Alison Wiebalck Books

The book offers a comprehensive guide to Legal English, featuring essential terminology and expressions across 14 practical scenarios. Crafted by a team of international legal experts and linguists, it emphasizes a practical focus with examples relevant to the legal profession. Key features include detailed insights on drafting English contracts, templates for correspondence, and checklists for various professional interactions. The updated edition includes over 300 phrases and tips for effective communication in legal settings, catering to lawyers, trainees, and legal translators.

As your one-stop practical handbook for Professional Legal Language and Practical Skills, the Legal English Manual provides a comprehensive overview of technical legal terminology, collocations, and commonly used phrases across 14 practice areas. Prepared by experienced and native English-speaking lawyers for an audience of lawyers, prospective practitioners, and other legal professionals, the book includes professional legal English terminology, practice-oriented examples, and sample documents for use in your daily practice. Under the direction of Lawbility, an experienced professional language-training provider and the winner of the Global Legal Skills Award 2016, our team of international legal experts and practitioners, linguists, and legal English coaches structured the book to provide a legal focus (detailed overview of legal terminology), a language focus (examples of professional usage), and a practical focus (common situations arising in your legal practice).