Part 1 Basics of Legal English

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Historical Development of Legal English

Chapter 3 Characteristics of Legal English

Chapter 4 General Legal Terms

Chapter 5 The Importance of Legal English

Part 2 Anglo-American Legal Culture

Chapter 6 The Common Law and the Civil Law

Chapter 7 Court System in the United States

Chapter 8 Judges in Common Law System

Chapter 9 Jury Trial

Chapter 10 Legal Education and Admission to the Bar

Chapter 11 Legal Profession and Legal Ethics

Part 3 Sketches of American Law

Chapter 12 Constitutional Law

Chapter 13 Contracts

Chapter 14 Torts

Chapter 15 Property Law

Chapter 16 Evidence Law

Chapter 17 Criminal Law/Criminal Procedure

Part 4 Legal Writing

Chapter 18 Introduction

Chapter 19 Writing E-mails

Chapter 20 Writing Letters

Chapter 21 Briefing Cases

Appendix A Legal Terms Discrimination

Appendix B Constitution of the United States of America

References