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Summer Course on Legal English

, 8 September 2025 – 12 September 2025
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Event number:	025B21

Area of law:	Legal English
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Objective

This new summer course runs over five days, providing participants with an engaging opportunity to enhance their legal English terminology and practice its application in professional contexts.

The course is designed to address the essential needs of legal professionals for effective communication in English - combining intensive language learning in a relaxed summer atmosphere in Trier, Germany’s oldest city.

The course focuses on refreshing and further developing participants’ knowledge of legal English terminology. Through practical sessions, participants will strengthen their confidence in understanding and communicating complex legal matters, both in written and oral forms. The curriculum covers terminology from various fields of EU substantive law and procedure, including civil law, criminal law, human rights, and selected additional topics.

Key topics

Legal terminology (general and different jurisdictions)
Professional skills in legal contexts
Delivering a presentation on a legal issue
Writing professional emails
Preparing and chairing a meeting
Making a telephone call to a client
Comprehension skills in EU law
Effective intercultural communication
Special terminology in EU civil law, criminal law and human rights law
Basic terminology in other areas of the law
Using legal websites

Interactive Approach

This interactive course ensures active participation and collaboration among a small group of participants. Practical exercises, group discussions, and simulations will develop participants’ communication skills and allow them to practice using legal English terminology in professional scenarios.

Highlights

Visit to the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) in Luxembourg, including attendance at a court hearing.
A vibrant social programme set in the historic and picturesque city of Trier.
Networking opportunities with international legal professionals.

Who should attend?

This course is open to legal professionals from all areas of practice. Participants should have an intermediate level of general English (B1 or higher) and some existing familiarity with legal English terminology, which will be further developed during the course.

Fees in €:	Standard	EU and ERA patrons	Young lawyers and other groups	Discount Voucher Code
Registration by 8 August 2025

Registration after 8 August 2025

More details about the fees and discounts

Early registration discounts

10 % by 08.08.2025
20 % by 08.07.2025

Discounts available

EU and ERA Patrons
Staff of European Union institutions and agencies; Staff of ERA’s patrons: all EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden), Albania, United Kingdom, Scotland, Serbia, the German states and the City of Trier.

Young lawyers and other groups
Young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on request); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions.

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