If you work in the legal profession and need to improve your legal English, then IH Manchester can help. Our trainers have helped many lawyers to do their job in English. We can help you to learn and use the correct legal terminology, negotiate, litigate or read legal documents in English. We will give you the confidence, language skills and fluency that you need.
This course is good for students who:
- work in the legal profession
- use or will use English in their work
- want to take the TOLES exam (see below)
- don’t live in Manchester but want to study in a UK based school
- have a varied schedule
- want to focus on a particular skill, e.g, writing or reading
- want to work in an English speaking country
- want to improve their English skills for personal development
The course will be designed for you, and we will:
- assess your needs
- write a personalised study plan
- provide TOLES exam practice and advise on when to book the exam (if required)
- develop the reading, writing, listening, or speaking skills you need as well as grammar and vocabulary for use in legal contexts
- improve your general English level
- give level-appropriate feedback and advice
- provide access to extra online resourses for extra exam preparation outside class
- show you how to become an independent learner, so you have the skills to continue to improve after you have finished your classes.
What and how you will study?
International House Manchester uses a communicative-lexical approach meaning students are helped to use natural, real-life English. We’ll work to make sure you can use the language rather than just know it. We want students to understand English grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, but more importantly we want students to be able to use the language when they need. Teachers will plan their lessons so there are lots of chances for you to communicate in English, while feedback on performance will be provided at appropriate stages of the lesson in a friendly, helpful way to improve accuracy while developing skills.
IH Manchester is also registered as a TOLES legal English training centre.
TOLES means ‘Test of Legal English Skills’
The TOLES programme 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.
TOLES legal English training materials and exams have been developed following the advice of experienced commercial lawyers. The top requirements of employers are excellent drafting skills, first-class negotiating skills and a strong sense of commercial awareness. As members of the International Division of the Law Society of England and Wales they are in an excellent position to support international legal professionals in achieving these goals.
