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Episode list
7Jan2025
Membership and Level Test ending
23Dec2024
E153: Regular verbs for lawyers part 2
16Dec2024
E152: Regular verbs for lawyers part 1
9Dec2024
E151: Mastering -ed Endings: Essential Pronunciation for Legal English Learners
2Dec2024
E150: 10 phrasal verbs for lawyers
25Nov2024
E149: Make or Do Legal English Collocations Part 3
22Nov2024
E148: An overview of banking law (SLE Sleep Story)
18Nov2024
E147: Make or Do Legal English Collocations Part 2
15Nov2024
E146: An overview of corporate law (SLE Sleep Story)
11Nov2024
E145: Make or Do Legal English Collocations Part 1
8Nov2024
E144: An overview of M&A law (SLE Sleep Story)
4Nov2024
E143: Commonly mispronounced words in legal English BT and PT (Pronunication)
1Nov2024
E142: An overview of tax law (SLE Sleep Story)
28Oct2024
E141: Damage and damages collocations + Quiz
25Oct2024
E140: An overview of commercial law (SLE Sleep Story)
17Oct2024
E139: Damage v Damages Quiz (Video)
10Oct2024
E138: How to Use ChatGPT to Practise Your Legal English (Video)
5Apr2024
E137: Barrie J. Roberts – Negotiating Success: How English Learners Can Master Principled Negotiation (Interview)
12Feb2024
E136: 3 top tips for legal writing (interview)
31Jan2024
E135: Our book anniversary – your questions answered
20Oct2023
E134: Kateřina Chudová – Top tips for using AI to study legal English (Interview)
29Jun2023
E133 – Ken Adams: A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting 5th edn. (Interview)
26May2023
E132: Legal English Summer School, Italy, June 2023 (Announcement)
14Mar2023
E131: Legal English for Networking Workshop Series (Announcement)
22Feb2023
E130: Can Chat GPT Teach me Legal English?(Monologue)
13Feb2023
E129: Legal English preposition mistakes #2 (Monologue)
6Feb2023
E128: Legal English preposition mistakes #1 (Monologue)
30Jan2023
E127: Decoding culture with Louis Pruvost (Interview)
23Jan2023
E126: Listen to the Pre-booklaunch webinar
12Jan2023
E125: Pre-Booklaunch Webinar (Announcement)
25Jul2022
E124: Top coursebooks for legal English learning (Monologue)
18Jul2022
E123: Top Resources for Legal English Speaking (Monologue)
11Jul2022
E122: Top Podcasts for Legal English Listening (Monologue)
8Jul2022
FLASH SALE: OnlineTOLES courses buy one get one free (Announcement)
4Jul2022
E121: Regiane Gurski – A PRO Member’s experience of learning legal English (Interview)
27Jun2022
E120: What is TOLES? (Monologue)
24May2022
LSP4EMP Conference
17May2022
E119: Dawid Sztuwe – Online court hearings (Interview)
7Mar2022
E118: Real Property Law – An Overview (Monologue)
21Feb2022
E117: Jonah Perlin – Persuasive Legal Writing (Interview)
31Jan2022
E116: John Terry Dundon – Contract Drafting Priorities (Interview)
3Jan2022
E115: Martin Kopa – Working as a Regional Court Judge (Interview)
23Dec2021
ILLA (International Language and Law Association) 2021 Focus Conference
6Dec2021
E114: Vlastimil Göttinger – Working at the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic (Interview)
26Nov2021
E113: Black Friday My Biggest Sale This Year (Announcement)
16Nov2021
E112: My Tour of the World’s First Constitutional Court (Vlog)
10Oct2021
E111: UMCS Project – Study Legal English for Development & TOLES for Professional Career (Announcement)
23Aug2021
E110: Intellectual Property Law – An Overview (Article)
9Aug2021
E109: Michael Lindner – TransLegal’s Online Legal English Resources (Interview)
26Jul2021
E108: Banking Law – An Overview (Monologue)
9Jun2021
E107: Louise Kulbicki on Teaching Practical Legal Skills in Oman (Interview by Stephen Horowitz)
17May2021
E106: Tort Law – An Overview (Monologue)
10May2021
E105: TransLegal and Study Legal English Collaboration (Announcement)
12Apr2021
E104: Good Legal Design with Stefania Passera (Interview)
8Mar2021
Online Contract Negotiation Course (April-May 2021)
1Mar2021
E103: Rupert Haigh 5 Points for Better Legal Writing (Interview)
15Feb2021
E102: The Lawyer’s English Language Coursebook (Review)
1Feb2021
E101: How I became a qualified foreign lawyer in England and Wales with Aloysius Chang (Interview)
23Jan2021
E100 – What is this podcast and who am I? (Monologue)
19Jan2021
Luke’s English Podcast
23Nov2020
E99 – Ken Adams: Cracking the Contract Drafting Code (Interview)
23Nov2020
PREMIUM #11 Summary: Ken Adams Interview
2Nov2020
E98 – Mark Anderson: IP Contracts and IP terminology (Interview)
2Nov2020
PREMIUM #10 Vocabulary: Mark Anderson Interview
2Nov2020
PREMIUM #9 Summary: Mark Anderson Interview
13Oct2020
E97 – Alex Hamilton: Contract Innovation minus the AI (Interview)
13Oct2020
PREMIUM #8 Vocabulary: Alex Hamilton Interview
13Oct2020
PREMIUM #7 Summary: Alex Hamilton Interview
28Sep2020
PREMIUM #6 Vocabulary: Sarah Fox Interview (part 2)
28Sep2020
E96.2 – Sarah Fox: Liquidated Damages and Visual Contracts (Interview)
28Sep2020
PREMIUM #5 Summary: Sarah Fox Interview (part 2)
21Sep2020
PREMIUM #3 Summary: Sarah Fox Interview (part 1)
21Sep2020
PREMIUM #4 Vocabulary: Sarah Fox Interview (part 1)
21Sep2020
E96.1 – Sarah Fox: How to write a 500-word contract and know it’s good (Interview)
31Aug2020
E95 – An Overview of Employment Law (Monologue)
27Jul2020
PREMIUM #2 Vocabulary: Daniel Edelson Interview
27Jul2020
PREMIUM #1 Summary: Daniel Edelson Interview
27Jul2020
E94 – Daniel Edelson on techniques to improve legal English (Interview)
15Jun2020
E93 – TMT Law – What Does a TMT Lawyer Do? (Article)
8Jun2020
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18May2020
E92 – Commercial Law #4 Essentials You NEED to Know (Monologue)
20Apr2020
E91 – Mergers and Acquisitions Overview (Article)
23Mar2020
E90 – The American Way of Writing with Steven D. Stark (Interview)
22Feb2020
E89: Private Practice v Working In-House (Article)
3Feb2020
E88: Denis Potemkin – Contracts are Broken, Here’s How to Fix Them (Interview)
20Jan2020
Prize Winner 2019-2020! (Announcement)
20Jan2020
What is TOLES?
6Jan2020
Legal Sightseeing in Paris (Vlog)
23Dec2019
New Year Prize Competition 2019! (Announcement)
23Dec2019
Conference and round table: Asymmetry in legal English
9Dec2019
E87 – Contract Drafting Tips with Natasha Costello (Interview)
25Nov2019
E86 – What is Precedent? (Vlog)
12Nov2019
E85 – How is Primary Legislation Made? (Vlog)
8Nov2019
Legal English translation tools and resources
28Oct2019
E84 – My Visit to Gray’s Inn (Vlog)
19Oct2019
How to use Mentimeter to make Legal English Classes fun!
14Oct2019
E83 – The Legend of the Devil’s Paw Imprint (Fiction)
7Oct2019
How to Study Legal English online with italki (Announcement)
30Sep2019
E82 – Richard Lackey’s Experience as a Legal Translator (Interview)
16Sep2019
E81 – LL.M Legal Writing Tips with Stephen Horowitz (Interview)
2Sep2019
E80 – My Experience as a Litigation Lawyer with Alex Woods (Interview)
5Aug2019
E79 – Civil Appeals (Monologue)
22Jul2019
E78 – The Civil Trial (Monologue)
12Jul2019
Legal English Lesson Plans
11Jul2019
Survey
11Jul2019
Contact
8Jul2019
E77 – Pre-Trial Process for Civil Claims (Monologue)
24Jun2019
E76 – Making a Claim (Monologue)
22Jun2019
Ways to Support the Podcast
10Jun2019
E75 – Before Commencing Civil Proceedings (Monologue)
27May2019
E74 – Civil v Criminal – what’s the difference?(Monologue)
24May2019
How to attend a conference on a shoestring budget
23May2019
Law and Language in EU and International Law Workshop
21May2019
My Couchsurfing Conference Experience
13May2019
E73 – How do the courts decide whether or not to grant bail? (Article)
29Apr2019
E72 – Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings (Article)
22Apr2019
E71 – The Layout of the Criminal Courts (Monologue)
15Apr2019
How to find out about Legal English Events
12Apr2019
Podcast Pro Classroom
8Apr2019
E70 – Sentencing of Offenders (Monologue)
2Apr2019
Team 5 get started
2Apr2019
Lite get started
2Apr2019
Pro get started
25Mar2019
E69 – A Criminal Trial in the Crown Court (Monologue)
20Mar2019
Word of the Week: To Affirm
18Mar2019
E68 – A Criminal Trial in the Magistrates’ Court (Monologue)
13Mar2019
Word of the Week: To Arraign
11Mar2019
E67 – Before a Criminal Trial – The Pre-trial Hearing (Monologue)
27Feb2019
Word of the Week: To Interrogate
25Feb2019
E66 – Criminal Investigations and Charging (Monologue)
20Feb2019
Word of the Week: Wrong
18Feb2019
E65 – Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (Monologue)
13Feb2019
Word of the Week: Gavel
11Feb2019
E64 – TV Legal English v Real Legal English with Christopher Kessling (Interview)
31Jan2019
Word of the Week: Discrimination
28Jan2019
E63 – Day in the Life of ADR Professional #3 (Fiction)
23Jan2019
Word of the Week: Seat
21Jan2019
E62 – Day in the Life of ADR Professional #2 (Fiction)
16Jan2019
Word of the Week: Practising
14Jan2019
E61 – Day in the Life of ADR Professional #1 (Fiction)
7Jan2019
New Year Prize Announcement (Announcement)
3Dec2018
Win Prizes in New Year Prize 2018-2019! (Announcement)
30Nov2018
Book Review: A Guide to negotiating and drafting international contracts
28Nov2018
Word of the Week: Conciliation
26Nov2018
E60 – Introduction to Conciliation (Monologue)
26Nov2018
How Legal English teachers can stay up to date
21Nov2018
Word of the Week: Rectification
19Nov2018
E59 – Introduction to Mediation (Monologue)
14Nov2018
Word of the Week: Arbitration
13Nov2018
The Legal English Event 2018
12Nov2018
E58 – Introduction to Arbitration (Monologue)
31Oct2018
Word of the Week: Panel
29Oct2018
E57 – Introduction to Tribunals (Article)
28Oct2018
Word of the Week: TOLES
22Oct2018
E56 – Tools for Teaching and Learning Legal English with Aleksandra Łuczak (Interview)
11Oct2018
Word of the Week: Herein
8Oct2018
E55 – Simon Porter discusses legalese – hereby, whereby, therefor, hereinafter (Interview)
3Oct2018
Word of the Week: Rainmaker
2Oct2018
Day 2: EULETA Conference, Split, Croatia (29.09.18)
2Oct2018
Day 1: EULETA Conference, Split, Croatia (28.09.18)
1Oct2018
E54 – Scott Lo on the Pros and Cons of Different Legal Careers (Interview)
27Sep2018
Teacher’s Blueprint: 10 Free Exercises
19Sep2018
Word of the Week: Bear
17Sep2018
E53- Christopher Rathbone talks Plain Language in Legal English Writing (Interview)
12Sep2018
Word of the Week: Mediation
11Sep2018
Day 2: Legal English Share & Gain Suprasl, Poland (6-7.09.18)
11Sep2018
Day 1: Legal English Share & Gain Suprasl, Poland (6-7.09.18)
10Sep2018
E52 – Liz Rivers on why you need to know about mediation (Interview)
5Sep2018
Word of the Week: Constitution
3Sep2018
E51 – Judge Al Hasan’s Experience Learning English (Interview)
13Aug2018
E50 – How to Set and Achieve your SMART Legal English Goals (Monologue)
8Aug2018
Word of the Week: Justice
6Aug2018
E49 – The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Monologue)
6Aug2018
Top 10 Things To See and Do At the UK Supreme Court
1Aug2018
Word of the Week: Bench
30Jul2018
E48 – The Superior Courts of England & Wales (Monologue)
18Jul2018
Word of the Week: Applicant
16Jul2018
E47 – The Inferior Courts of England & Wales (Monologue)
11Jul2018
Word of the Week: Tribunal
9Jul2018
E46 – The Court System Today (Monologue)
4Jul2018
Word of the Week: Statutory Duty
2Jul2018
E45 – The History of the Judiciary (Part 2) (Article)
20Jun2018
Word of the Week: Advocate
18Jun2018
E44 – The History of the Judiciary (Part 1) (Article)
13Jun2018
Word of the Week: Appellant
11Jun2018
E43 – Legal English Grammar – The Subjunctive (Grammar)
6Jun2018
Word of the Week: Statement of Case
4Jun2018
E42 Legal English Vocabulary – Plead, Order, Sentence & more! (Vocabulary)
2Jun2018
Workshop: Legal Translation Milan (24.05.18)
25May2018
Workshop: ‘Share and Gain’ Workshops, Suprasl, Poland (6-7.09.18)
23May2018
What is Study Legal English doing to be GDPR compliant?
23May2018
Word of the Week: Bar
21May2018
E41 – International students and LLMs with Dr. Jan Bamford (Interview)
18May2018
Conference: EULETA (27-29.09.18)
17May2018
Workshop: Legal translators between language and law. (24.05.18)
16May2018
Course: Legal English for the European Union (11-13.07.18)
16May2018
Word of the Week: Convention
14May2018
E40 – Introduction to International Law (Monologue)
9May2018
Word of the Week: Case Brief
7May2018
E39 – President David Best talks about EULETA (Interview)
1May2018
Conference: Day 2 LexESP V – The Words of the Law (27.04.18)
1May2018
Conference: Day 1 LexESP V – The Words of the Law (26.04.18)
25Apr2018
Word of the Week: Entrenched
23Apr2018
E38 – Introduction to Human Rights Law (Monologue)
18Apr2018
Word of the Week: Bind
16Apr2018
E37 – EU Supremacy and Brexit (Monologue)
11Apr2018
Word of the Week: Ratify
9Apr2018
E36 – Law of the EU (Monologue)
29Mar2018
Finalist in British Council Awards – The ELTons
28Mar2018
Word of the Week: Co-legislator
26Mar2018
E35 – Institutions of the EU (Monologue)
21Mar2018
Word of the Week: Accession
19Mar2018
E34 – History of the EU (Monologue)
14Mar2018
Word of the Week: Equity
12Mar2018
E33 – An Introduction to Equity (Monologue)
7Mar2018
Word of the Week: Binding Precedent
5Mar2018
E32 – Doctrine of Judicial Precedent (Monologue)
28Feb2018
Word of the Week: Judgment
26Feb2018
E31 – Introduction to the Common Law (Monologue)
14Feb2018
Word of the Week: Governance
12Feb2018
E30 – Katrina Crossley on the International Law Book Facility (Interview)
7Feb2018
Word of the Week: Expressly
5Feb2018
E29 – Statutory Interpretation part 2 (Monologue)
31Jan2018
Word of the Week: Construction
29Jan2018
E28 – Statutory Interpretation part 1 (Monologue)
24Jan2018
Tour of London Courts, Old Bailey Insight & Legal London Tours
24Jan2018
Word of the Week: Juror
22Jan2018
E27 – Tim Wood talks Court Reporting and Legal Tours (Interview)
17Jan2018
Word of the Week: M&A
15Jan2018
E26 – Vice-President Xavier Costa talks about AIJA (Interview)
9Jan2018
Prize Winner! (Announcement)
2Jan2018
Learn Legal English for Free! (Announcement)
24Dec2017
Podcast Pro Get Started 4: My Achievements
24Dec2017
Podcast Pro Get Started 3: My Quizzes
24Dec2017
Podcast Pro Get Started 2: Podcast Pro Material
24Dec2017
Podcast Pro Get Started 1: Your Account
22Dec2017
Win One-Year Podcast Pro Membership! (Announcement)
20Dec2017
Word of the Week: Statute
18Dec2017
E25 – Sources of Law – Reading an Act of Parliament (Monologue)
29Nov2017
Word of the Week: Bill
27Nov2017
E24 – Sources of Law – Domestic Legislation (Monologue)
22Nov2017
Word of the Week: Informed consent
20Nov2017
E23 – GDPR: how accountancy firms can prepare for enhanced regime (Article)
15Nov2017
Word of the Week: Litigation
13Nov2017
E22 – Fulvio Gentili’s experience as an Italian civil litigation lawyer (Interview)
8Nov2017
Word of the Week: Merger
6Nov2017
E21 – Roger Margand on being a solicitor (Interview)
1Nov2017
Word of the Week: Instruct
30Oct2017
E20 – Legal Profession – A Typical Day (Fiction)
25Oct2017
Word of the Week: Fee
23Oct2017
E19 – Legal Profession – More Legal Careers (Article)
18Oct2017
Word of the Week: Charge
16Oct2017
E18 – Legal Profession – The Solicitor (Article)
11Oct2017
Word of the Week: Right of Audience
9Oct2017
E17 – Legal Profession – The Barrister (Article)
4Oct2017
Word of the Week: Allege
2Oct2017
E16 – When working notice just does not work (Article)
27Sep2017
Word of the Week: Act for
25Sep2017
E15 – Glòria Casanova Martínez on Spanish insolvency law (Interview)
3Sep2017
E14 – Legal networking tips with Lindsay Griffiths (Interview)
2Sep2017
E13 – Networking – Maintaining Relationships (Fiction)
1Sep2017
E12 – Networking – Follow up meeting (Fiction)
31Aug2017
E11 – Networking – Follow up phone call 2 (Fiction)
30Aug2017
E10 – Networking – Follow up phone call 1 (Fiction)
29Aug2017
E9 – Networking – Follow up email (Fiction)
28Aug2017
E8 – Networking – Moving on (Fiction)
27Aug2017
E7 – Networking – Listening & Clarifying (Fiction)
26Aug2017
E6 – Networking – Exchanging details (Fiction)
25Aug2017
E5 – Networking – Business Talk (Fiction)
24Aug2017
E4 – Networking – Small Talk 2 (Fiction)
23Aug2017
E3 – Networking – Small Talk 1 (Fiction)
22Aug2017
E2 – Networking – Icebreakers (Fiction)
21Aug2017
E1 – Networking – Preparation (Fiction)
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