Training

2012 ORIENTATION IN THE U.S. LEGAL SYSTEM AND BUSINESS LAW

 

DATES:	JUL  23 - AUG 3, 2012
TUITION:	$2600

 

 

 

 

 Overview

 

The International Law Institute (ILI) is pleased to announce its 42nd Orientation in the U.S. Legal System education series, the first and longest running program of its kind. This program is ideal for foreign lawyers and professionals, arbitrators, law students and practitioners in general, preparing for graduate legal study in the U.S, and anyone whose job requires an understanding of the American legal system, as compared to the civil law tradition, or for anyone who deals with American and International clients and partners.  Our summer program has two components, each one designed to provide you with the best training of its kind: "Introduction to Legal English and Legal Research and Writing" and "Orientation in the U.S. Legal System and Business Law".

 

 

Course Outline

This program is designed to introduce attorneys to the American common law. Whether you deal with American corporate clients or American law in general, this program will benefit you significantly. Furthermore, the program will cover the role of common law in international and supranational organizations such as the WTO, the EU, and other similar institutions.

 

Strategic Benefits

• Basic knowledge of the institutions of the American legal system
• The use of case law and judicial precedent Exposure to major judicial doctrines central to American law  
• Enhancement of analytical and research skills needed in the study of law
• Better understanding of the role of the legal profession in the U.S.
• Opportunities to meet lawyers from the private and public sectors and the chance to observe the practice of law in court
• Writing and Orientation in the U.S. Legal System.
• Introduction to Legal English and Legal Research and partners.
• Our summer program has two components, each one designed to provide to the civil law tradition, or for anyone who deals with American and international clients

 

Class Topics

• The American Court System
•  Arbitration and American Courts: Enforcement
•  The American Court System: Civil Litigation and Jurisdiction of Courts
•  International Litigation: Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Law
•  International Litigation: U.S. Civil Procedure Abroad; Other Proceedings
•  Commercial Contracts: Negotiation of Contracts with American Lawyers
•  American Torts in the International Setting
•  Products Liability Law in the U.S. Legal System
•  The U.S. Insurance System and Its Impact on Business Claims
•  SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley and Other Recent Legislation with International Effects on Corporations
•  Corporate Governance
•  Investor-State Arbitration
•  Intellectual Property

 

 Course Advisor

Professor Charles F. Abernathy of the Georgetown University Law Center has directed the Orientation program for the past seventeen years. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Professor Abernathy was a co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1971. He has written casebooks on civil rights, constitutional litigation and on the law of equal employment opportunity. One of his more recent works is Law in the United States: Cases and Materials, which also serves as the basic text of the Orientation seminar.

 

See also:  Combination course: Legal English & Writing and Orientation in the U.S. Legal System

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The International Law Institute is grateful to the following organizations for their support of the 
Orientation in the U.S. Legal System: 

A. Menadini Pharmaceutical Company Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld AMIDEAST Asahi Chemical Co. Asia Foundation Baker & McKenzie Bank of Indonesia Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts China National Offshore Oil Corp. C. Itoh & Co. Council for the International Exchange of Scholars Environmental Protection Agency, Govt. of Japan Export-Import Bank of Japan Ford Foundation Fuji Electric Co. Fujitsu, Ltd. Fulbright Foundation Fulbright South African Fellowship Program Government of Korea Government of Zhejiang Province, China Government of Thailand		Harvard Institute for International Development Institute of International Education Japanese Legislative Society Kansai Electric Power Company Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Mitsui Bank, Ltd. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius NGK Insulators, Ltd. Nippon Lyle Insurance Co. Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Sanwa Bank Sumitomo Corporation Swiss Bank Corporation Swiss National Science Foundation Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. Union Bank of Switzerland

2011 LEGAL ENGLISH AND LEGAL WRITING

DATES:	JUL 11 - 22, 2011
TUITION:	$1900

 

Overview

The International Law Institute (ILI) is pleased to announce its 41st orientation in the summer education series, the first and longest running program of its kind. This program is ideal for foreign lawyers and professionals, arbitrators, law students and practitioners in general, preparing for graduate legal study in the U.S, and anyone whose job requires an understanding of the American legal system, as compared to the civil law tradition, or for anyone who deals with American and International clients and partners. Our summer program has two components, each one designed to provide you with the best training of its kind: "Introduction to Legal English and Legal Research and Writing" and "Orientation in the U.S. Legal System".

Course Outline

The Introduction to Legal English seminar exposes foreign legal practitioners and law students to English legal terminology and usage through an overview of the U.S. legal system, contract law, and legal drafting. In addition to learning a broad range of legal terminology, participants benefit from an introduction to the legal reasoning process in the U.S. legal system, helping them apply the terms and concepts as they learn them.

The seminar consists of two segments—a lecture and a workshop. In the lecture portion, participants examine cases and concepts that help them understand key terminology necessary for U.S. legal practice. In the workshop portion, participants engage with their colleagues and the professor to practice pronunciation, conversation about legal concepts, legal reasoning, and legal writing.

Participants in this seminar will develop the advanced skills they need to succeed in a multi-jurisdictional legal practice. The language and reasoning skills that they develop are useful not only for working with clients, firms and organizations in the United States, but also for understanding the logic behind U.S. legal practice and applying U.S. legal reasoning in their own practice.

 

Course Advisor

Professor Kevin Fandl has been an adjunct faculty member in the International Legal Studies Program at American University Washington College of Law since 2004. He specializes in international trade law and economic development. He is currently the Chief of the Alternatives to Detention Unit at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and is a former Fulbright fellow (Colombia). Professor Fandl has significant experience teaching foreign students and has taught Legal English in Chile, Colombia and the Dominican Republic.

See also: Combination course: Legal English & Writing and Orientation in the U.S. Legal System

 

 

 

 

2012 LEGAL ENGLISH AND LEGAL WRITING

  

DATES:	JUL 9 - 20, 2012
TUITION:	$1900

 

Overview

The International Law Institute (ILI) is pleased to announce its 42nd orientation in the summer education series, the first and longest running program of its kind. This program is ideal for foreign lawyers and professionals, arbitrators, law students and practitioners in general, preparing for graduate legal study in the U.S, and anyone whose job requires an understanding of the American legal system, as compared to the civil law tradition, or for anyone who deals with American and International clients and partners. Our summer program has two components, each one designed to provide you with the best training of its kind: "Introduction to Legal English and Legal Research and Writing" and "Orientation in the U.S. Legal System and Business Law".

Course Outline

The Introduction to Legal English seminar exposes foreign legal practitioners and law students to English legal terminology and usage through an overview of the U.S. legal system, contract law, and legal drafting. In addition to learning a broad range of legal terminology, participants benefit from an introduction to the legal reasoning process in the U.S. legal system, helping them apply the terms and concepts as they learn them.

The seminar consists of two segments—a lecture and a workshop. In the lecture portion, participants examine cases and concepts that help them understand key terminology necessary for U.S. legal practice. In the workshop portion, participants engage with their colleagues and the professor to practice pronunciation, conversation about legal concepts, legal reasoning, and legal writing.

Participants in this seminar will develop the advanced skills they need to succeed in a multi-jurisdictional legal practice. The language and reasoning skills that they develop are useful not only for working with clients, firms and organizations in the United States, but also for understanding the logic behind U.S. legal practice and applying U.S. legal reasoning in their own practice.

 

Course Advisor

Dr. Kevin Fandl has been Course Advisor to the International Law Institute’s Legal English program since 2009. He is the author of the course text, Narrowing the Gap: Legal English for the New Global Legal Practitioner and the director of the Global Legal Education Institute. He has taught law and policy courses around the world since 2004 and specializes in the areas of international trade, migration, and economic development. Dr. Fandl is a graduate of American University (J.D., M.A.) and George Mason University (Ph.D.) and currently serves as Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

See also: Combination course: Legal English & Writing and Orientation in the U.S. Legal System and Business Law

 

 

 

 

2011 LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

  

DATES:	POSTPONED
TUITION:	$3950

 

 

 

 

Overview

This seminar is designed for parties responsible for providing support services to legislatures and parliaments. The growing demands on elected officials and their staffs to enact laws and review national policies efficiently and effectively in an ever–changing and complex environment requires new attention to how the process and institutions are managed. The focus will be on the organizational structure and practical techniques for managing legislative institutions and the support services necessary to accomplish this in an efficient and effective manner. Seminars will be conducted using site visits along with class programs and actual case studies. Participant round tables will be an important component to learning best practices. Special arrangements may be made with advance notice to tailor seminars for parties with specific interests.

 

Course Outline

  

Role of Legislative Staff

• The relationship between career and political staff appointments
• Effective allocation of staff to support member offices, committees, leadership and administrative services

 

Legislative Organization

• Comparative analysis of legislative and parliamentary models
• Review of unicameral and bicameral structures
• How to work with leadership offices and through committees
• How can the legislative branch have a more productive relationship with the executive branch?

 

Legislative Support Offices

• Budgeting, staffing and training
• Determining what legislative support offices are appropriate for a specific country or state; e.g. research, legislative drafting, committees, administration and members' offices

 

Site Visits

• United States Congress
• Library of Congress
• State legislatures in Washington, DC area

 

Course Advisor

H. Stephen Halloway is the Director of ILI's Center for Comparative Legislative Management. He has over 35 years of experience in senior legal and policy positions in the U.S. Government, the U.S. Senate, the United Nations and the Inter-American Development Bank. He was Chief Regulatory Officer for the U.S. Department of Commerce and a civil rights attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice. He is co-founder of the Multilateral Procurement Group, an informal steering committee of multinational companies and consultants regularly doing business with the MDBs and UN.