Legal English

Claim or sue? Guilt, fault or liability? Trial, proceedings or procedure? Lawyer, jurist or legal expert? Paragraph or section?
Do you bring an action – or do you bring it in?
Get a firm handle on fundamental legal terminology and phrases:

• civil law vs. criminal law
• legal professions
• the Austrian legal system

Boost your confidence, get intensive speaking practice:

• explaining aspects of Austrian law
• discussing cases
• making professional small talk
• talking about your field of law & what you do

2 days

Joint vs. sole custody. Creditors vs. debtors. Non-contentious proceedings and temporary injunctions.
Was the plaintiff discriminated against – or just discriminated?
Get to grips with key terminology from the field of civil law:

• civil procedure
• key areas of material law 

Boost your confidence, get intensive speaking practice:

• explaining aspects of Austrian civil law
• case studies: discussing civil law in practice
• advising clients
• making professional small talk
• talking about your area(s) of specialisation 

2 days

Intentional, reckless or negligent? Verdict, conviction or sentence? Electronic tagging and pre-trial detention.
The defendant pleaded guilty to fraud – or is it guilty of fraud?
Get to grips with key terminology from the field of criminal law:

• criminal procedure
• key areas of material law

Boost your confidence, get intensive speaking practice: 

• explaining aspects of Austrian criminal law 
• case studies: discussing criminal law in practice
• advising clients
• making professional small talk
• talking about your area(s) of specialisation

2 days

Public authorities and social insurance funds. Approval procedures, trade licences and residence permits.
Do you appeal a decision – or do you appeal against it?  
Get to grips with key terminology from the field of administrative law:

• administrative procedure
• key areas of material law 

Boost your confidence, get intensive speaking practice: 

• explaining aspects of Austrian administrative law
• case studies: discussing administrative law in practice
• advising clients/applicants
• making professional small talk
• talking about aspects of administrative law relevant to you

2 days

Free movement of workers vs. freedom of establishment. Regulations vs. directives. Preliminary rulings and state liability.
Regulations are binding on everyone – or is it for everyone?  
Get to grips with key terminology from the field of EU law:

• instruments of EU law
• key areas of EU law
• actions before the Court of Justice of the EU

Boost your confidence, get intensive speaking practice: 

• explaining aspects of EU law
• case studies: discussing EU law in practice
• making professional small talk 
• talking about aspects of EU law relevant to you

2 days

Give your legal English a quick boost.
In our brush-up seminars 

• Let's talk about civil law - compact 
• Let's talk about criminal law - compact 
• Let's talk about administrative law - compact 
• Let's talk about EU law - compact  

you can work on

• selected key terminology
• discussing cases
• talking about your work 

in one day of intensive, focused practice.
1 day each

Boost your competence and your confidence in three days of systematic vocabulary work and intensive, targeted speaking practice. 
Set your own priorities, get exactly the Legal English package you need,  e.g.:  

• highlights from Legally speaking – to give you a solid foundation
• highlights from Let's talk about civil law – to provide you with essentials from your field of law
• + a focus of your choice (e.g. labour law, consumer law ...) – to enable you to talk about your area of specialisation 

3 days