Formation : Anglais pour assistan(e)s juridiques - English For Legal Secretaries
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Connaissance - Network
- Renseignements :
- Durée : 2 Jours
- Type : En centre
- Diplômant : Oui
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Prix H.T. € :1215.00
- Objectifs :
- Maîtriser le vocabulaire légal en anglais. Acquérir de l’aisance au téléphone dans le maniement de l’anglais juridique. Savoir rédiger des courriers et autres documents juridiques en anglais. Connaître les structures contractuelles de droit anglo-saxon
- Pré-requis :
- Cette formation nécessite une bonne compréhension ainsi qu’une aisance orale et écrite en anglais courant. Les exposés se font en anglais, le vocabulaire légal est régulièrement traduit ou expliqué.
- Programme :
Basic tools for a good control of legal English
Legal vocabulary
In business contracts law
In company law
In Private International Law
In White-Collar Criminal Law
Case study: some legal forms of Business Organization in an international setting
An introduction to the different legal systems under common law and civil law
Basic concepts and tenets
Handling telephone calls
Using different registers
How to manage an incoming call from an important client, opposing counsel and a judge?
How to manage appointments and other priorities?
The best way to place an order and to verify details
How to handle complain and to handle complaints
Resolving a litigation dispute through Negotiation
Terms of payment
Delay of delivery of documents
Workshop: negotiate some aspects of a dispute by telephone using the language of negotiation and draft a letter confirming the agreement
Fundamentals drafting rules in legal English
Translating documents / redrafting contents
Making sense of complex sentences
Using punctuation to clarify meaning
Proof reading and error correction
Verifying quotes and citations in legal briefs
Letters, standard forms, correct forms of address
The English and American forms and conventions in legal letters and documents
Standard openings and closings tailored to the recipient
Demonstrating how to prepare documents on a computer
Taking notes at meetings
Workshop: obtaining information from a client in a lawsuit and drafting a summons
The structure of American and English standard contracts
Most common types
Sale of goods contracts, Employment contracts, joint ventures…
The customary contract clauses and forms
Case study: comparison of French and American contract principles (with reference to the English Law)
Basic components
Effect of general terms of sale/purchase
Contractual duties
Contractual liability: default, poor performance, breach of contract, warranties, delay
Workshop: practical exam on finding and using the correct terms in a standard contract
Animateur :
Gary HUIE
Attorney-at-Law
ÉTAT DE WASHINGTON (États-Unis)
Chargé de cours
UNIVERSITÉS de CRÉTEIL, CERGY-PONTOISE et à l’École du Barreau
- Méthode pédagogique :
Des études de cas, deux ateliers de rédaction et une mise en situation téléphonique permettent aux participants d’intégrer concrètement les outils exposés afin d’acquérir une bonne maîtrise de l’anglais juridique dans diverses situations de la vie professionnelle.
20/11/2008 au 2009 (75)
22/05/2008 au 2009 (75)
