Legal English in Hong Kong – We are a team of law teachers and English language teachers working at universities in Hong Kong. We have designed this website for law students, their teachers, and anyone with an interest in language and the law.

Be well-researched, but make sure you understand the materials enough to discuss them. – Alex Mak

Expert interviews

Learn about legal writing and oral advocacy by watching interviews with expert legal professionals

Quick guide to legal writing

Watch our training videos and learn how to write like a lawyer

Quick guide to oral advocacy

Watch our training videos and learn how to talk like a lawyer

Featured Videos

The Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li (1): What makes good legal writing?

An interview with The Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li about features and challenges of good legal writing and what he looks for in the writing that he is exposed to as a judge. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.

February 8, 201730707 views/by admin

Oral Advocacy (1): An overview

An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode describes the mooting facts that are used in the rest of the series and introduces the mooters.

October 20, 201620267 views/by mwong

Problem questions (1): An overview

An instructional video about writing legal problem question answers. This episode describes the problem question facts that are used in the rest of the series and introduces IRAC, a tool for legal argument.

March 19, 201620521 views/by Christoph

Latest Videos

Mr Ian Mann (3): Advice on client correspondence

March 20, 20198654 views/by admin

Mr Ian Mann (2): Advice on client Emails and text messages

March 13, 20192638 views/by admin

Mr Ian Mann (1): What makes good client correspondence?

March 6, 20192705 views/by admin

Professor Janet Ainsworth: How does the discourse of police interrogation create risks for false confession?

August 10, 20173669 views/by admin

The Honourable Mrs Justice Audrey Campbell-Moffat: Language and communication – Does one size fit all?

August 8, 20176109 views/by admin

Dr Rajesh Sharma: The art and science of advocacy

August 3, 201740353 views/by admin

Dr Janny Leung: Tension and goals in legal communication

August 1, 20173823 views/by admin

Mr Richard Bates: Can we cure lawyers of legalese?

July 27, 20173520 views/by admin

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