- •4 Семестр
- •Утверждено и рекомендовано решением
- •В качестве учебного пособия
- •Введение
- •Chapter VII crimes and torts Unit 21 Crimes
- •Text a What is Crime?
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text c Kinds of Cases
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text d Classification of Crimes
- •Vocabulary
- •Text e Crime in Modern Society
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 23 Torts Text a Classification of Torts
- •Text b Comparison of Crimes and Torts
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 24 Punishment
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •1) Связанный с применением наказания
- •2) Карательный, штрафной
- •Chapter VIII legal profession Unit 26
- •Professional Titles
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 27 People in Law Cases in Great Britain
- •Text a Legal Profession in England and Wales
- •Text b Judges in Great Britain
- •Unit 28 Lawyers in the usa
- •Text a The Job of the Lawyers
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text b What Lawyers Do
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 29 Lawyers in Russia
- •Text a Legal Professionals
- •Vocabulary
- •Text b Judges in the Russian Federation
- •Vocabulary
- •Chapter IX legal education Unit 30 Legal Education in the uk
- •Text a Studying Law at Cambridge University (England)
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 31 Legal Education in the usa
- •Text a Lawyer’s Training.
- •Vocabulary
- •Chapter X the law in practice Unit 33 Law Firms
- •Part 2: Text a Law Firms
- •Text b Law Firm in Practice
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Vocabulary
- •Литература
- •Contents
- •Legal English-2
Chapter X the law in practice Unit 33 Law Firms
Before you read
Discuss these questions.
1 Is there a system of legal assistance and legal aid in your country?
2 Is there a need for such a system? How great is that need?
3 How is it funded and when is it available?
Part 2: Text a Law Firms
Most towns in the United States have small firms of attorneys who are in daily contact with ordinary people, giving advice and acting on matters such as consumer affairs, traffic accident disputes and contracts for the sale of land. Some may also prepare defences for clients accused of crimes. However, in both the United States and other industrialized countries, lawyers are becoming more and more specialized. Working in small firms, lawyers now tend to restrict themselves to certain kinds of work, and lawyers working in large law firms or employed in the law department of a large commercial enterprise work on highly specific areas of law. One lawyer may be employed by a mining company just to prepare contracts for the supply of coal. Another may work for a newspaper advising the editors on libel matters. Another may be part of a Wall Street firm of over a hundred lawyers who specialize in advising stockbrokers on share transactions.
Text b Law Firm in Practice
Read the text and retell it using the italicized words.
Law firms advise businesses, governments, public sector bodies and financial institutions. They provide a wide range of services for organizations in the key areas: finance, banking, property, commerce, marketing, advertising, litigation and disputes, taxes, employment and employee benefits, insurance.
A law firm acts for companies in relation to the whole spectrum of corporate law (company creation, shareholders agreements, joint ventures, and strategic alliances). It also expertises in banking and financial services.
Experienced lawyers of the firm deal with all types of property transactions including investments, leasing and development projects. They ensure professional expertise in intellectual property matters: copyright, patents, know-how and confidential information.
Commercial litigation practice of the lawyers covers all kinds of disputes: lawsuits, arbitration or alternative dispute resolution. The lawyers conduct these disputes, prepare the case and assist the client.
The taxation group of a law firm offers a comprehensive corporate tax planning and advice service.
Vocabulary
consumer n потребитель
employee benefits n пособия / выплаты работникам
libel matters n материалы, содержащие пасквиль
stockbroker n биржевой брокер
strategic alliance n стратегическое объединение / альянс
Vocabulary
associate n помощник партнера
boutique n (небольшой) модный магазин; law boutique n небольшая высокоспециализированная юридическая фирма
clerical work n канцелярская работа
clerkship n работа клерка / секретаря
day-to-day affairs n повседневная работа
Debtor-Creditor n должник-кредитор
full partner n полный партнер
on occasion иногда, время от времени
paralegal n помощник юриста без диплома юриста
senior partner n старший партнер