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Additional legal english resources

YouTube

US Law Essentials


Business Law Institute

Podcasts

Study Legal English


Law & Language podcast by US Law Essentials


Law School Toolbox


LawNext


Stereo Decisis

Free online courses

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Introduction to English Common Law (University of London)


Introduction American Law (University of Pennsylvania)


American Contract Law (Yale University)


Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract (Harvard University)


Structuring Business Agreements for Success (Cornell University)


US Contracts and Employment Law (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)


International Law in Action: The Arbitration of International Disputes (Universiteit Leiden)


European Business Law (Lund University)


Privacy Law & Data Protection (University of Pennsylvania)


AI & Law (Lund University)


Trademark Law (University of Pennsylvania)


Copyright Law (University of Pennsylvania)


What is Compliance? (University of Pennsylvania)


Terminology databases

ProZ: Forum for professional translators with extensive terminology databases.


IATE: the European Union's official terminology database 


TERMIUM Plus: the Government of Canada's official terminology database (English, French, some Spanish)


World Law Dictionary by TransLegal: currently has entries in English, Hungarian, Portuguese, German, Polish, Chinese and Norwegian


Bijural Terminology Records: The Government of Canada's website offering solutions for how to convey civil law terms in English and common law terms in French


United States Courts Glossary of Legal Terms: A useful resource to understand the terminology associated with US litigation

Websites

DeepL: In my opinion, the best free artificial intelligence translation software available right now. 


LawInsider: A database of contracts and clauses 


Forvo: A website that includes pronunciations of words and phrases, recorded in a variety of accents. I have contributed several pronunciations: look for me under "englishforlawyers".


Adams on Contract Drafting: A rich source of guidance on drafting clearer contracts

Books

Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers (Natasha Costello and Louise Kulbicki)


International Legal English (Amy Krois-Lindner and TransLegal)


Plain English for Lawyers (Richard Wydick and Amy Sloan)


A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting (Ken Adams)

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