Title of Training Course: 

 

Test of Legal English Skills [TOLES] - Advanced 

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Suitable for advanced level. Focus on near- native grammar and vocabulary. The gold standard exam for lawyers.  

 

Summary of TOLES Exam

 

• The Advanced Exam is the THIRD step in successful professional development with TOLES

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• The Advanced Exam was created and then developed in consultation with leading commercial law firms and is considered to be the gold standard of legal English achievement. 

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• 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. 

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• This required researching the tasks international lawyers were required to carry out in English and making a careful analysis of how best to test proficiency in those areas. 

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• The result was the TOLES Advanced Exam. Since its creation it has been trusted by legal employers everywhere as a measure of a lawyer’s commercial legal English skills rather than his or her academic legal English skills.

 

Accrediting Body:

 

• TOLES 

 

Length of Study:

 

• 12 weeks training + 120 minute exam 
   

 

Dates & Hours:

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• 1 x 90 minute online session per week with trainer (via Zoom) for 12 weeks 

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• Dates and times of lessons can be arranged around your schedule. 

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• Training takes place in private or via small groups depending on numbers. 

 

 

 Course Content: 

 

• The exam has one paper: legal reading and writing. The exam measures a candidate’s skills against a native English-speaking lawyer. 

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• In other words, any candidate scoring in our ‘Gold’ category genuinely has very similar legal English skills to a native English-speaking solicitor, barrister or attorney. 

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• The exam has a heavy focus on the vocabulary and grammar required for contract drafting. 

• It also encourages knowledge of the plain English style of writing favoured these days by leading commercial law firms.

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• A working knowledge of the difference between ‘legalese’ and ‘plain English’ is essential to doing well in this exam. 

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• The candidates who score very well at Advanced level show an appreciation of the huge importance of absolute accuracy when working in law, as well as having a strong grasp of technical legal vocabulary.

 

• The exam also requires sensitivity to register and an understanding of how formal and informal English is used in a professional workplace

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Language of Instruction:

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• English

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• Assessment:

 

• Unseen exam 

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• Time allowed: 120 minutes 

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• Skills tested: Legal reading, writing and drafting, knowledge of register and business idiom 

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• Focus: Practical reading, writing and drafting skills in authentic legal situations 

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• Appropriate level of general English: Upper Intermediate – Advanced

 

Exam Dates 2020: 

 

• Exam dates for 2021 will be announced. 

 

Course Fee:

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• 700 euros + VAT (including trainer fee, registration fee and exam fee)

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• + 29 euros for textbook (including PP) 

 

Admission Requirements:

 

• The level of English needed for this exam is Upper Intermediate-Advanced level. The exam measures a candidate’s legal English skills against the standard required of native English-speaking lawyers

 

Application Procedure: 

 

• Email us at info@eltrc.com to inquire about this training course. 

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Start dates and Application Deadline: 

 

• To be announced 

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Trainer 

 

• The trainer is Ms. Pamela A. Evangelou. Pamela holds both a BA in English and an LLB in Law. She is a seasoned lawyer making her the perfect trainer for an English language qualification with a legal focus. 

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• To view her bio please click here