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nokad  #113375  Tue, 28 Jun 05 06:50 PM
Hi,

I'm new to the forum and it looks very professional. I'm an English Lecturer in Israel and have a law degree as well. I'm starting to teach a legal English course next week. Do you have any recommendations (besides the book "American Legal English" by U of Michagan Press) for good teaching books?

Thanks,

Noa
  
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julielai  #113382  Tue, 28 Jun 05 07:32 PM
Clear and Effective Legal Writing, Vedra R. Charrow and Myra K. Erhardt (Boston: Little, Brown, 1986, 356 pages).

Here's a review.
  
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nokad  #113397  Tue, 28 Jun 05 09:07 PM
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DeeJay89  #114086  Thu, 30 Jun 05 11:47 PM

Hello,

we'll i know a book which called " English Grammer In use" .. it's a very good book where can u find exercises with answers ..

i wish that i could help you :)
  
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Woodward  #114431  Fri, 01 Jul 05 10:54 PM

English Grammar in Use (by Raymond Murphy) is more for general English than Legal English.
  
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julielai  #114483  Sat, 02 Jul 05 02:19 AM

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Anonymous  #119998  Thu, 21 Jul 05 06:06 AM
 DeeJay89 wrote:

Hello,

we'll i know a book which called " English Grammer In use" .. it's a very good book where can u find exercises with answers ..

i wish that i could help you Smile [:)]
  
Anonymous  #120156  Thu, 21 Jul 05 06:16 PM

Noa, for anyone teaching Legal English, the book "Plain English for Lawyers" by Richard Wydick is a must.  It's from Carolina Academic Press and is now in its fourth or fifth edition.  It's a small book and has many exercises with answers (great for in-class group work), and has additional exercises that can be taken home and turned in for teacher evaluation as the answers are in the Teacher's Manual.  I've used it with great success for years with US law students and international LE students.

Mark
  
Anonymous  #169020  Mon, 12 Dec 05 07:53 AM
Hi,
There is the book Legal Terminology by Pearson Education, this is much better than an American one. They also have Legal English book, which is not perfect, but OK. For law for Contract and Company Law check Chartrand English for Contract and Company Law! The Best. Published by Sweet and Maxwell.
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