Legal English Program

Brooklyn Law School’s new Legal Language Institute was established in recognition that the globalized legal community conducts business in many languages and requires an understanding of different legal cultures. The Institute’s educational programs will present opportunities for lawyers and students from abroad to sharpen their mastery of the language of American legal discourse. It will also give students the opportunity to study the legal culture and language of other countries.

The Institute will launch its educational activities with an intensive Legal English program, to be offered each July (see below). In the near future, the Institute will expand its activities to include courses for U.S. and foreign lawyers in the legal terminology and concepts of other legal languages, including German, Spanish, French, Russian, and Chinese. These courses will be open to BLS students and to members of the legal and business communities who are interested in honing their skills in the language and law of other legal cultures.

Brooklyn Law School is driving forward to meet the demands of a new world of law. Our faculty members are recognized nationally and internationally as leaders in their fields. Their scholarship, participation in law reform, and advocacy have influenced fields as diverse as commercial law and bankruptcy, constitutional law, corporate and nonprofit governance, criminal law and procedure, international business law, law and technology, real-estate law, securities and financial-services regulation, taxation, torts, and more. Our nationally renowned clinical program—one of the first of its kind—is today one of the nation’s most diverse and comprehensive professional skills programs. Further enriching the learning environment, our academic centers host events that bring leading experts from around the world to the Law School, offer fellowship opportunities, and provide additional opportunities in a wide range of fields. The Law School’s outstanding, dedicated, and diverse student body come from 42 states and seven countries, and our alumni network of more than 23,000 graduates extends worldwide.