Legal English and Intro to US Law – Complete Overview Course

Learn about United States (American) law concepts and Legal English for students and international professionals

Created by: Harvey Zeytuntsyan, J.D.
Lawyer and Law Topics and Public Policy Educator

Created by: Informed Educational Insights LLC
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What Will I Learn?

• Get a comprehensive overview of the US Legal System and US Legal Education
• Gain exposure to legal terms, concepts, and Legal English in written and spoken format
• Learn about the core areas of law and some key topics from each one (e.g., basics of contract law, property law, constitutional law)
• Learn about the basic legal educational pathway in the United States including coverage on foreign law degrees and the LLM degree
• Understand principles of the common law system and the role of case law and case briefing technique
• Learn about organizational structures and roles and titles of attorneys in U.S. law offices and legal departments
• Develop effective approaches to email and other forms of communication
• Useful for internationally-trained law students or non-U.S. lawyers, business professionals, prospective paralegals, college and university students

Requirements

• No specific prior course required
• For best audio quality, please view this course through the Chrome web browser.
• Please note that captions (e.g., Spanish) are machine-translated.

Target audience

• Students and business professionals (including global / international students) who want to get a good overview of the U.S. Legal System
• Students who want to listen, read, and learn terms and concepts from a U.S. trained lawyer and legal educator
• International students seeking to develop Legal English skills
• Students with a bachelor of laws (LLB) and other first foreign degree in law interested in learning more about the U.S. legal system
• Students interested in learning about first year law topics
• Students who might be considering an LLM or other law program in the United States