1. Common law vs. civil law
  2. Institutions and new professional profiles
  3. Corporate law
  4. Sources of law

  1. Offer and acceptance
  2. Essential elements: consideration, capacity
  3. Contracting parties and roles
  4. Oral presentation of a clause

  1. Boilerplate and force majeure
  2. Warranties and indemnities
  3. Clause negotiation (listening)
  4. Roleplay: negotiating a force majeure clause

  1. Breach and remedies
  2. Letter of claim for breach of contract
  3. Cross-border negotiation techniques: BATNA, WATNA, ZOPA
  4. Monologue: arguing a negotiation position

  1. Stages of civil proceedings
  2. Procedural terminology
  3. Simulated hearing
  4. Case summary

  1. International arbitration
  2. ESG and sanctions disputes
  3. Mediation session
  4. Arbitration terminology read aloud

  1. Client meetings and presentations
  2. Urgent phone calls
  3. Business negotiation
  4. Legal correspondence

  1. American vs. British legal English
  2. Court documents
  3. Legal phrasal verbs and collocations
  4. Formal reading of a clause