Describing Your Legal Practice
Objectives
- Describe your area of practice
- Use the present simple for routines
- Explain what you do for clients
Explanation
Use the present simple to describe your professional routine: 'I advise clients', 'I draft contracts'. Use 'specialise in + noun/-ing' to state your field: 'I specialise in labour law.' Use 'practice area' to name a field. Remember that 'labour law' (UK) and 'labor law' (US) are both correct; be consistent.
practice area
A specific field of law in which a lawyer works.
“Our main practice area is real estate.”
to advise
To give professional recommendations to a client.
“I advise foreign investors.”
to draft
To write the first or formal version of a legal document.
“She drafts lease agreements every week.”
litigation
The process of taking a dispute to court.
“Our firm does not handle litigation.”
in-house counsel
A lawyer employed directly by a company.
“He works as in-house counsel for a bank.”
Flashcards
Match terms and definitions
practice area
to advise
to draft
litigation
in-house counsel
Complete the sentences
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