Vocabulary tasks

1. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)

2. bar examination

3. law school

4. licence

5. Master of Laws (LL.M)

6. moot court

7. training

8. Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1. permission to do something which would otherwise be illegal

2. a law degree conferred on those completing graduate- level legal study

3. the process of learning the skills that you need to do a job

4. a first degree in law

5. fictitious court where law students argue hypothetical cases

6. graduate school offering courses in law leading to a law degree

7. the law degree most commonly conferred by American law schools

8. written examination taken by prospective lawyers in order to qualify to practise law

1 Torts

a Survey and evaluation of the stages of a civil lawsuit.

2 Legal Profession

b The course which studies the system of laws that deals with crimes and the punishment of criminals.

3 Contracts

c The course which introduces students to the traditions, principles, policies, concepts, sources of law.

4 Civil Procedure

d This course investigates the professional environment of a lawyer. The student studies the efficacy of professional rules and customs from a historical, economic and sociological viewpoint.

5 Criminal Law

e Analysis of the agreement process.

6 Property

f The course which studies the IRC 1986 and emphasizes the fundamental rules dealing with the federal income tax action of individuals.

7 Evidence

g An introduction to basic principles of liability for harm to persons and property.

8 Constitutional Law

h The course which examines regulations of interest in land and land use.

9 Legal Research

i The course dealing with the problem of interpretation of the U.S. constitution.

10 Personal Income Tax

j This course teaches students to think and write persuasively.