Legal & General English

Unit I — General English

1 Applied Grammar and Usage - Parts of Speech, Articles, Tenses, Subject- Verb Agreement, Prepositions, Active and Passive Voice, Reported Speech · Direct and Indirect, Sentence Structure, Punctuation · 2 Vocabulary Development- Using Dictionary, Synonym, Antonym, Homophones, Legal words, One Word Substitution · General Writings- Official Letter Writing, Precis Writing, Report Writing · 4 Phonetics- Theory and Practice · 5 Communication- Meaning, Kinds, Process; Barriers to Communication

• Techniques/tips on effective letter writing Letter of Application
• Precis Writing (New Addition)
• Grammar
• Verbs/Tenses — Activity
• Active/ Passive — Activity
• Reported Speech — Activity

Unit II — Legal Language

Meaning and Characteristics of Legal language · Historical Evolution of Legal Language · Legal Language in India

Unit III — Legal Terminology

Terms used in Civil Law and Criminal Law · Latin Words and Expressions — law register · Legal Maxims

• Legal Maxims — Actus de nemini facit injuriam

Unit IV — Legal Writings

Fundamental Principles of Legal Writings · Brief Writing and Drafting of Law Reports · Writing of Case Comments · Essay Writing on topics of legal interest · Citation Style in Legal Writings

• Legal Writing — Language and Law — Characteristics of Legal Language
• Case analysis and case briefs-relevant Indian case laws
• Law Reports, Magazines and References to Case Laws Law Reports Law Magazines Explanation of citations
• Legal writing — Article and Case Comment, Editing of a Law Journal

Unit V — Proficiency in Regional Language

Every student should acquire skills of understanding analysis writing and communication in the regional language, which he has to use in the interaction with the potential clientele. Necessarily the proficiency in the language will contribute in a substantial measure to a successful practice in law · Phrases translation from English to Hindi and Vice versa. Practice of translation of any Act from Hindi to English and vice versa · Adding to vocabulary in Hindi and English · Learning local terms used in the courts, local districts and expressions for various documents and their standard nomenclature