Career Paths: Law Class Audio CDs

Career Paths: Law is a new educational resource for business professionals who want to improve their English communication skills in a work environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Career Paths: Law presents subject matter including basic legal concepts, court processes, legal billing, evidence, and international law.

The series is organized into three levels of difficulty and offers over 400 vocabulary terms and phrases. Every unit includes a test of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and listening skills, and leads students through written and oral production.

Included Features

• A variety of realistic reading passages
• Career-specific dialogues
• 45 reading and listening comprehension checks
• Over 400 vocabulary terms and phrases
• Guided speaking and writing exercises
• Complete glossary of terms and phrases

The audio CDs contain all recorded material in British English.

Books 1 - 3 of Career Paths: Law are rated for the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages at A1, A2 and B1 respectively.

Table of Contents:
Book 1
- Basic legal terms
- Basic legal concepts
- Legal resources
- Sources of law
- Preliminary documents
- Court structure
- Jurisdiction
- In the courtroom
- Court process
- Court etiquette
- Criminal law
- Civil law
- Administrative law
- Initial client interview
- Interviewing witnesses
- Glossary

Book 2
- Discovery documents
- Affidavits
- Legal memorandums
- Legal documents
- Motions
- Intentional torts
- Negligent torts
- Nuisance
- Strict liability
- Product liability
- Contracts
- Elements of a valid contract
- Types of contract litigation
- Professional conduct
- Attorney-client privilege
- Glossary

Book 3
- Time management
- Calendars
- Document retention
- Legal billing
- Criminal procedure
- Juvenile crime
- Types of evidence
- Physical and biological evidence
- Testimonial evidence
- Relevant evidence
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- International law
- International court of justice
- Glossary