- •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
Exercise 9
Work with a partner. One of you speaks about the education of a solicitor, another speaks about how to become a barrister.
Exercise 10
Internet research.
Collect more information from the sites which addresses you see below. Be ready to discuss the information in class.
1) Find out a) how to apply; b) what undergraduate course includes; c) the structure of a Masters (LLM) course; c) what LLM course would you choose if you were a student of the Nottingham University Law School; d) where exactly the school is.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/law/prospective/index.aspx
2) Collect the necessary information about the LPC course and find out some facts about the university.
http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/professional-and-short/law/legal-practice-course-lpc
3) Collect the information about the BPTC course reading the text and watching the video.
http://courses.uwe.ac.uk/M30D12/
Under the link down the page - Find out more about studying the BPTC course at UWE – you will get to a pop-up window where you can see a video representation of the course.
4) The link below brings you to the front page. Read about the Inner Temple. Then find out information on pupilage course.
http://www.innertemple.org.uk/about-us
Exercise 11
Students’ Life
Students attend lectures, prepare assignments, discuss and debate matters at the seminars, participate in moot court hearings, work in the library, do research, work pro bono in a law clinic, read up for examinations and what not.
But how they spend their spare time? How are they accommodated and served? Do universities offer any facilities for the students to use or activities take part in?
Go again to the site of Nottingham University http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/studentlife/index.aspx
The opening page will provide links to extensive information on the university offerings. Each student in the group will speak about one facility or activity (the link Students’ Unions requires more than one speaker).
The russian federation chapter
Legal Education in the Russian Federation
1. Answering the following questions you will be ready to speak about the mode of legal education in Russia.
How do you apply for a law department?
What are the admission requirements?
What USE tests do you have to take?
What is the score for being admitted?
How long does it take to qualify for a lawyer?
What degrees do you obtain?
What courses do you take at undergraduate (1- 4 years)?
What are the core / foundational courses?
What are the optional / elective courses?
What major skills are mastered through the courses?
What does the Masters’ course involve?
How is the knowledge development and gained skills assessed during the academic year?
Is there a clinical semester / special training program in the curriculum?
What university or law school provides the best educational background?
How can you become an advocate?
2. Write a short descriptive essay about the Law Faculty of the Finance Academy after doing a research in Internet and holding a survey in the dean’s office.