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Legal English Courses - Summer 2014

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Who we are

The Law Society of Ireland is the professional, representative and educational body for its

12,000 solicitor members. It is governed by an elected Council, which is supported by a full-

time executive led by the Director General. The Law Society of Ireland also has a non-

statutory, role in providing third level pre and post-qualification education and continued

professional development training.

The Law Society Education Department carries out the educational function of the Law

Society under the leadership of T P Kennedy, Director of Education. The Department is the

sole provider of vocational education in Ireland for trainee solicitors, specifically at the pre-

qualification stage. The Department is also responsible for continuing post-qualification

education for solicitors through the provision of conferences, seminars, workshops and

certified Certificates, Diplomas and Masters Awards, all of which are managed and delivered

by Law Society Professional Training division.

Law Society Professional Training (LSPT) was established in 1991 to encourage an ethos of

lifelong learning for solicitors in Ireland. Traditionally it concentrated on delivering legal

update seminars, management and professional development skills workshops and an annual

update conference which provided updates on various areas of legal practice. With the

increased number of statutory amendments per year and the increased diversity of practice

areas, LSPT now delivers ten annual conferences and continues to deliver timely update

seminars where new legislation is enacted or amended. It has also increased its suite of

management and professional development workshops (such as legal drafting, legal research,

conflict resolution, negotiation skills, mentorship, presentation skills, and time management)

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and has introduced regulatory courses both onsite via classroom learning and online via an

eLearning platform. In addition, LSPT has introduced a number of online courses in the areas

of IT, eMarketing and specialised legal practice. On an international level, LSPT designs and

delivers training in collaboration with many international partners including the Academy of

European Law (ERA) and the American Bar Association (ABA).

Welcome

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Welcome to Law Society Professional Training’s Legal English division. We are offering

three one-week courses this year over the summer months.

The main objectives of these legal English courses are:

to help lawyers expand their knowledge of legal English terminology

to communicate more effectively in spoken English in a legal professional context

to acquire new knowledge, competencies and skills in specified areas of legal practice

to acquire enhanced negotiation strategies and techniques leading to more effective

negotiation outcomes

to improve oral fluency

The courses are practical in nature and focus on the improvement of speaking, listening, legal

and professional skills. This is achieved by means of a series of instructive and enjoyable

activities often incorporating authentic legal documents and using role-play to recreate

realistic legal situations. Speaking and listening skills in particular are stimulated by means of

group communication activities, encouraging participants to exchange ideas and to employ

the legal language which is the central focus of study.

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Why choose Law Society

Professional Training?

Our Legal English Courses are tailor-made to your specific needs

and requirements

Superb training facilities

The Law Society Education Department has three dedicated IT Laboratories (‘eHubs’). Our

eHubs are equipped with an extensive range of Information Communication Technology

(ICT) tools - such as computer labs, translation facilities, and webcasting facilities - which

facilitate the simulated video and audio teaching and learning interventions. The eHubs are

designed in an educational ergonomic manner having regard for best practice in training

environments. We also offer Free Wi Fi, Library facilities and SMART TVs for an

interactive learning experience.

Participants of the Programme will be provided with all the reading and learning materials

required for the Programme and will not need to buy any additional materials. Some of our

courses incorporate the use of iPads and interactive eBooks

Excellent teaching and support staff

Lecturers are experienced and respected solicitors, barristers and professional legal skills

consultants with extensive practice and teaching experience and certified learning, teaching

and assessment qualifications.

City Centre Location

Within walking distance to Dublin’s vibrant City centre, serviced by the LUAS light rail line

and numerous easily accessible bus routes.

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Social Programme

An optional social programme will be available to delegates. This will include tours to

Dublin’s main tourist attractions, tours to the beautiful Wicklow mountains and Irish nights in

famous traditional Irish pubs. Take a tour of the historic Law Society buildings; go on field

trips to the nearby Four Courts; relax by playing Sports in the Law Society’s grounds and

enjoy a chat with new friends in the rose gardens of the immaculately kept gardens at the Law

Society’s premises in Blackhall Place.

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Teaching Team

Attracta O’Regan – Programme Director

Responsible for: The Direction and Management (Operational, Financial and Education

Quality Assurance and Coordination) of the Legal English Programme.

Key Expertise Law, Education Direction and Management, Teaching, Learning and

Assessment

Professional and Teaching Experience

Head of Law Society Professional Training, Incorporating Law Society Skillnet and Law

Society Finuas Network

Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland

Education Consultant, American Bar Association, Washington DC, USA

Member of the CCBE – European Training Platform Subgroup

Member of Skillnets Ltd, Certification & Accreditation Committee

Mentor to new Skillnet Ltd Training Networks

Member, Law Society Skillnet Steering Committee

Member, Law Society Finuas Network Steering Committee

Course Leader, Professional Practice Course, Law School, Law Society of Ireland

Barrister-at-law (ten years) practicing in criminal litigation, private client civil cases and

insurance law and practice.

Author, Insurance Law in Ireland, Roundhall, Sweet & Maxwell

Founding Editor, Insurance Law & Practice, Roundhall Sweet & Maxwell

Co-Author, Criminal Litigation, Oxford University Press

Lecturer, UCD, DIT, Law Society of Ireland

Examiner, Law Society of Ireland

Owner, Manager, Pine Lodge Equestrian Centre, Galway

Courses Taught

Training Network Management, Leadership and Business Mentoring, Teaching, Learning

and Assessment, Best Practice in eLearning, Insurance Law, Family Law, Criminal

Litigation and Designing, Validating and Accrediting New Certified Programmes

Education:

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Post Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Mentorship, Letterkenny IT

Post Graduate Certificate in Learning, Teaching and Assessment, DIT

Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors, Law Society of Ireland

Barrister-at-Law Degree, Kings Inns, Dublin

LLB, NUI Galway

Joanne Cox – Programme Manager

Responsible for: Provision of Support Management and Operation Services in the

Delivery and Coordination of the Legal English Course

Key expertise:

Business Law, Technology and Intellectual Property Law and

Commercial Contracts.

Design, management and delivery of legal training programmes.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment.


Solicitor and Course Manager responsible for the design and management of business law

modules on the Professional Practice Courses I and II (the vocational stage of training for

Solicitors in Ireland) and other Professional Training Courses

Secretary to the Business Law Committee, Law Society of Ireland.

Editor of e-book on Technology and Intellectual Property Law, 2013 (soon to be published

on the Apple Bookstore).

Editor of Business Law, 5th

Edition, Oxford University Press, 2011.

Editor of Insolvency Law- Professional Practice Guide, Bloomsbury Professional, 2009.

Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Law School, England with responsibility for the design and

delivery of programmes on the Legal Practice Course (vocational stage of training for

Solicitors in England and Wales) and Graduate Diploma in Law.

Solicitor in Browne Jacobson Solicitors, Nottingham, England.

Courses Taught

Professional Practice Course I -Business Law and Legal Research.

Professional Practice Course II -Technology and Intellectual Property Law, Insolvency

Law, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Transactions and Banking Law.

Legal Practice Course – Civil Litigation, Legal Research, Advocacy, Interviewing and

Advising, Private Acquisitions and Legal Writing and Drafting.

Graduate Diploma in Law – Law of Tort.

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Education:

Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors, Law Society of Ireland.

Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Nottingham Trent University, England.

Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales.

Legal Practice Course – Distinction - Nottingham Law School, England.

Bachelor of Law Honours Degree (LLB) (2:1)– Warwick University, England.

Eva Massa – Programme Manager

Responsible for: Provision of Support Management and Operation Services in the

Delivery and Coordination of the Legal English Course

Key expertise: Design, management and delivery of legal training programmes.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment.


Course Manager, Education Department, Law Society of Ireland

Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland

Abogado, Madrid Bar Association (Spain)

EU & International Affairs Committee Secretary, Law Society of Ireland

Information Officer of the Irish Delegation to the CCBE

Member of the Training Committee of the CCBE

Liaison Officer and member of the American Bar Association (ABA)-Section of

International Law (SIL)

Member of the Steering Committee of the ABA –SIL Fall Meetings, Dublin and London

Project Leader, EU funded Leonardo da Vinci–Mobility programme

Founding member and Coordinator Legal Training in Kosovo, Irish Rule of Law

International (ILRI)

Coordinator of USAID sponsored Train the Training programme, Kosovo Chamber of

Advocates.

Lecturer and Tutor, Law Society of Ireland, China-EU School of Law (CESL)-Beijing

(China), Universidad CEU San Pablo.

Examiner, DIT

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Coach, Judge and Organiser of International Moot Court Competitions (Philip C. Jessup,

European Law Moot Court competition, Stetson Environmental Law competition, Telders

International Law competition); International Negotiation Competition; Brown Mosten

International Client Consultation competition

Co-Editor and Co-Author, Human Rights Law, Oxford University Press

Designer and Lecturer, Certificate in Legal Spanish, Law Society of Ireland

Courses Taught

Professional Practice Course: EU law, Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law,

Professional Conduct/Legal Ethics, Professional Management

Legal Skills: Professional Development, Interviewing & Advising, Negotiation, Mooting

Diplomas: International Human Rights Protection, Legal Spanish

Guest lecturer: Train the Training, Public International Law, International Relations.

Spanish language courses

Education:

Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors, Law Society of Ireland

Post Graduate Certificate in Learning, Teaching and Assessment, DIT

Post Graduate Advanced Advocacy Course, NITA & Law Society of Ireland

M.A. in International Relations, Dublin City University

Admitted to the Madrid Bar

Post Graduate Diploma in European Communities, Diplomatic School, Spain

Post Graduate Diploma in European Policies, IMEFE, Spain

BA Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

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Programme Details

Legal English Course – LEVEL 1

Common Law, Contract Law & Negotiation Skills Master Class

14th July – 18th July 2014

Law Society of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Fee: €650

CPD Hours: 22

CPD Accreditation: Law Society of Ireland and Country Specific Bar Association

Reciprocity (TBC)

Day 1 – Monday 14th July 2014

TIME ACTIVITY

10.00am-11.30am The Common Law legal system: Common Law and Civil Law, the sources of law,

the judicial precedent, Equity, Statutes and statutory interpretation.

Key vocabulary and Legal Grammar

11.30am-11.45am Coffee break

11.45am-1.00pm The legal profession in the UK & Ireland: Persons and Structure

Workshop: CV, business letters and emails

1.00pm-2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm- 3.30pm The Judiciary - Structure & Roles


Day 2 – Tuesday 15th July 2014

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10.00am-11.30am The Common Law civil trial: first instance and appeals - Part 1


11.30am-12.00pm Coffee break

12.00pm-1.15pm The Common Law Civil Trial: First Instance and appeals - Part 2


1.15pm-2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm-4.00pm Introduction to Contract Law in the common law legal system - Formation,

elements of the contract, consideration and key principles

Key vocabulary & Legal Grammar

Day 3 –Wednesday 16th July 2014

10.00am-11.30am Contract terms and conditions, exclusions and privity of contract

Key vocabulary & Legal Grammar


11.15am-1.15pm Mitigating factors & damages - Key essentials and principals

Key Vocabulary & Grammar

1.15pm-2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm-4.00pm Pre-trial protocols, ADR and techniques of negotiation according to the

Harvard School Technique

Key Vocabulary & Legal Grammar

Day 4 – Thursday 17th July 2014

10.00am-11.15am Workshop: Introduction to a negotiation skills

Negotiation Defined

Key Concepts

1. Strategy

2. Negotiation & Power

3. Issues, Interests and Position

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Key vocabulary & Grammar


11.30am-1.15pm Negotiation Planning - Profiles & Roles

key vocabulary & Grammar

1.15pm-2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm-4.00pm Negotiation Workshop - Part 1

Case Study Role Plays & Group & Peer Feedback

Key Grammar & Vocabulary

Day 5 – Friday 18th July 2014

10.00am-11.30am Negotiation Workshop - Part 2

Case Study Role Plays & Group & Peer Feedback

Key Grammar & Vocabulary


11.30am-1.00pm Ethics of Negotiation & Ethics in Negotiation

1.15pm-2.00pm Lunch

Course Concludes

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Legal English Course – LEVEL 2

Commercial Contracts & Negotiations Master Class

Monday 14th July – Friday 18th July 2014

Law Society of Ireland, Dublin

Fee: €650

CPD Hours: 22


Reciprocity (TBC)

Day 1 – Monday 14th July 2014

TIME ACTIVITY

9.30 – 10.30am

Lecture 1 – Contract Law Refresher/Update

10.30 – 10.45am

Break

10.45 - 11.45am

Lecture 2 – Drafting Contracts , Tips and Techniques

11.45 – 12.00pm

Break

12.00 – 1.00pm

Lecture 3 – The Structure of a Commercial Contract

1.00 – 2.00pm

Lunch

2.00 – 3.00pm

Lecture 4 – Negotiating Contracts

3.00 – 3.30pm

Preparation for Tutorial 1

3.30 – 4.30pm

Tutorial 1

Day 2 – Tuesday 15th July 2014

9.30 – 10.30am

Lecture 5 – Sale of Goods/Standard Terms of Trading

10.30 – 10.45am

Break

10.45 - 11.45am Lecture 6 – Service Agreements

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11.45 – 12.15pm


12.15 – 1.00pm

Lunch

1.00 - 2.00pm

Tutorial 2

2.00 – 2.15pm

Break

2.15 – 3.15pm

Lecture 7 – Agency Agreements

3.15 – 3.30pm Break

3.30 – 4.30pm

Lecture 8 – Distribution Agreements

Day 3 Wednesday 16th July

9.30 – 10.30am

Tutorial 3

10.30 – 10.45am

Break

10.45 - 11.45am

Lecture 9 – Franchising Agreements

11.45 – 12.00pm

Break

12.00 – 1.00pm

Lecture 10 – Outsourcing Agreements

1.00 - 2.00pm

Lunch

2.00 – 2.30pm


2.30 – 3.30pm

Tutorial 4


9.00am – 11.30am Negotiation Skills - Introduction

Negotiation Defined

1. Key Concepts

2. Strategy


4. Issues, Interests & Position

11.30am-11.45am Break

11.45-1.15pm Negotiation Planning

Questions for Planning

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Limit, Target & Opening Position

Role Play Preparation

1.15pm-2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm-4.00pm Role Play - Peer Group & Trainer Review & Evaluation


9.00am – 10.00am Negotiation Review & Key Lessons for the

Future

10.00am -12.30pm Commercial Contracts Negotiation Role

Play

Interactive Workshop

12.30pm Lunch

Course Concludes

Legal English Level 2 Course

Intellectual Property, Technology & Advanced Negotiation Master Class

Monday 21st July – Friday 28th July 2014

Law Society of Ireland, Dublin

Fee: €950

CPD Hours: 27


Reciprocity (TBC)

Day 1 – Monday 21st July 2014

TIME ACTIVITY

9.00am-9.30am Welcome Address – Overview and Structure of the programme.

9.30 am-11.00am An introduction to the use of iPads on the Technology and

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Intellectual Property Law Module including the following:

Setting up and using an iPad.

The iTunes University App and how to access material on the

Technology and Intellectual Property Law iTunesU course

The Technology and Intellectual Property Law interactive e-

book.

11.00am-11.30 am Break

11.30am-12.30pm Legal English – Introduction to Intellectual

Property Law Concepts and Terminology

12.30pm-1.30pm Lunch/ iPad clinic

1.30pm-2.30pm Lecture 1 – E-business and Domain Names

2.30pm-2.45pm Break

2.45pm-3.45pm Lecture 2 – Software License Agreements

3.45pm-4.00pm Break

4.00-5.00pm Lecture 3 – Computer Crime

Day 2 – 22nd July 2014

9.00am-10.00am Tutorial 1 –Technology Law


10.15am-11.15am Lecture 4 –Data Protection


11.30am-12.30pm Lecture 5 – Cloud Computing

12.30pm-2.00pm Lunch/ Preparation for Tutorial 2

2.00pm-3.00pm Tutorial 2

3.00pm-3.15pm Break

3.15pm-4.15pm Legal English Clinic 2 – An Introduction to the Technology

Law Module - Concepts and

Terminology

4.15pm -5.15pm Lecture 5 -Patents and Confidential Information

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Day 3 – Wednesday 23rd July 2014

9.00am–10.00am Lecture 6 Trademarks and Passing Off

10.00am -11.00am Break/ Preparation for Tutorial 3

11.00am-12.00pm Tutorial 3

12.00pm -12.15pm Break

12.15pm -1.15pm Lecture 7 - Copyright

1.15pm – 2.15pm Lunch/iPad clinic

2.15pm -3.15pm Lecture 8 – Protection of Computer Programs and Designs

3.15pm-4.15pm Preparation for Tutorial 4

4.15pm – 5.15pm Tutorial 4


9.00am – 11.30am Negotiation Skills - Introduction

Negotiation Defined

5. Key Concepts

6. Strategy


8. Issues, Interests & Position


11.45-1.15pm Negotiation Planning

Questions for Planning

Limit, Target & Opening Position

Role Play Preparation

1.15pm-2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm-4.00pm Role Play - Peer Group & Trainer Review & Evaluation

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9.00am – 10.00am Negotiation Review & Key Lessons for the

Future

10.00am -12.30pm Intellectual Property Negotiation Role Play

Interactive Workshop

12.30pm Lunch

Course Concludes

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Booking Form

Legal English Course – Level 1 - Common Law, Contract Law & Negotiations Skills

Masterclass – 14– 18 July, 2014 - (€650) - Please tick √ your preference

Legal English Course – Level 2 - Commercial Contracts & Negotiations Masterclass

14– 18 July, 2014 - (€650) - Please tick √ your preference

Legal English Course – Level 2 - Intellectual Property, Technology & Advanced

Negotiations Masterclass - 21 - 28 July, 2014 – (€950) Please tick √ your preference

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