Legal English : Criminal Lawyers

Specialised English language skills for Criminal Lawyers and Public Prosecutors

Typical course participants

This is a highly specialised programme designed for judges, criminal lawyers, public prosecutors, chiefs of police and officials working within ministries of justice.

Course content summary

Lawyers working in these areas often need to use legal language in a very specific context. This course is designed to provide the meetings, presentations and negotiations tools to help you function more effectively in English. Discussion topics include judicial systems, public prosecution, crimes and sentencing, asylum, cross-border crime, Europol and Human Rights.

Benefits of doing this course

Whichever course you take with us, you can expect to improve your English in the following ways:

communicate more confidently
speak more accurately and fluently
participate more successfully in meetings
improve your written English including emails
expand your professional vocabulary
improve your understanding of grammar
socialise and network with greater confidence
work successfully in a cross-cultural environment

In addition to the benefits outlined above, you can expect to communicate more confidently in legal situations, be more familiar with the language of criminal law and use specialised vocabulary more effectively.

Course content

Course participants can expect the following areas to be covered in the course:

judicial systems and criminal law procedures
public prosecution, crimes and sentencing
state responsibility and rights of individuals in criminal acts
cross-border issues – eg organised crime, illegal immigration, terrorism and narcotics; Europol
European Convention on Human Rights and European Court of Human Rights

The course focuses on providing the skills for:

effective participation in international meetings, committees, negotiations and working groups as well as discussions at different levels
giving presentations and speeches
developing awareness of intercultural issues
text processing and dealing with written communication including email, reports and formal letters
effective telephoning skills
hosting visits and socialising

Course activities include:

taking part in simulated meetings and negotiations
take part in discussions on a variety of topics related to criminal law
giving advice on a legal matter within your field
roleplay situations such as greeting visitors, making arrangements by telephone and socialising
making a presentation on a legal topic of your choice (you may bring any materials you need with you or use our resources)