MASTER CLASS: LEGAL ENGLISH APPLIED USE

In our Master Class: Legal English Applied Use course, we explore communication strategies and techniques for using legal English.

We focus on the language and approaches used in negotiations, mediation, alternate dispute resolution and arbitrations. We also review interviewing techniques, advanced risk management strategies, corporate compliance, and internal investigations.

We use role-play exercises that will be conducted with the assistance of American and English lawyers and judges. As a signature practice of our M:POWER training, we simulate real world experiences in our training to maximize learning outcomes.

At the conclusion of our Master Class: Legal English Applied Use course, students will have developed applied skills of fluency to engage effectively and strategically in the primary processes of risk assessment and dispute resolution in the U.S. and English legal systems.

To maximize the learning experience, we recommend students complete both the Master Class: Legal English Foundational / Functional courses before enrolling in our Master Class: Legal English Applied Use course.

Fluency in legal English requires two critical competencies:

1) knowledge of the distinct words, phrases and methods of communication, and

2) the skills to communicate in this language effectively.

Students will improve essential skills for communicating with international clients, colleagues, opposing counsel and/or audiences, whether it be speaking, writing, presenting or negotiating. The Master Class: Legal English Applied Use course is designed to improve both student skills and confidence across a broad array of essential legal communication needs.

Students will also acquire greater depth of intermediate-advanced English language skills essential to the legal profession: expanded legal vocabulary, higher reading and listening comprehension capabilities, more familiarity with unique features of American and British legal English.

Type of course: Group.

Number of students: 4 - 8 (max).

Type of students: Legal professionals at firms practicing internationally and corporate counsel working in house at multi-national companies. To maximize the learning experience, we recommend that students have an English proficiency level* of C1 or higher for this program. Language level will be determined by 1) an online language test, and 2) an online interview that each prospective student is required to participate in.

(*https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages

Course materials: All didactic materials for the course will be provided.

The course will be held onsite at the M:POWER office located inside the Tenoha Business Center:

https://www.tenoha.it/work/

M:POWER
Via Vigevano 18
20144 Milan

COVID 19
Students will be required to follow safety guidelines and protocols set by the Italian government vis-a-vis in-person training. Should new national, regional or municipal lock downs be introduced, courses will continue online as scheduled. Details will be provided as necessary.

M:POWER also offers both group and individual legal English courses onsite at our client's place of business. For more information about our onsite business solutions, send us an
email at info@m-power.it.

Course length: 20 hours.

Start date: Students can start a course at any time during the year; 2021-22 academic year commences September 9, 2021 and ends July 28, 2022.

End date: Course ends after the completion of 20 hours.

Lesson day: Thursdays (except if Thursday falls on a national holiday)

Lesson time: 6:30-8:30pm

Course fees
€ 450 (group course)

€ 1,250 (individual course)

Payment policy
Payment for all course fees must be made prior to the commencement of the course.

Refund policy
Once registration has been made and payment received:
1. students that opt out of a course at least 1 week before its commencement are entitled to receive 100% refund of the fee.
2. students that opt out of a course within 1 week before its commencement are entitled to receive 50% refund of the fee.
3. Once the course has commenced, no refund shall be provided.

Cancellation policy
Students cannot cancel any lessons nor carry over the remaining course hours for a later date after they have started a group course.

Privacy & GDPR
Students are advised that sessions may be recorded on video. If so, you will be asked to sign a disclaimer. These videos will be made available for free on M:POWER's Power Podcast on YouTube. Students are encouraged to use this occasion to develop confidence and public speaking skills, particularly as it relates to communicating in the digital world. Video editing will nonetheless be done to produce a professional quality product that will showcase the session, the training and student interaction in the best light possible.

Please fill out this form to register for the Master Class: Legal English Applied Use course.