Mr. Torres joined Debevoise in 2016. From 2011 to 2015, he was Senior M&A Counsel at Itaú Unibanco S.A., where he advised the financial conglomerate on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the insurance, finance and technology sectors, as well as corporate governance, private equity and fund investments. Mr. Torres was General Counsel at Louis Dreyfus Commodities from 2010 to 2011, advising Louis Dreyfus companies in the Latin North America region on structured transactions, trade finance and international trade, and Mexican Brazil from 2008 to 2009. Mr. Torres was an international partner at Debevoise from 2013 to 2014. Our Center for Legal English offers writing workshops that familiarize you with the writing style expected in American law schools. Many of our students have published their work in leading U.S. law journals. The Center for Legal English also offers structured English workshops in contexts where students discuss complex legal and cultural issues and receive individual feedback from our Faculty of Legal English. This course is designed to help international law students learn reading strategies and vocabulary to inform cases and understand legal texts such as laws and regulations. Students learn to extract and put into practice key elements of business and legal texts, such as the rule of law, and to produce reports, briefs and memoranda using key elements of legal texts.
Participants set individual goals at the beginning of the course and receive an evaluation of their progress at the end. The main topics are: Clara Bergnier`s area of expertise is immigration law. Clara has been with Columbus Consulting Group, a business and immigration consulting firm based in New York and San Francisco, for the past four years. Clara, first a paralegal and then head of legal affairs, recently became managing director of the New York headquarters after managing the group`s temporary office in Paris for a year. Clara has a background in French, European and international law. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the Catholic University of Lille (France) in 2016 with a specialization in European and International Law, followed by a Master of Laws from Fordham University School of Law in 2020 specializing in international law and justice. Clara`s admission to the New York Bar is pending. This course is designed to introduce international lawyers to U.S. law by examining the reasoning and analysis of U.S. common law, the U.S. federal system and curriculum, pedagogy, exams, grading, and student expectations. Students learn and practice various aspects of legal reasoning and analysis and rules in the American legal system.
Students also learn and discuss academic expectations in U.S. law schools. Rachel from the Dominican Republic and Marlene from Mexico both took the course in 2018 and wrote blog posts describing their experiences. Click below for an overview of the course. This course guides students through the process of creating common types of contracts and contract terms. Students gain hands-on experience in drafting and reviewing contract terms. Cultural differences in drafting and negotiating contracts between countries will be examined Basic legal skillsBasic legal skills provide participants with the opportunity to practice their interview, client advice and negotiation skills. You will be exposed to the unpredictable and complex world of legal practice through role-playing and receive comprehensive advice and feedback from your fellow students and professors. Three-week course: July 6 – July 23, 2021 Four-week course: July 6 – July 30, 2021 Students who meet course requirements, including exams and other assessment tools, will receive a certificate of completion upon completion of the program. Students must attend at least 80% of the sessions for each course to be eligible for a certificate of completion. No certificate is issued for partial completion of the program, and any student who receives at least one grade of F or two grades of D will not receive a certificate.
Communication Pragmatics for Lawyers will integrate the legal and non-legal content of the other LEI courses into a practical communication-based curriculum. The objective of this course is to polish students` speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills into the kind of multifaceted and communicative skills expected of lawyers working in world-class law firms, corporations, international organizations, and government agencies. Students in this course learn how to integrate the content of LEI`s general legal courses into their own English communication framework. Acquire English language and academic skills, as well as knowledge of the American legal system, to succeed in an American law school and effectively conduct business with your legal clients. I would recommend the English for Lawyers program because we learned the differences between legal writing and academic writing, which will help us write legal documents. Roba A., Saudi Arabia Mr. Nonaj is an active member of FALDEF, a non-profit organization focused on helping international students with various legal issues. He has published on the crime of genocide in international criminal law. Legal English TutorialThe Legal English Tutorial will be a forum where participants will improve their conversational skills on legal topics in an informal setting.
Students choose topics and materials they want to share with their classmates and have a discussion about those topics. Fellows will facilitate tutoring and comment on each student`s work. The Institute`s training activities include courses for U.S. and foreign attorneys on legal terminology and concepts of other legal languages, including German, Spanish, French, Russian, and Chinese. These courses are aimed at BLS students as well as members of the legal and business community who wish to improve their knowledge of the language and law of other legal cultures. As pro bono counsel to the Justice Center from 2018 to 2021, Mr. Denk has established and strengthened relationships with law firms, in-house legal departments, individual lawyers, students, and other stakeholders to support and staff the cases and pro bono initiatives of the Justice Center`s dozens of civil law services projects. He has also worked with Justice Center colleagues and community partners to develop innovative interdisciplinary legal services programs to promote racial justice and access to justice, including the Justice Center`s robust COVID-19 response initiatives, and has developed and delivered legal training courses in various areas, including diversity, inclusion and bias elimination for pro bono lawyers. Join the Legal English Institute (LEI) one-semester program at Fordham Law School and study the fundamentals of American law and the American legal system while developing your legal English and practical legal skills. Connect with our vibrant and diverse community and become a member of our vibrant and diverse community.
Join this program to fill gaps in your knowledge of U.S. law and improve your English skills before you begin a U.S. LLM program, or simply to develop your skills to support your career goals. We will cover: Introduction to the American Legal System and Law StudyIntroduction to the United States.