E133 - Ken Adams: A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting 5th edn. (Interview)

🗒️ About this episode: In Episode 137 of the Study Legal English Podcast, I interview Barrie J. Roberts, author of "The Getting to Yes Guide for ESL Students and Professionals: Principled Negotiation for Non-Native Speakers of English." Barrie shares insights from her unique career transition from a public interest lawyer to an ESL instructor and mediator. We discuss her book, which acts as a guide for non-native English speakers to use when reading "Getting to Yes" by Roger Fisher, William L. Ury , Bruce Patton.  The discussion also covers the essence of principled negotiation, the importance of understanding negotiation terms in context, difficult words such as "settle for" and "BATNA" and practical tips for using her book effectively alongside the seminal work "Getting to Yes." 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast ⁠⁠with a donation⁠.⁠⁠ 📙Episode links ⁠⁠Website page⁠⁠ Emails: ⁠[email protected]⁠ and [email protected] The Getting to Yes Guide for ESL Students and Professionals: Principled Negotiation for Non-Native Speakers of English by Barrie J. Roberts "Getting to Yes" by Roger Fisher, William L. Ury , Bruce Patton.   🥇Learn legal English ⁠⁠Take a legal English class or course⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Sign up for my site membership⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Get italki credit for English classes⁠⁠ 📣 Connect with me ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Newsletter

🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I'm joined by Natasha Costello to share our top three tips for effective legal email writing. We dive into how to start emails, ensure clarity, and structure your messages for a professional impact. If you'd like to improve your legal writing, join our "Legal English for Legal Writing" workshops, designed to enhance your skills further. Click here for more info. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast ⁠⁠with a donation⁠.⁠⁠ 📙Episode links ⁠⁠Website page⁠⁠ Emails: ⁠[email protected]⁠ and ⁠[email protected]⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Workshops and discount codes (Hurry! Only available to the first 3 who sign up to each workshop!) ⁠Legal English for Legal writing Workshop series⁠ Workshop 1: Legal English for writing a short email 27th February 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W1PELSLW Workshop 2: Legal English for making requests and giving information in an email 5th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W2PELSLW Workshop 3: Legal English for writing an email of advice 12th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W3PELSLW Workshop 4: Legal English for improving sentence structure 19th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W4PELSLW ⁠Book Purchase Link⁠ Discount Code for Book Purchase: EFLY01 (valid until the end of June 2024) ⁠Audio Tracks for the Book⁠ Email for Louise: [email protected] Contact Email for Natasha: [email protected] 🥇Learn legal English ⁠⁠Take a legal English class or course⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Sign up for my site membership⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Get italki credit for English classes⁠⁠ 📣 Connect with me ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Newsletter

🗒️ About this episode: In this special episode, I'm joined by Natasha Costello to celebrate the one-year anniversary of our book, "Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers." The episode answers key questions from listeners and readers and includes information on upcoming courses. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast ⁠with a donation⁠.⁠ 📙Episode links ⁠Website page⁠ Emails: [email protected] and [email protected] ⁠ Workshops and discount codes (Hurry! Only available to the first 3 who sign up to each workshop!) Legal English for Legal writing Workshop series Workshop 1: Legal English for writing a short email 27th February 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W1PELSLW Workshop 2: Legal English for making requests and giving information in an email 5th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W2PELSLW Workshop 3: Legal English for writing an email of advice 12th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W3PELSLW Workshop 4: Legal English for improving sentence structure 19th March 2024 18:00-19:00 (CET) Discount code: W4PELSLW Legal English for Presentations series Workshop 1: Legal English for planning a presentation 2nd April 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W1PELSLP Workshop 2: Legal English for the introduction to a presentation 9th April 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W2PELSLP Workshop 3: Legal English for presentation slides 16th April 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W3PELSLP Workshop 4: Legal English for delivering a presentation 23rd April 202418:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W4PELSLP Legal English: Mastering LinkedIn for Legal Professionals Workshop Series Workshop 1: An introduction to Linkedin and writing an effective headline 7th May 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W1PELSLL Workshop 2: Enhancing Your LinkedIn About section with SEO 14th May 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W2PELSLL Workshop 3: LinkedIn Profile Perfection: crafting your experience section 21st May 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W3PELSLL Workshop 4: Legal English for building your LinkedIn network 28th May 2024 18:00-19:00 (CEST) Discount code: W4PELSLL Book Purchase Link Discount Code for Book Purchase: EFLY01 (valid until the end of June 2024) Audio Tracks for the Book Email for Louise: [email protected] Contact Email for Natasha: [email protected] 🥇Learn legal English ⁠Take a legal English class or course⁠ ⁠Sign up for my site membership⁠ ⁠Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers⁠ ⁠Get italki credit for English classes⁠ 📣 Connect with me ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Newsletter

🗒️ About this episode: Join me as I dive into an enlightening conversation with the innovative Kateřina Chudová, head of the language unit at the faculty of law at Masaryk University. In this episode, we discuss the transformative power of AI in legal English education. From using AI as a vocabulary assistant to its potential role as a mentor, Kateřina shares her insights and experiences. Tune in to get some top tips for using AI to study legal English. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠. 📙Episode links Website page ChatGPT Bing Email Kateřina Chudová [email protected] 🥇Learn legal English Take a legal English class or course Sign up for my site membership Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers Get italki credit for English classes 📣 Connect with me YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Newsletter

🗒️ About this episode: Ken Adams, the leading authority on contract drafting language, tells us about his A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting now in its 5th edition. Ken tells us about some key additions to this book, including information about the words 'material', 'consequential damages', and 'including'. I also share my opinion as to why every legal English learner who deals with contracts should get a copy of this book. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠. 📙Episode links Website page The Word Material Is Ambiguous in Contracts, Why That’s a Problem, and How to Fix It A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Fifth Edition Ken Adams' blog Limitation-of-Liability Overkill blog post 🥇Learn legal English Take a legal English class or course Sign up for my site membership Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers Get italki credit for English classes 📣 Connect with me YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Newsletter

🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I'm joined by Natasha Costello to talk about our legal English Summer School. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠. 📙Episode links Website page 🥇Learn legal English Take a legal English class or course Sign up for my site membership Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers Get italki credit for English classes 📣 Connect with me YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Newsletter

🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I’ve got an announcement to make: Natasha Costello and I are running our first workshop series based on our new book Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers: Improving your Legal English. Our first workshop series is on the topic of networking. We want to help you feel more confident about networking in English. We are running 4 workshops on the topic of networking: 1️⃣ Workshop 1: Legal English for preparing for a networking event takes place on Tuesday 21st March 2023 18:00-19:00 CET 2️⃣ Workshop 2: Legal English for small talk takes place on Tuesday 28th March 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST 3️⃣ Workshop 3: Legal English for delivering an elevator pitch takes place on Tuesday 4th April 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST 4️⃣ Workshop 4: Legal English for following up after a networking event takes place on Tuesday 11th April 2023 18:00-19:00 CEST 🏷Each session costs €30. Note that you can attend all four or choose any specific one you like. ➡ Note that places are limited to 10 participants. All of the information is available here. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠. 📙Episode links Website page 🥇Learn legal English Take a legal English class or course Sign up for my site membership Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers Get italki credit for English classes 📣 Connect with me YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Newsletter

🗒️ About this episode: Can Chat GPT teach you legal English? Chat GPT is a chat bot that uses artificial intelligence, to answer questions that you ask it. In this episode, I show you a conversation I had with Chat GPT and share the advantages and disadvantages of using Chat GPT as your legal English teacher. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠. 📙Episode links Website page 🥇Learn legal English Take a legal English class or course Sign up for my site membership Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers Get italki credit for English classes 📣 Connect with me YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Newsletter

🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making. We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz. out ... court settlement reach out ... someone participate ... a meeting attend ... a meeting act on behalf ... someone We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠. 📙Episode links Website page Preposition mistakes playlist 🥇Learn legal English Take a legal English class or course Sign up for my site membership Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers Get italki credit for English classes 📣 Connect with me YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Newsletter

🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making: to impose something ... someone to enter ... a contract parties ... a contract binding ... someone to consist ... something We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz. 🙏This podcast is free to help people around the world. Please help support me and the podcast with a donation⁠. 📙Episode links Website page 🥇Learn legal English Take a legal English class or course Sign up for my site membership Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers Get italki credit for English classes 📣 Connect with me YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Newsletter