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What makes a good lawyer?
A mini-documentary about the qualities of a good lawyer and the role that excellent English language and communication skills play for lawyers. Features interviews with legal professionals in Hong Kong, including Richard Bates, Kinsey Kang and John Lee.
November 2, 2015150582 views/by Dell LeungProblem 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, 201622192 views/by ChristophProblem questions (2): The structure
An instructional video about writing legal problem question answers. This episode discusses how to organize the structure of your answer.
March 19, 201644697 views/by ChristophProblem questions (3): The issue
An instructional video about writing legal problem question answers. This episode describes how to raise the issue.
March 21, 201617758 views/by ChristophProblem questions (4): The rule
An instructional video about writing legal problem question answers. This episode describes how to state the rule.
June 30, 201612696 views/by YanProblem questions (5): Citing precedents
An instructional video about writing legal problem question answers. This episode describes how to cite precedents.
June 30, 201610299 views/by YanProblem questions (6): Citing legislation
An instructional video about writing legal problem question answers. This episode describes how to cite legislation.
June 30, 20168048 views/by YanProblem questions (7): The application
An instructional video about writing legal problem question answers. This episode describes how to apply the law to the facts.
June 30, 201610913 views/by YanProblem questions (8): The conclusion
An instructional video about writing legal problem question answers. This episode describes how to state a conclusion.
June 30, 20167928 views/by YanOral 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, 201621767 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (2): Introducing yourselves
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode describes how to introduce yourself in oral advocacy proceedings.
October 20, 2016103376 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (3): Stating a case theory
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode describes how to state a case theory.
October 23, 201634294 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (4): Giving a road map
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode demonstrates how to present a road map succinctly.
October 23, 201623620 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (5): Citing facts
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode demonstrates how to present a road map succinctly.
October 23, 201618416 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (6): Citing laws
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode describes how to cite laws.
October 23, 201614726 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (7): Citing cases
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode describes how to cite cases.
October 23, 201619227 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (8): Using signposts
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode discusses how signposts work and when to use them.
October 23, 20169654 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (9): Concluding arguments
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode describes how to conclude arguments.
October 23, 201610295 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (10): Responding to questions
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode explores how to respond to questions appropriately in different situations.
October 23, 201610121 views/by mwongOral Advocacy (11): Making a rebuttal
An instructional video about oral advocacy in mooting. This episode demonstrates how to make a compelling rebuttal or surrebuttal.
October 23, 201621042 views/by mwongMrs Audrey Campbell-Moffat (1): What makes good oral advocacy?
An interview with Mrs Audrey Campbell-Moffat, SC about the features of good oral legal argument. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
November 29, 20164013 views/by mwongMrs Audrey Campbell-Moffat (2): My composing process
An interview with Mrs Audrey Campbell-Moffat, SC about the composing process involved in producing her best work. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
December 7, 20161577 views/by mwongMs Cammy Man (1): What makes good legal writing?
An interview with Ms Cammy Man about the features of good legal writing and strategies that she uses to write as a trainee solicitor. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
January 11, 20172027 views/by adminMs Cammy Man (2): Advice on legal writing
An interview with Ms Cammy Man featuring her advice on legal writing as a trainee solicitor. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
January 18, 2017650 views/by adminMs Cammy Man (3): My composing process
An interview with Ms Cammy Man about the composing process involved in producing her best work as a trainee solicitor. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
January 25, 20171038 views/by adminThe 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, 201732869 views/by adminThe Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li (2): Advice on legal writing
An interview with The Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li featuring his advice on legal writing and drafting 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 15, 20176615 views/by adminMr Harprabdeep Singh (1): What makes good oral advocacy?
An interview with Mr Harprabdeep Singh sharing his opinion on the features of good oral legal argument as a barrister-at-law. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
February 22, 20172105 views/by adminMr Harprabdeep Singh (2): Advice on oral advocacy
An interview with Mr Harprabdeep Singh featuring his advice on oral advocacy as a barrister-at-law. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
March 1, 20171618 views/by adminThe Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li (3): What makes good oral advocacy?
An interview with The Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li about the features of good oral legal argument and what he looks for in the oral legal arguments that he hears 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.
March 8, 20179608 views/by adminThe Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li (4): Advice on oral advocacy
An interview with The Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li featuring his advice on oral advocacy 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.
March 15, 20175781 views/by adminProfessor Christopher Gane (1): What makes good legal writing?
An interview with Professor Christopher Gane about features of good legal writing and what he looks for in the legal arguments that he reads as a professor. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
March 22, 20176332 views/by adminProfessor Christopher Gane (2): My composing process
An interview with Professor Christopher Gane about the composing process involved in producing his best work. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
March 29, 20172760 views/by adminProfessor Geraint Howells (1): What makes good legal writing?
An interview with Professor Geraint Howells about features of good legal writing and what he looks for in a piece of writing as a professor. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
April 5, 20171153 views/by adminProfessor Geraint Howells (2): Advice on legal writing
An interview with Professor Geraint Howells featuring his advice on legal writing as a professor. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
April 12, 2017794 views/by adminProfessor Michael Hor (1): What makes good legal writing?
An interview with Professor Michael Hor about features of good legal writing. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
April 19, 20173696 views/by adminProfessor Michael Hor (2): What makes good oral advocacy?
An interview with Professor Michael Hor about the features of good oral legal argument and what he looks for in oral legal arguments as a professor. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
April 26, 20171680 views/by adminMr John Budge (1): Advice on legal writing
An interview with Mr John Budge featuring his advice on legal writing and what he looks for in the legal writing that he reads as a legal professional. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
May 3, 201721517 views/by adminMr John Budge (2): My composing process
An interview with Mr John Budge about the composing process involved in producing his best work. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
May 10, 20172850 views/by adminMs Vandana Rajwani (1): What makes good oral advocacy?
An interview with Ms Vandana Rajwani about the features of good oral legal argument. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
May 17, 20178730 views/by adminMs Vandana Rajwani (2): Advice on oral advocacy
An interview with Ms Vandana Rajwani featuring her advice on oral advocacy as a legal educator. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
May 24, 20175425 views/by adminMr Michael Lin (1): What makes good legal writing?
An interview with Mr Michael Lin about features of good legal writing. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
May 31, 20174431 views/by adminMr Michael Lin (2): My composing process
An interview with Mr Michael Lin about the composing process involved in producing his best work. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
June 7, 20171915 views/by adminProfessor Johannes Chan Man-mun (1): Advice on legal writing
An interview with Professor Johannes Chan Man-mun, SC featuring his advice on legal writing as a professor. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
June 14, 20175351 views/by adminProfessor Johannes Chan Man-mun (2): Advice on oral advocacy
An interview with Professor Johannes Chan Man-mun, SC featuring his advice on oral legal argument. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
June 21, 20172843 views/by adminProfessor Anselmo Reyes (1): Advice on legal writing
An interview with Professor Anselmo Reyes, SC featuring his advice on legal writing as a professor as well as a former judge. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
June 28, 20176299 views/by adminMr Alexander Mak (1): Advice on legal writing
An interview with Mr Alexander Mak featuring his advice on legal writing as a legal educator as well as a legal professional. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
July 5, 20172508 views/by adminMr Alexander Mak (2): Advice on oral advocacy
An interview with Mr Alexander Mak featuring his advice on oral legal argument. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
July 12, 20171743 views/by adminMr Harprabdeep Singh (3): My composing process
An interview with Mr Harprabdeep Singh about the composing process involved in producing his best work. Includes advice to law students. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
July 19, 20171703 views/by adminDr Christoph A Hafner: Promoting effective legal communication: An Interdisciplinary collaboration
In this talk, Dr Hafner discusses some of the challenges faced by law students and novice layers, especially those writing for law in the academic context and beyond. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. Special thanks to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate Law Centre. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
July 25, 20171741 views/by adminMr Richard Bates: Can we cure lawyers of legalese?
In this talk, Mr Bates considers why language often seems so complicated; why legal documents are often so hard to understand; why lawyers love legalese so much; and what lawyers can do to produce legal documents we can all hope to understand. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. Special thanks to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate Law Centre. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
July 27, 20173768 views/by adminDr Janny Leung: Tension and goals in legal communication
In this talk, Dr Leung starts by briefly introducing the field of language and law as an area of interdisciplinary practice and research. Dr Leung then focuses particularly on the conflicting goals that spoken and written legal communication are expected to serve, and the way such tension is reflected in legal drafting and courtroom discourse. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. Special thanks to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate Law Centre. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. Special thanks to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate Law Centre. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
August 1, 20174074 views/by adminDr Rajesh Sharma: The art and science of advocacy
In this talk, Dr Sharma focuses on how law students can acquire good advocacy skills in a step-by-step method. For this purpose, examples are shown from mooting context which can be practised in real court cases. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. Special thanks to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate Law Centre. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
August 3, 201744427 views/by adminThe Honourable Mrs Justice Audrey Campbell-Moffat: Language and communication – Does one size fit all?
In this talk, The Honourable Mrs Justice Audrey Campbell-Moffat seeks to identify those area where different language skills should be employed to achieve the best results and some of the different skills that can be employed. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. Special thanks to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate Law Centre. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
August 8, 20176816 views/by adminProfessor Janet Ainsworth: How does the discourse of police interrogation create risks for false confession?
In this talk, Professor Ainsworth examines the so-called Reid technique of police interrogation as itself creating the risk of false confessions. Professor Ainsworth concludes by suggesting that the PEACE method of police questioning used in England and Wales is less likely to induce false confessions. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. Special thanks to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate Law Centre. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
August 10, 20173987 views/by adminMr Ian Mann (1): What makes good client correspondence?
An interview with Mr Ian Mann about features of good client correspondence and concerns in writing client correspondence. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
March 6, 20192947 views/by adminMr Ian Mann (2): Advice on client Emails and text messages
An interview with Mr Ian Mann featuring his advice on writing client emails and text messages. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
March 13, 20192916 views/by adminMr Ian Mann (3): Advice on client correspondence
An interview with Mr Ian Mann featuring his advice on writing client correspondence. Produced by legal English in Hong Kong, with support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee. More videos at http://legalenglish.hk.
March 20, 20199890 views/by adminAbout Us
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Mr Ian Mann (3): Advice on client correspondenceMarch 20, 2019 - 12:00 am
Mr Ian Mann (2): Advice on client Emails and text messagesMarch 13, 2019 - 5:41 am
Mr Ian Mann (1): What makes good client correspondence?March 6, 2019 - 12:00 am
Professor Janet Ainsworth: How does the discourse of police interrogation create risks for false confession?August 10, 2017 - 9:52 am