Family Law Law Express QNA

Cover
Legal English
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part 1 Written communication skills
	Academic writing
		Learning objectives
		Introduction
		Academic writing style
		Sentence structure
		Spelling
		Paragraph writing
		Writing for exams and coursework
		Acknowledging the source in academic writing
		Summary
	Reading law at university
		Learning objectives
		Introduction
		Reading techniques
		Note making
		Legal sources
		Summary
	Writing letters, e-mails and internal documents
		Learning objectives
		Introduction
		Letter writing in practice
		Structure and style
		Writing internal documents
		Summary
	Drafting legal documents for business
		Learning objectives
		Drafting company documents
		Company meetings and resolutions
		Notice of general meeting
		Drafting legal agreements
		Summary
	Drafting for court
		Drafting documents for court
		Idiomatic use of legal english
		Recording terms of settlement
		Summary
Part 2 Oral communication skills
	Oral presentation skills
		Learning objectives
		Introduction
		Oral presentation at university
		Mock trials and mooting
		Summary
	Interviewing and advising
		Learning objectives
		Introduction
		Introductory stage: ‘ice-breaking’
		Fact-gathering stage
		Advice stage
		Closing stage
		Summary
	Negotiation
		Learning objectives
		Introduction
		Why negotiate?
		The negotiation process
		Concluding stage
		Without prejudice negotiation
		Negotiating styles and strategies
		Recording the agreement
		Summary
	Advocacy
		Learning objectives
		Introduction
		Commencement
		Trial advocacy
		Application advocacy: making an application to court
		A civil case: choosing the correct part of speech
		Language practice for a criminal case
		Addressing the court: speaking techniques
		Note taking in court
		Advocacy practice
		Alternative dispute resolution (adr)
		Summary
Appendix: Legal study and research guide
Glossary
Suggested answers to exercises
Index