Law and Law Studies English for Lawyers I.1

What might be the reasons ? to learn the skills the lawyers use and apply them either in legal practice or some other jobs to learn the skills the lawyers use and apply them either in legal practice or some other jobs the desire to see justice done the desire to see justice done to be a change agent to be a change agent lucrative, prestigious profession lucrative, prestigious profession new intellectual challenge, exciting, fascinating new intellectual challenge, exciting, fascinating

What are the usual objectives? the legal profession can be a rewarding one, both personally and financially the legal profession can be a rewarding one, both personally and financially the legal education is also a good backround for other professions the legal education is also a good backround for other professions

What should the lawyers be able to do? certain basic legal skills required: certain basic legal skills required: to develop analytical, synthesizing, creative and logical thinking to develop analytical, synthesizing, creative and logical thinking to strengthen reading and debating skills to strengthen reading and debating skills to know how to analyze legal issues to know how to analyze legal issues to be able to advocate the views of individuals to be able to advocate the views of individuals

What should the lawyers be able to do? to be able to give intelligent counsel to be able to give intelligent counsel to be able to write and speak clearly to be able to write and speak clearly to be able to persuade and negotiate effectively to be able to persuade and negotiate effectively

What will the law degree equip you for? for a variety of careers in : for a variety of careers in : the legal profession, government, the social services the legal profession, government, the social services business or industry business or industry barristers x solicitors x advocates = attorneys barristers x solicitors x advocates = attorneys accountancy, banking, administration, commerce, management accountancy, banking, administration, commerce, management

Collocations: adjective + law natural law natural law common law common law criminal law criminal law civil law civil law an unjust law an unjust law a particular law a particular law

Collocations: adjective + law valid laws valid laws criminal laws criminal laws countable = zákon countable = zákon uncountable = právo uncountable = právo

Collocations: law + noun Law School Law School law studies law studies law student law student law reports law reports law court law court law(-)breaker law(-)breaker law(-)giver law(-)giver lawsuit lawsuit

Collocations: legal + noun legal system legal system legal validity legal validity legal regulation legal regulation legal rule legal rule legal education legal education legal rights legal rights legal dispute legal dispute legal remedy legal remedy

Collocations: legal + noun 1. právní 1. právní 2. právnický 2. právnický 3. soudní 3. soudní 4. zákonný 4. zákonný common law jurisdiction x civil law jurisdiction common law jurisdiction x civil law jurisdiction 5. v souladu s common law x statutory 5. v souladu s common law x statutory

Collocations: verb + law to make the law to make the law to obey the law to obey the law to break the law to break the law to create new law to create new law to interpret the law to interpret the law to respect the law to respect the law to pass a law to pass a law enforce the law enforce the law

Collocations: law + verb stipulate stipulate provide provide specify specify set forth set forth determine determine lay down lay down regulate regulate govern govern

Collocations: law + of + noun law of contract law of contract law of tort law of tort law of equity law of equity law of nations law of nations law of nature law of nature law of property law of property law of succession law of succession

Collocations: noun + of + law system of law system of law body of law body of law area of law area of law branch of law branch of law concept of law concept of law nature and function of law nature and function of law sources of law sources of law question of law question of law

Law and Leg- Phrases Law and Order Law and Order legally binding legally binding criteria of legality criteria of legality punishment by law punishment by law legitimate authority legitimate authority lawmaking abilities lawmaking abilities practising lawyers practising lawyers