1. Read the following extract concerning jury duty. Then choose the best word to filleach gap from the table below.Write the letters (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.The Jury
Even though most people are eligible to sit on a jury, this does not mean that theywill be forced to do so _....
2. Read the following extract concerning default judgments. Choose the best word to filleach gap. For each gap write one letter on your answer sheet.One of the ______ (0) ways in which a claim can be ______ (7) is known as a default judgment.....
3. Read the following extract about ‘no win no fee’ agreements and then choose a suitable word to fill each gap. There is an example at the beginning. Example: 0 = intoIf an individual wishes, he/she may be able to enter ______ (0) a conditional feeagreement with the solicitor. These agreements are often described as ‘no win,no fee ......
4. Read the following extract about interpreting clauses and then use the words in thecolumn on the right to form one new word to fit in the same numbered gap. There isan example at the beginning.
5. Questions 31–34 Read the following text concerning an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, thenchoose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)Counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property rights is recognised as a globalissue. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)estimates that the international trade in goods infringing intellectual property rightsaccounts for more than $250 billion a year.ILEC 1/H 91C AssignmentThe effects include:• depriving workers of their jobs and pay• harming consumers, through the distribution of dangerous products• inhibiting innovation• providing a source of income for organised crime• loss of tax revenueThe Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) seeks to improve the global enforcement of intellectual property rights through the creation of common enforcement standards and practices and more effective international cooperation.The ACTA aims to achieve this by establishing shared international standards on how countries should act against large-scale infringements of intellectual property rights.
6. Jumbled Collocations (fixed expressions)Match the words/phrases on the left with the correct words/phrases on the right toform collocations from the field of legal English. Then, using your own words, providea simple sentence for each collocation to show its meaning. (35–42)An example has been given (0).(0) The manager brought proceedings against his company for unlawful dismissal.
7. Writing an email to colleagues
You are a lawyer working with a law firm specialising in tort law. Yesterday youreceived a telephone call from Mr Nabokov, a close friend and business partner ofyour father’s, who requires your services. Write an email to your assistant, RitaMunro, explaining that you will be out of the office tomorrow and asking her to tellyour colleague Deborah Selecky to meet with Mr Nabokov in your stead. You shouldinclude the following points:•
Mr Nabokov = father’s close friend/business. Receive = greatest cordiality• Mr Nabokov = say sorry 4 me: important appointment in court• tell Deb 2 conduct meeting with Mr N.• Rita: Deb’s notes, to me, typed up asap• Give Deb background info: Mr N. = accident, plan: claim compensation(injuries suffered road traffic accident)• Tell both – Mr N. + Deb – will call tmrw night, see how things went.• Schedule second meeting with Mr N. 4 next week.• Thanks!
Now write your email. It should be between 150 and 200 words. Use your own words.
8. Write a letter in response to the advertisement below. Ask for a placement/traineeship with the firm (giving the dates). Say why you are interested in the firm and inwhich department you would like to work. Say why your previous experience makesyou a suitable candidate for the position. Offer to attend an interview and providereferences. Write a letter in the appropriate style and register. Do not write the address or date.Use your own words. (150–200 words)94 ILEC 1/HAssignment CCALLING ALL STUDENTS!We at BIGG Deliveries are looking for potential team members to join our firm in the future. But first, we would like to get to know you by offering summer placements in either our marketing, administrative, human resources or legal departments. The choice is yours.Apply in English saying why we need to meet you.This could be the start of something BIGG!Write to Charlina Bradford, Recruiting Officer, Bigg Deliveries, Porton Industrial Estate, Plymouth Devon PL1 1BQ
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