Useful links
These links were compiled to aid you in always having sufficient relevant material for study and reference. They will help you keep up to speed with current developments and practice what you have already learnt.
Please find links suitable for you under the headings with your choice of subject. Feel free to suggest new links or report broken links here.
LEGAL ENGLISH
LINGUISTICS AND TRANSLATION
LEGAL ENGLISH LINKS AND FILES
Dictionaries and Reference
- Duhaime’s Law Dictionary
- law.com Dictionary
- What does it mean? Adam Freedman's site
- Legal Jargon from The Lawyer.com
- Legal Glossary ENG>SP - 1 - 2 - 3
Associations
Games
- Quizzes: Test your knowledge
- Vocabulary Games
News
Legal Language
- Legal Latin
- History and nature of legal language by Peter Tiersma
- Legalese Hall of Shame: Legalese Expressions
- Self Tests
ILEC Past Papers
ILEC Handbook (with information for candidates and sample papers)
Audio files to accompany handbook sample exercises: Part 1– Part 2– Part 3– Part 4
May 2007: Reading Paper—Listening Paper—Writing Paper—Speaking Paper
Audio files: Part 1— Part 2—Part 3—Part 4
May 2006: Reading Paper—Listening Paper—Writing Paper—Speaking Paper
Audio files: Part 1— Part 2—Part 3—Part 4
Complete May 2006 Exam with answer sheets and listening scripts.
Podcasts
Compliance in Pandemic Planning - Podcast
Impact of the Recession on Law Firms and Lawyers- podcast
Lawsuits Over Birth Control Pills Yaz & Yazmin - podcast
Corporate Governance - podcast
Jury Expectations, Courtroom Impact & Personal E-Mail in the Workplace - podcast.
Careers in Animal Law - podcast
The Practice of Law
- Bodies of law
- Difference between Solicitors and Barristers
- The Bar Council Good source of information about barristers.
- Becoming a Solicitor
- BBC Radio 4 Unreliable Evidence:
Common Law: audio part 1 - audio part 2 - text part 1 - text part 2
Business & Company Law
- Types of companies
- Securities
- LexMercatoria: Articles and links to legal subjects
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Partnership Agreements
- Merger Agreements
- Articles of Incorporation
Contracts
- General overwiev of contracts
Sample Term Sheet - Annotated Sample Term Sheet
- Assignment and third party rights - Listening-1-2-3
- Consideration
- Novation Agreement
Employment Law
- International Labour Organisation
- Unfair dismissal in Australia
- Unfair dismissal in the UK
- Constructive dismissal
Real Property
Legal Writing
LINGUISTICS AND TRANSLATION
- An Introduction to Linguistics - Loreto Todd
- A Coursebook on Translation - Mona Baker
- Fun with Language: The F word - Redneck is easy - Ebonics
Subtitling:
01- The Matrix video and script
02- 5th element video and script
03- Las Vegas video and script
04- Ali G video
05- Lock, stock and two smoking barrels fragment and script EN - SP
06- Chicken Run video and script EN - SP
07- Bones video and script EN - SP
08 - Over There video and script EN
09 - House, M.D. video and script EN - ES
10 - Two and a half men fragment and script
11- Dharma & Greg fragment and script
Subtitle Workshop 2.51 - 4 BETA
