Who is this book for?
The Newest Els is an intermediate-level coursebook intended for students and lawyers who need to use English for their study and for the legal profession.
Ideal for both self-study and classroom use.
This book deals with different areas of law. Whithin the field of English law, some important topics such as the legal system, the court system, legal professionals, contract law, international law and others, have been designed to be used as the legal subject matter of the units.
The legal concepts introduced in this book are those found in the legal systems of the UK and the USA.

What are the aims of the book?
- To improve the student's ability to read and understand legal materials of any kind.
- To improve the student's ability to write legal text types in English.
- To increase the knowledge of legal English terminology and specialist terms in both academic and professional contexts.
- To familiarize law students with the kinds of tasks used in the professional area.

How is the book organized?
The Newest Els consists of eleven units.
Each unit begins with a reading text in which the topic is presented. These texts, sometimes authentic, sometimes adapted for pedagogical efficacy, introduce specific legal concepts accompanied by a wide range of tasks such as reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing activities all designed to consolidate the language work covered in the unit.
The questions of discussion before starting each unit are simply brief questions to introduce the topic and motivate the students. The Language Focus section at the final part of each unit, does not teach basic English grammar. It explains the form and function of some structures which are typical of legal English. This will help law students to understand legal texts which contain these structures. There are also exercises which will teach to use them.
In addition, Discuss and compare is an activity designed to encourage students to compare aspects of their own legal systems with aspects of the English legal system presented in the text.
The units also have tips on basic legal concepts and professional information.
The Website addresses at the bottom of each unit give links to further researches in English in authentic contexts.
At the end of the book, a brief history of the UK System of Government as well as an important collection of the UK and US constitutional documents are reported.
Testing Legal English Skills, a section of language activities, has been included to prepare students for the exam by simulating the test experience and help them to use legal English effectively in different situations and when dealing with different areas of law.
There is an Answer Key to provide the solution to all the practice tests.
Finally an extensive Glossary of law terms helps law students to revise and consolidate their knowledge of legal terminology.
Then Legal Abbreviations, a basic list of very common abbreviations found in legal documents, are given for legal English extra resource.
A list of References is included on pages 181-183.

Introduction. Units: Public and Private Law - International Law and Supranational Law - The English Legal System - Criminal Law and Civil Law - The Court System - The Legal Profession - The Judiciary of England and Wales - Jury Service - Alternative Dispute Resolution - Civil Claims - Contract Law. British Institutions: The UK System of Government. Historical documents: The Constitution of the UK - The Constitution of the US - Testing Legal English Skills - Answer Key - Glossary - Legal Abbreviations - References.