Use the Passive Voice
At the trial the plaintiff must present his evidence of the suffered loss.
At trial the evidence of suffered loss must be presented by the plaintiff
Use "personally" where Appropriate
This liability will arise even though the owner is guilty of no wrongful act himself.
This liability will arise even though the owner is not personally guilty of a wrongful act
Use a "he or she" "his or her"
Every lawyer has his or her unique way of doing business.
A franchisor grants the rights to use his or her trademark to a franchisee.
There are other ways to deal with the pronouns to avoid the indication of gender but no definite grammar rules to do it because gender-neutral style is more ethical than language issue.
The aim of this reference is to provide the information that will help you to understand why this or that way is applied in the materials you study.
You may keep to whatever method you choose appropriate for the context, still to do so you’re supposed to read more original texts.
Example
Lawyers must diligently represent their clients. (plural noun)
A lawyer must diligently represent that lawyer’s client. (repeat noun)
A lawyer must diligently represent his or her client. (his or her)
A lawyer must diligently represent clients. (omit the pronoun)
As a lawyer, you must diligently represent your client. (second person)
Part 2
Areas of Law
Exercise 4
1. People who have certain problems will approach a lawyer specializing in a appropriate area of law. Find a proper lawyer for a:
- a woman who is taking care of a disabled person;
- a businessman who has just started his own business;
- a scientist who has developed a new medicine;
- a driver who has had a traffic accident;
- a businessman who is starting selling goods in Internet;
- a family that is ready to adopt a child;
- a store manager who was attacked by some robbers;
- a man who has been fired without any explanation;
- a lady who is going to buy a house;
- a man who doesn’t want to pay taxes;
- a bank manager who is going to open a new branch and offer new services;
- a man who has bought some defective products
Exercise 5
Law as subjects to study:
What law subjects do you study?
What courses are you taking at the moment?
What subjects are you going to specialize in? Why?
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| Criminal Law | History of State and Law | Sales Law |
| Civil law | Theory of State and Law | Business Law |
| Law Enforcement bodies – Police / Militia | Legal History Russian/Foreign Legal History | Intellectual Property Law |
| Constitutional Law | Civil Procedure | Customs Law |
| Administrative Law | Criminal Procedure | Employment Law |
| Municipal Law | Tax Law | Family Law |
| Financial Law | Contract Law | Land Law |
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