English for Lawyers

Hi, I'm Myriam.   

I'm a Canadian lawyer with over 12 years of experience in commercial litigation and international arbitration. I am currently completing certificates in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (with specializations in teaching Business English and IELTS/TOEFL test preparation) and Translation (Spanish to English), both from the University of Toronto. I have many years of experience teaching English, legal writing and advocacy skills to lawyers and other professionals from around the world. 

I am passionate about languages. Helping lawyers from around the world interact more effectively in English allows me to combine my passions for the law, language and teaching. I speak English and French natively, Spanish and Portuguese fluently, and have some knowledge of Italian, German and Mandarin. 

 I am a member of the European Legal English Teachers' Association (EULETA).  

I provide a wide variety of English-language consulting and legal English training services to lawyers, judges, law students, law firms, in-house legal departments, universities and professional organizations, which are carefully tailored and customized to the client’s particular needs. 

These services can be delivered entirely in English, or bilingually in Spanish/English, Portuguese/English, French/English or Italian/English. 

My consulting engagements are highly customizable, depending on the client's individual needs. They include: 

• One-on-one tailored consulting with lawyers, judges, law students or other professionals on written or oral English language and advocacy skills; 
• Group seminars or workshops delivered to law firms, in-house legal departments, universities or professional organizations; 
• Ongoing engagements providing coaching on written materials on an “as-needed” basis; 
• Revising or writing law firm website content, marketing materials or LinkedIn profiles; 
• Revising documents, such as memoranda, written arguments, contracts, letters and emails (as long as these documents do not reveal confidential or privileged information); and 
• Helping clients prepare for English-language proficiency tests such as the IELTS, TOEFL and TOLES.

myriam@englishforlawyers.ca