Program for the Cambridge University Certificate

Anglo American Law and

International Legal English (ILEC)

November 2012 – June 2013

Centro de Estudios Garrigues - ANGLO AMERICAN LAW AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ENGLISH2

Firms, legal consultancy offices and companies’ legaldepartments demand professionals who guaranteetheir knowledge of legal English with a high qualitytraining program.

The Centro de Estudios Garrigues, with the assistance of

the European Legal Studies Center of Columbia Law

School, New York, offers the possibility of obtaining theCertificate in Anglo-American Law by attending themodule designed to study the fundamental aspects ofcommon law and the basic legal aspects ofinternational relations.

In order to complete the training in legal English andensure that participants learn, as well as receive anofficial certificate, the program has another module

with the objective of training participants in the different

areas of legal English in order to obtain the International

Legal English Certificate (ILEC) issued by the University

of Cambridge.

GENERAL OVERVIEW1

English and their ability to effectively communicate in alegal context.

This certificate assesses English language skills set at levelsB2 and C1 of the Common European Framework ofReference for Languages.

The exam takes 3.5 hours and consists of four tests:

reading, writing, listening and conversation. It is taken

twice a year: in May and November.

Participants must demonstrate their capacity to use Englishin practical and real situations within a legal professionalcontext such as participating in meetings, expressingprofessional opinions, giving public presentations,understanding legal texts, etc.

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ENGLISH CERTIFICATE (ILEC)4

� To provide participants with the essential key skills to

practice competitively as international lawyers.

� To gain an in-depth knowledge of international

negotiations, contracts, the common law, conflict

between laws, international treaties and dispute

resolution.

AIMS AND OUTCOMES2

Participants will be given training in 10 areas ofknowledge in connection with Anglo-American legalprocedures and legal skills for lawyers.

Keynote practitioner speakers, “who have been thereand done it”, will offer significant insight into thepractical nature of giving legal advice in aninternational context.

ANGLO AMERICAN LAW3

ILEC is an official certificateissued by the University ofCambridge that evaluatesparticipants’ level of legal

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REAL EXAMS DURING THE COURSE

40 Hours

76 HoursILEC – NOV 2012 – JUNE 2013

� Group 1: Mondays and Wednesdays from 14:15 to 15:45 h.

� Group 2: Mondays and Wednesdays from 20:15 to 21:45 h.

� Group 3: Fridays from 14:30 to 17:30 h.

ANGLOAMERICAN LAW – NOV 2012 – MAY 2013

� One Saturday every two weeks from 10:00 to

14:00 hours.

CALENDAR (Groups 1 & 2. In case of group 3, classes would take place on Fridays)6

WHO SHOULD ATTEND7

� Practicing lawyers with all levels of experience

and responsibility.

� Members of in-house legal departments of

companies, that want to develop their legal

English skills.

� Last year’s students, graduates or postgraduates

who need to supplement their training, obtaining

an official certificate to guarantee their

knowledge of legal English.

The program is made up of two modules:

� Anglo American Law Module

� International Legal English Module

Participants will be given an English test at the

beginning to check their level of English.

Participants will work with real legal texts at all times.

An official certificate from Centro de Estudios

Garrigues will be given for attending each module. In

addition, will receive an official certificate from

Cambridge ESOL if pass the exam.

METHODOLOGY & CERTIFICATION5

95 % of last year’s students

passed the exam

SUCCEEDING IN ILEC

Participants will take 5 full exams tests during

the course and their scores will be checked

in order to give them feedback.

British Council will exanimate exclusively Centro de Estudios

Garrigues’ Students in June.

EXAMINATION8

The exam will take place at

Centro de Estudios Garrigues’

facilities.

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ILEC ILEC Exam Anglo American Module Practice Exam ILEC Grammar

Intensive Reviewing month Holiday

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ENGLISH CERTIFICATE (ILEC) MODULEINT. LEG

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PROGRAM STRUCTURE8

INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTS OF THE COMMON LAW SYSTEM

� Some differences between the common law and civil law systems

� Court types, documents and parties. Use of legalese. Overview of possible legal careers and training in the common law countries. Structure of a law firm

COMPANY LAW

� Company formation. Identifying the common characteristics of different company types

� Company documents. Directors, company roles and corporate governance issues

� Introduction to Capitalization. Shares and Shareholders. Restructuring

CONTRACTS

� Contract formation. Contractual clauses

� Contractual remedies. Breach of contract. Assignment and third party rights

EMPLOYMENT LAW

� Overview of statutory rights. Types of dismissal. Types of discrimination

� Employment tribunals

SALE OF GOODS

� Legislation. Contractual terms and warranties. Common conditions of sale

� Retention of title. Caselaw

REAL PROPERTY

� Legal title and estates. Understanding a lease or tenancy

� Easements. Conveyancing - English procedure v Spanish procedure

� Tenancy Agreements - common clauses and statutory conditions

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

� Overview of the characteristics of the key areas of IP

� Business method patents

SECURED TRANSACTIONS

� Overview of debt security and the different types. Creating and perfecting security interests

� Overview of insolvency procedure and issues in the common law system

COMPETITION LAW

� Anti-trust/anti competitive activities

� Advising on the risks and consequences/penalties

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

� Common types. Issues and development to negotiable instruments in response to e-commerce. Legislation

� Primissory notes

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INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR

� Comparatives and Superlatives; As vs. Like; Future simple vs. continuous; defining and non-defining clauses; embedded questions; compound nouns; Conditionals; Present perfect simple vs. continuous; Cleft sentences; Adverbs; Gerunds & infinitives; Modal verbs; Reference devices; Conjunctions; Phrasal verbs; Definite and non-definite articles; Adverbial clauses; idioms & common expressions; prepositions; pronouns & determiners

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FUNDAMENTALS OF AMERICAN LAW: “Why are we here?”

� The Globalization of American Law. A Common Law / Civil Law Comparison.

� The Fundamentals of American Law: Common Law Systems.

U.S. GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE AND HISTORY

� U.S. Constitutional History. The States and Federalism. The Sources and Limits of Legal Authority.

ANGLO-AMERICAN LEGAL METHODOLOGY

� The Common Law Method. 3 tools of Common Law Arguments.

� Legal Writing & Legal Method. Rules and Policies of Common Law. Sources of Common Law and their Hierarchy.

� Common Law and Statutory Law Analysis: American Law in a Global Context.

CASE ANALYSIS AND CASE BRIEFS

� Legal Writing & Legal Methodology. Form and Nature of Case Law. Precedents and Decisions. Legal Reasoning & Analysis in Case Law.

U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

� An Overview of the Bill of Rights, Judicial Review, Structure and Powers.

� Individual Rights & State Action. Rights to Equal Protection of Laws. First Amendment Freedoms of Expression and Religious Freedoms.

� Control of the Law Enforcement Function.

ANGLO-AMERICAN LAW MODULE

U.S. CONTRACT LAW

� Interpretation of Contracts. Issues in Performance of Contracts. Grounds for Nonperformance of Contracts. Breaches and Repudiations of Contracts.

U.S. CONTRACT (II) & BUSINESS LAW

� Offer, acceptance, consideration, performance, breach, remedies, estoppel.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN THE US LEGAL SYSTEM

� Sequence of events in the justice system (at both the state and federal levels and including the appeals process) after a crime has been committed.

� Discussing the role of the prosecutor and application of a model Penal Code. Special considerations when defending corporate clients.

INTERNATIONAL TAX LAW

� The Principles of International Taxation. International Double Taxation: Issues and Remedies. International Antiabuse Measures.

TORT LAW

� Intentional Torts. Negligence: duty, breach, causation, injury, strict liability, products liability.

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Cambridge University

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“The ILEC program offers an extended and exhaustive view of legal English, providing more insight than a dictionary or legal glossary ever can. Not only does it give an in-depth knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon legal system, magnificently explained by the professors, it also tackles the most common mistakes when trying to express yourself in legal English. Having the opportunity to attend this program has improved my knowledge of English twofold and has given me much more confidence in the language in a legal context.”

Teresa Cid – Graduate in Law Universidad Complutense

“It was a wonderful and rewarding experience to participate in ILEC preparation course at CE Garrigues. Not only did my legal English skills improve (besides my overall understanding of the anglo-saxon legal system), but it was also a pleasure this spend this time with experienced lawyers specialized in different fields of the law. In the end, we all had a great time together and I passed the exam with an overall mark of “C1 with merit”!

Cesar Álvarez – Head of Network Operations Department at Airbus Military

TESTIMONIALS

The Centro de Estudios Garrigues is an official preparation center for the ILEC by Cambridge

University

95 % of last year’s students succeeded

Prof. Ángel Calleja

Prof. Scott Wishart

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Prof. Sarah Porch

� Partner of Garrigues Law Firm, involved in the international and tax

department.

� Leading advisor on both domestic and international transactions for

leading Spanish multinationals.

� Head of planning and structuring of the most important investments

made by Spanish companies abroad. Handled the first purchase of

a US listed company by a Spanish multinational.

� Counsel of Brosa Abogados y Economistas. Chief Executive Officer of

SDM IntLaw S.L. Associate Lawyer, U.S. and Developing Markets.

� Owner of Scott S. Wishart & Associates, Inc. Representative

Engagements.

� Special Counsel to the Honorable Mr. Redley Killion, Vice President of

the Federated States of Micronesia. Member of FSM Diplomatic

Contingent in New York & Brussels.

� A media and politics graduate from the University of Birmingham in

England, Sarah worked on a number of marketing campaigns for

one of the UK’s top utility companies, Centrica, before later studying

for her law degree at the College of Law in York, England. She

trained and qualified as a solicitor at one of the UK’s largest

corporate law firms, Addleshaw Goddard.

Prof. Christopher S. Davis

� Christopher was working as a lawyer in Turin & Turin, Immigration Law Firm, Dallas. He was Associate Attorney, February 2002 – May 2004

� He assisted in researching and writing federal appellate briefs in asylum cases. Researched criminal law and procedure issues and assisted in drafting motions.

� Actually Prof. Christopher delivers legal English programmes to a number of top law firms.

FACULTY11

Prof. Juan Ignacio de Uriarte

Prof. Adam Dubin

� Juan Ignacio holds a BA/BSc in Business Studies by London Guidhall

University, London.

� He joined Vaughan Systems where he became director of the MIP

(Masters in Professional English and EMIP (Executive part-time MIP).

� At present, Juan Ignacio is founder and chairman of B2B languages

and is specialized in Business English and Business Skills in English.

� Professor of international business law and politics at New York

University (Madrid), and Director of Master's in International and

European Business Law at Comillas (ICADE).

� Director of Legal English Consulting Group.

� Previously worked for a law firm in New York which specializes in

commercial transactions.

Paseo de Recoletos, 35 28004 Madrid, EspañaT (+34) 91 514 53 30F (+34) 91 561 01 13informacion.centro@garrigues.comwww.centrogarrigues.com

The application fee for the whole program is €3,500. A discount of 25% will

be applied for two or more applications from the same company.

Past students of Centro de Estudios Garrigues will receive a 30% discount

(€2,450) for the whole program and for each module, moreover, current

postgraduate students will be entitled to a 50% discount (€1,750).

Participants have the possibility of applying just for one of the two

modules. The fees for each module are:

� Anglo American Law Module – €1,700.

� International Legal English Module – €2,450.

The International Legal English Module includes the book “International

Legal English + Audio CDs + Answers” published by Cambridge University

Press and documentation regarding expressions, vocabulary, exercises,

tests for preparing the exam, etc.

The Anglo-American Law Module includes the book “Anglo-American

Law Fundamentals” and documentation concerning contracts, practice

cases, etc.

The Cambridge ILEC Examination will be taken at Centro de Estudios

Garrigues facilities. Exam fees are not included in the program

application fees.

CONTACT TO APPLY:

Ms. Sol Meneses

T +34 91 514 53 30

informacion.centro@garrigues.com

APPLICATION FEES