UNIVERSIDAD PRIVADA DE TACNA FACULTAD DE DERECHO Y CIENCIAS

POLÍTICAS

PRACTICE: MODAL VERBS

Name: Eber Borbor Navarro Section: A

Diana Williams is a lawyer. Today she is going to visit a school in her town to talk to the students about a career in law. Here are
some of Diana’s notes for her talk. In this section she is talking about the two separate professions that exist in England,
solicitors and barristers. Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct word from the box below.

partner judge client audiencel qualify practices

solicitor associate partnerships court attorney issued

Reading: My notes for careers talk at Chatsworth Hill School.

Solicitor and the other is a barrister. Both are
In England we have two different types of lawyer. One is known as a (a) ________
called ‘lawyers’.This can be a little confusing because in the USA every lawyer is usually known as an (b) Attorney
________. An
English law student has to decide at sometime during their university studies which type of lawyer they would like to
qualify as a lawyer.
become when they finally (c) ________
Client
Most English law students decide to become a solicitor. These are the lawyers that a (d) ________, the person who
pays for the services of a lawyer, will usually meet first. Often the solicitor can help the client without the need for a
barrister. Most solicitors work in small private businesses, known as (e) partnerships
________, in what are called ‘High Street
firms’. This phrase ‘High Street firm’ refers to a typical, small group of solicitors working together in the type of offices
Practices
that you can find on the major streets of any English town or city. Many law firms are set up as (f) ________.
A young lawyer will usually work first as an (g)Associate
________ of the firm and gain some experience while being paid a fixed
salary before being offered the opportunity to become a (h) _______.
Partner A typical High Street solicitor usually specialises
in a particular area of law, such as family, employment or commercial law. Many people believe that solicitors cannot
Court
act for their clients in (i) ________ but this is untrue.Thousands of solicitors appear in court every day, especially in the
Issued
County Courts where most claims are (j) ________.
The second type of lawyer found in England is known as a barrister. Barristers are usually specialists in a very particular
area of law. They give advice and opinions to solicitors and their clients. Barristers have the right of (k) Audience
________ (the
right to be heard by a judge) in all of the courts in the land. Barristers often share offices, known by the traditional
name of chambers, although they all work alone as individuals because they are forbidden to work as partners. After
Judge
several years of experience, members of either profession may apply to preside over cases and sit as a (l) _______.
Within the English legal system a law student cannot take an exam to be a judge but has to wait to be appointed after
some years of experience as a lawyer.

Listen to the discussion and tick what each speaker says he/ she did on his/her legal English course. (Audio
#1)
Heidi´s course Pavel’s course
(speaker 1) (speaker2)

• Worked on writing skills for lawyers He

• Practised legal research skills She
• Learned about other legal systems He
• Studied terminology She
• Gave presentations His
• Practised speaking about own legal system Her

Underline the correct alternative.

1. I won’t / ’ll phone her now. She’s at work.
2. The train will / won’t be late so don’t wait for me.
3. Take an umbrella. It might / won’t rain later.
4. She ’ll / won’t eat fish. She hates it.
5. Buy some water. You ’ll / won’t get thirsty on the plane.
6. Let’s buy one now. They’re so cheap, they might / won’t sell them all.
Complete the sentences CAN, CAN’T , COULD, COULDN’T , MUST or MUSTN’T.
1. She is a student law. She Can´t defent you in the court. she Must finish her career.
2. You Couldn´t live without the people who are in legal profession.
3. A lawyer Can communicate information and ideas.
4. He didn’t sign this sale contract. the contract Can´t guarantee you get paid for the car.
5. After, you enter into the lease contract. YouMust comply with the terms and conditions.

Descri bi ng the skills for a j ob

Im agine yo u are a headhunter in the law firm , and you need to describe the skills and abilities required
fo r a jo b. Explain the job positio n, the abilities a candidate should have, can do and wo uld be desirable
to po ssess. Use the mo dal v erbs.
Be sure yo u include:
• Jo b’s nam e
• Degree needed
• Skills for the job
• Abilities regarding: communication, gro up work, customer care, intercomm unication
• Dress code
• Salary offered
• Time av ailability
• Date to start working

The law is the law.

A proactive assistant is required for legal work, he must have knowledge of
criminal, administrative, civil, tax, and constitutional processes, in this way he can
make writings, demands, complaints, among other documents that are needed in
the firm, also, prepare you for the future and professional development. In such a
way you can have knowledge in the field of law and can experience what branch of
law can be disbursed.

The payment is 600 soles per month

Time availability: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Date to start working: November 01, 2022.