Spanish for Lawyers
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GENERAL OVERVIEW
Spanish for Lawyers at 17吃瓜在线 Washington College of Law introduces lawyers, legal professionals, and law students with a high-intermediate to advanced level of Spanish speaking skills to legal Spanish concepts and cross-cultural communication in the context of U.S. Criminal Law and U.S. Immigration Law. Through lectures, written assignments, and oral exercises, participants will practice a wide array of legal Spanish skills ranging from legal reading and writing strategies to oral presentation of substantive legal issues. The courses will be taught in Spanish. This program is structured in two courses:
As a rule, we encourage participants to first take the Spanish for Lawyers course and then build upon that course to take the Spanish for Lawyers - Advanced course. Admission to the Spanish for Lawyers - Advanced course for participants who have not taken the initial course will only be granted on a case-by-case basis and upon existence of objective reasons why the candidate was not able to complete the general Spanish for Lawyers course.聽
LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS
With the aim of preparing participants for real world situations such as client meetings and conference calls, Spanish for Lawyers incorporates exercises that focus on listening and speaking skills. Participants will give presentations and will engage in discussions and attorney-client meeting simulations.
REQUIREMENTS
Participants must be practicing lawyers, legal professionals, or law students with a high-intermediate to advanced level of Spanish proficiency. Participants are expected to actively participate in class exercises and complete homework assignments.
INSTRUCTORS
The instructors of Spanish for Lawyers are Spanish and Latin American lawyers and teachers who have experience with international students.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about the program, please contact the program director, Bjorn Arp, at (202) 274-4321聽or聽LegalSpanish@wcl.american.edu.