Toles Intensive
Course​ TOLES examination preparation
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TOLES, the ‘Test of Legal English Skills’ consists of a structured course of legal English training materials supported by three levels of professional exams. The exam levels are progressive steps towards reaching the standard of legal English required by employers such as international commercial law firms, in-house legal teams in private companies and top-class translators.
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Location​ Dublin office
Learning Objectives
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Apply essential legal terminology derived from specific areas of law ( eg contracts, IP, property, employment law)
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Understand the vocabulary needed to compare and contrast the common law system with the civil/Napoleonic systems.
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Acquire vocabulary needed to understand written legal English;
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Identify correct prepositions commonly used within a legal English framework;
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Demonstrate reading comprehension skills within a legal context;
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Understand an awareness of legal register (lay v legal, formal v informal) in written contracts;
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Avoid typical mistakes common to non-native speakers;
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Write accurately using specialized legal vocabulary with few usage errors.
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Expand collocation/idiom usage in written legal and spoken legal English;
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Apply modern letter writing skills and improve drafting and editing skills.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will;
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Acquire the necessary legal vocabulary and terminology for their specific professional requirements;
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Develop the processes and strategies to improve legal English writing and drafting;
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Understand with key vocabulary in texts regarding legal issues; Consolidate their language skills in the production of authentic legal content.
By the end of the course; Participants will feel more confident in using legal English independently in a professional setting. Participants are expected to be working towards autonomous language acquisition similar in standard to the TOLES curricula or B2-C1/C2 (Proficient User level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Who should attend This course is suitable for lawyers in a commercial, banking, financial or general practice. It is also suitable for paralegals, legal executives, legal educators and translators
