Writing Skills and Drafting Contracts in English
Introduction
This course is designed for all those who have to draft and read contracts in English in their professional career. It is aimed at giving attendees the necessary background in specific legal English for their professional development.
Objectives
Seminar attendees will fully understand:
Legal language of Contracts The use of specific legal vocabulary relevant in the global commercial market Drafting techniques How to read and understand complex documentation Grammatical accuracy Formal letter writing and communication by email How to redraft a legal document
Training Methodology
This course will be trainer led and will use examples from authentic legal materials. The course will follow an interactive approach including reading comprehension and discussion.
What to Gain by Attending this Seminar
Greater confidence in written English The ability to express yourself more clearly Accuracy and fluency Creating a professional impression
Who Should Attend
This seminar is intended for anyone of upper-intermediate level of English and above who is involved in drafting reading or negotiating contracts.
Seminar Outline
Day One:
09.00 – 10.30 Course introduction: Marilyn
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee
10.45 – 11.45 The English Sound – Word Stress: Mark
11.45 – 12.45 Legal Language in Contracts Marilyn
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch
13.45 – 14.45 Contract Dispute : negotiating and resolving problems: Marilyn
14.45 – 15.00 Tea
15.00 – 16.00 The English Sound – Sentence Stress: Mark
Day Two:
09.00 – 10.30 Drafting Skills Marilyn
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee
10.45 – 11.45 Practical Steps to effective Pronunciation: Mark
11.45 – 12.45 Drafting Skills continued: Marilyn
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch
13.45 – 14.45 Agreements: problem solving, expressing opinions and disagreeing: Marilyn
14.45 – 15.00 Tea
15.00 -- 16.00 Evaluation of proficient spoken Legal English: Mark
Day Three:
09.00 – 10.30 Problem Solving using authentic documents: Marilyn
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee
10.45 – 11.45 Communicative, professional English language speaking skills: Mark
11.45 – 12.45 Either Guest Speaker Frances Wallace or trip to Lewes Crown Court
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch
13.45 – 16.00 Individual Feedback for each participant: Marilyn/Mark
The Pilot Inn Harvester Restaurant
Seminar lecturers
Marilyn Benzing
Marilyn Benzing currently working at NTNU as Course Coordinator of Business and Management English has over 25 years experience in Business and Legal English
Marilyn was the Principal of a language school in Cambridge for more than ten years and the a Director and Senior Tutor for a Professional Training Company based in Cambridge. Her clients have included Linklaters, DASL, Taylor Wessing, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, WestLB and Clifford Chance. She has also provided courses for Shell, British Gas, Aramaco and RasGas.
In Norway and the UK she has provided courses for Sintef, Helsebygg Midt-Norge and staff courses for NTNU, HiST and Harstad Universities.
Marilyn has also been responsible for the design and delivery of Business and Legal courses often tailor-made to meet specific needs and interests of clients Mark Hill
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Mark Hill, working as an English language teacher at Eastbourne School of English has over 25 years’ experience working at all levels on General English, Cambridge Exam Courses, Business English, Training Courses and Academic English.
Mark has worked in the UK and Spain as a teacher and trainer on a wide range of courses as well as developing materials for teacher training, Cambridge exam courses and clients from Norwegian Universities including HiST, NTNU and Sintef.
He has very wide experience of teaching pronunciation and providing training in developing strategies for improving spoken English. This has been an important part of previous work with Scandinavian professionals.