Legal English News Bites
Learn legal English with real legal news
One legal news story. One hour. Every Friday. A live online class for legal professionals, in a small group where everyone speaks.
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Think about the last time you learned a new legal term in English. You needed it for a case or a contract, so you looked it up, used it, and moved on. A few months later, it was gone.
This is not a problem with your memory. It is how vocabulary works: we need to meet a word many times, in different contexts, before we can use it ourselves.
It’s not about how much you study. It’s about how often.
At work, English usually arrives with a case and leaves when the case ends, and it is almost always in your own area of law. What helps most is a regular rhythm: meeting legal words every week, from different areas of law, until you can use them yourself.
Legal English News Bites changes the rhythm
Every Friday, we work on a real legal news story from the international press. Each week, a different area of law.
So the words come back. A term you meet in one story returns weeks later in another. Each time, you understand it more precisely, until you can use it yourself.
You build vocabulary beyond your own field, so you are ready for topics you don’t usually work on.
And legal English becomes a regular part of your week, not something you need only when a case arrives.
Where the idea comes from
Every morning, my mum reads the international news with her coffee. When she finds an article connected to the law, she sends it to me. She doesn’t choose by topic: if it’s about the law, it comes to me.
Over time, I saw how much this gave me. I read about areas of law I never studied or practised. Words I already knew came back in new contexts, and I understood them more precisely. New words appeared, and I went to check them.
My mum does this for me. With News Bites, I want to do the same for you. Every week, I choose a story and prepare it for your level. And you don’t read it alone: you discuss it with other legal professionals.
How each class works
In one hour, you meet each key word several times, in different ways. That is the whole idea.
Learn the words
We start with the key legal terms, before you read. So when you read the article, you understand it the first time.
Read the news
We read the story together, rewritten at your level, with the original source always cited.
Practise the words
With gap-fill exercises, you use the new words in different sentences, so you know how to use them, not only recognise them.
Speak
In pairs and small groups, you discuss the story using the technical vocabulary. Everyone speaks in every class.
What you get for €20
You pay per class, only for the Fridays you choose. No membership, no package to buy. Full conditions: Terms and Conditions.
The live class
One hour on Friday, from 14:00 to 15:00 (Italian time), in a group with a maximum of 10 legal professionals. Everyone speaks in every class.
When you book
The lesson pack for that class, sent to your inbox as soon as you pay: the article, the key terms and the exercises we use together on Friday. Print it, and look through it beforehand if you'd like to come more prepared.
After the class
The solutions and a glossary with all the key terms from the lesson, so you can review them during the week.
What you get back
One hour and €20 a week is a small, regular step. Here is what it can give back, in your work:
Time
When English arrives with a new case, you start from words you already know, instead of looking up the same terms again.
Work beyond your own area
A client question or a case from another field of law: the words are already familiar, so you can follow it and answer yourself.
Ready to speak
Every Friday you use the technical terms live, with other legal professionals. So on your next call in English, you have already said them.
One hour a week, and the words are ready when your work needs them.
Why learn with me
Hi, I’m Claudia, a lawyer-linguist: I studied and practised law. During my traineeship at a firm of solicitors in London, I never had to plan time with legal English. When a file arrived with a word I didn’t fully understand, I looked it up. Then I met it again and again, in other files, emails and meetings, until I could use it without thinking.
When I came back to Italy, this changed. I still understood the words when I read them, but in a conversation, the word I needed didn’t come to me as quickly as before. So I started to plan regular moments with legal English in a real context, and reading legal news became one of the best.
News Bites gives you those moments every week, already prepared. I choose the story, select the words worth your time, and rewrite the article at your level without changing its legal meaning. Much international legal news comes from common law countries, and my time in London helps me show you where the real difference with your legal system is. So you don’t just translate the word, you understand it.
- 10+
- years teaching legal English
- VP
- of EULETA, the European Legal English Teachers' Association
- London
- traineeship at a firm of solicitors
Questions
When does the first class start?
The date of the first class goes to the Early Access list first, by email, together with the booking link. Join now and you will receive it before it is shared anywhere else.
Do I need to come every Friday?
No. You book and pay only for the classes you want. Of course, the more often you come, the more often the words come back.
Will I know the topic before I book?
Yes. Each week, the email with the booking link tells you the general topic of the next class, so you can decide if you want to join. One piece of advice: don't skip a class only because the topic is outside your area of law. At work, you often need a word or two from another area, even when you're talking about your own. And the more you meet a word in a real context, the easier it is to remember. If a topic is one you'd prefer not to read or talk about, you can simply choose another Friday.
Is my English good enough?
If you can follow this page, yes. The article is rewritten for your level, and we learn the key words before reading. Not sure? Join Early Access and look at the free sample lesson first.
Will everyone in the group be at my level?
No, and this is on purpose. In your real work, you speak with people at every level. What matters is using the right technical term and making sure the other person understands you. That is what we practise.
What if I book a class and then can't attend?
You still receive the lesson pack, the solutions and the glossary, so you can learn that week's terminology on your own.
What time is the class in my country?
Classes are at 14:00 Italian time. The booking page shows the time in your own time zone.
Join News Bites Early Access
Each class has a maximum of 10 places, because speaking practice works best in a small group. People on the Early Access list book first.
When you join, you:
- Receive a free sample lesson right away, so you can see the level and the format before you book
- Receive the booking link every week, before it is shared on social media
- Choose your Friday and book your place before the class is full
The sample lesson shows you the reading and the exercises. The speaking happens live, every Friday.
Joining is free. It is not a membership, and there is nothing to pay until you book a class. You can leave at any time.