Additional legal english resources
Podcasts
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)