. The uk justice system
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 4
- •Exercise 5
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7
- •Development Exercise 8
- •Part 2. The us justice system
- •Fundamentals
- •Exercise 9
- •Exercise 10
- •Development State court system
- •Exercise 11
- •Exercise 12
- •Exercise 13
- •Internet research
- •Exercise 14
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How to conduct discussions and hold meetings
- •1. Chairperson conducts a meeting or discussion
- •2. Audience’s interaction with the speaker
- •3. The speaker’s reaction to the questions and comments.
- •Sequencing and connecting ideas
- •Unit IV legal systems Before you start
- •Exercise 2
- •Henry II of England
- •The third criterion
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7
- •Exercise 8
- •Exercise 9
- •Sources of Civil Law Exercise 10
- •Part 2. Precedent
- •Fundamentals
- •Exercise 11
- •Development Exercise 12
- •Exercise 13
- •Exercise 14
- •Miranda V. Arizona (1966)
- •Gideon V Wainwright (1963)
- •Brown V. Board of Education, 347 u.S. 483 (1954)
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Information that law students search in Internet
- •Unit V. Wrongs and offences. Before you start
- •Part 1. Torts as civil wrongs fundamentals Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Intentional torts
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 4
- •Exercise 7
- •Exercise 8
- •Exercise 9
- •Internet research
- •Exercise 12
- •Exercise 13
- •Exercise 14
- •Exercise 15
- •Development Exercise 16
- •Exercise 17
- •4. Note hate crime – преступление на почве ненависти; преступление на почве этнической ненависти
- •Exercise 18
- •Internet research
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How to provide arguments in a dispute
- •Unit VI legal education Before you start
- •Part 1. Becoming an attorney (us) fundamentals
- •How to become a lawyer in the usa
- •Interview with an American attorney
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 4
- •Development Exercise 5
- •Internet Research
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7.
- •Part 2. Becoming a solicitor or barrister (uk) fundamentals
- •Exercise 8
- •Exercise 9
- •Exercise 10
- •Internet research.
- •Exercise 11
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How law students keep up legal correspondence
- •Internship advertisement
- •Unit VII legal professionals Before you start
- •Concept
- •Part 1. Law and law-related professions
- •Exercise 1
- •Fundamentals
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Development Exercise 4
- •Exercise 5
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7
- •Interview with a Finance Lawyer
- •Exercise 8
- •Part 2. Law firms and legal departments Exercise 9
- •Exercise 10
- •Exercise 11
- •Exercise 12
- •Exercise 13
- •Exercise 14
- •1. Providing legal advice and guidance
- •2. Prosecution of cases in courts and litigation management
- •3. Documentation preparation and drafting
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How law professionals keep up legal correspondence
- •Correspondence phrase bank basics
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Bibliography
- •Заключение
Unit VI legal education Before you start
When did you decide to enter the educational institution you are studying / studied?
Why did you choose the institution you study at now / you have been studying/ you studied?
What exams did you take to get admitted?
What about the graduate degree? Have you obtained or are going to obtain any?
How do you assess your present professional educational level?
Core vocabulary 1 law school – юридический факультет университета
apply for – подавать заявление (например, в учебное заведение) applicant – поступающий, абитуриент, претендент
admission / admit/ to be admitted – прием; принимать; быть принятым (зд. - в учебное заведение) admission requirements – требования к поступлению в учебное заведение
take an examination – сдавать экзамен sit up for an examination – готовиться к экзамену pass an examination – сдать экзамен
grades / have high grades – оценки иметь высокие оценки
undergraduate programme - неполное высшее / высшее образование postgraduate programme – аспирантура faculty – факультет; преподавательский состав curriculum [kə’rikjələm] – учебная программа
take a course –проходить курс (по предмету) required / optional course – обязательный курс / курс по выбору
academic/vocational training – теоретическая / профессиональная подготовка
attorney – адвокат (USA) solicitor (UK) – адвокат, консультирующий клиента и подготавливающий дела для барристера; адвокат, выступающий в судах низшей инстанции barrister (UK) – адвокат, выступающий в суде высшей инстанции
LLB – Bachelor of Law – бакалавр права JD – juris [‘dʒuris] doctor – Doctor of law (USA) – доктор права LLM – Master of Law Letters - магистр права
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CONCEPT
Legal educations is provided by law schools or law faculties. Law schools usually have certain admission requirements that you must be aware of before you apply for one or another. If you have to take a special examination, and that is a usual pratice in American law schools, you should seriously sit up for it. But mostly the grades of your final high school examination will be sufficient to get admitted, if the grades are high, of course. As a rule, law schools offer two major programmes: 3-year undergraduate (GB) / 3-year graduate (US) programme and postgraduate programme which can in its turn include different courses. The academic undergraduate programmed can be followed by vocational courses. The curriculum of the undergraduate / graduate programme includes a variety of legal courses both required and optional. Students take courses according to their future specialization.
After the completion of the undergraduate/graduate programme students qualify for a law degree – LLB in the UK, JD in the USA. After completion of a postgraduate course the degree can be LLM or other if there are options. The job titles are also different: attorney in the US and solicitor or barrister in the UK.
1. Highlight all words and word combinations from Core Vocabulary 1.
2. Check if the text provides answers to the following questions:
How can I apply for a law school? What are the admission requirements? What exams do I have to take and pass to be admitted? How long does it take to qualify for a lawyer? What degree do I obtain? What courses do I take at undergraduate / graduate level? What are the required courses? What are the optional / elective courses? What courses are offered after the completion of the graduate programme? |