Overview

The “Legal English of IP Law” presents the essential law and key legal English terminology in lessons covering reading, writing, listening and speaking through on-line lessons.

The course covers the wide range of technical and legal words and phrases used in this area of law, equipping the students to work in this rapidly developing field.

The course contains units covering the essential law, which every international IP Lawyer should know in order to work effectively in this sphere. This includes the law of patents, copyright, e-commerce, domain names, design law, internet law, together with practicalal skills such as drafting IP agreements, and IP due diligence. All the teachers and trainers are either qualified British lawyers, in private practice with experience of IP Law and, as such, they understand the questions and tasks that clients are likely to ask lawyers to assist with.

The course requires 15 hours of lesson time plus another 8 – 10 hours of private study time, using inter-active study exercises submitted through the Internet and e mail, over the period of the course 

Course includes

• 15 Live video-conferencing lessons
• On-line exercises to test reading ability
• On-line exercises to test listening ability
• On-line exercises to test writing ability
• On-line exercises and live discussions to test speaking ability
• On-line exercises and live discussions to teach the law of Contract
• full vocabulary guide of essential words and phrases together with their legal meaning
• authentic contracts and documentation
• practice in writing and preparing genuine commercial contracts
• the essential law of I P
• I P terminology and vocabulary
• a course certificate, following satisfactory performance during the course from the Trainer and British Legal Centre
• individual feedback to each participant following the end of course exam
• 25% Discount on the price of attendance at British Legal Centre’s Summer Schools