Test of Legal English Skills (TOLES)
TOLES Advanced was initially created at the request of a major commercial law firm in London who required a method of testing the English of international interns and new associates in its international offices.
Course Overview
Course Structure
Learning Outcomes:
Who Should Attend ?
Course Outlines
- The legal profession Unit – 1A/Foundation
- The language of banking – Unit 2A/Foundation
- The language of contract law- Unit 3A/Foundation
- The language of employment law – Unit 4A/Foundation
- The language of the law of tort – Unit 5A/Foundation
- Understanding contracts – Unit 6A/Foundation
- The language of business law – Unit 7A/Foundation
- Modern letter writing – Unit 8A/Foundation
- The language of company law – Unit 9A/Foundation
- Understanding contracts 2 – Unit 10A/Foundation
- The legal profession Unit – 1B/Foundation
- The language of banking – Unit 2B/Foundation
- The language of contract law- Unit 3B/Foundation
- The language of employment law – Unit 4B/Foundation
- The language of the law of tort – Unit 5B/Foundation
- Understanding contracts – Unit 6B/Foundation
- The language of business law – Unit 7B/Foundation
- Modern letter writing – Unit 8B/Foundation
- The language of company law – Unit 9B/Foundation
- Understanding contracts 2 – Unit 10B/Foundation
- Basic legal negotiation
- Pre-contractual documents
- Commercial contracts
- Banking
- Companies
- Other forms of business
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency
- Employment law and contracts
- The litigation process
- Essential contract law
- The law of tort
- Intellectual property
- Real estate
- Oral contracts
- An introduction to common law
- Letter writing skills
Q: What is TOLES?
A: TOLES is a series of specialist English language examinations for lawyers and other legal professionals.
Q: What does TOLES mean?
A: TOLES means Test of Legal English Skills.
Q: How many TOLES exams are there?
A: There are 3 TOLES exams. The exams are called Foundation, Higher and Advanced.
Q: Why do you offer 3 levels?
A: We offer 3 levels so that every learner can make a start in legal English. Students of English who are at elementary level can start with TOLES Foundation.
Q: Is it necessary to take all 3 exams?
A: No. Students can start at any level. Some students take all 3 exams, others take only one. Often a language school or university will choose the level for a class.
Q: Which organisation offers the TOLES exams?
A: TOLES is offered by a private UK organization called Global Legal English. It was established in 1999 and is a member of the International Division of the Law Society of England &Wales. It works independently of any UK university.
Q: Do I need a legal background to work with TOLES materials and exams?
A: No. The material was carefully developed to give total support to candidates with no legal background.
Q: What level of general English would a candidate need to take the TOLES exams?
A: The exam series is designed to allow every student of legal English to make a start by gaining a certificate.The Foundation exam is a huge support towards learning legal vocabulary and students can do well in the exam even if they are just at the stage of learning basic grammar structures.
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