WORKING LIVES PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR LAW

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR LAW 11. WORKING LIVES

 

A A company commercial lawyer Sophie Brettle is talking about her work at Melton Deans. ‘I’m a partner in medium-sized regional law firm, working with the Company Commercial Department. I head up a team of eight, comprising six lawyers and two paralegals – legal researchers – understanding projects work for Public Sector clients. Our main client is a Government Department. We’re instructed by them to advise and act on Private Finance Initiative Projects, also known as the PFI. This involves negotiating with a number of other parties comprising the funders, the building contractors, and facilities management and ensuring that the client’s aims and objectives are met and their best interests protected. B A legal secretary An assistant solicitor is instructing Marie Lapotaire, the Commercial Department’s legal secretary:   EXERCISES 11.1 Make word combinations from A opposite using a word from the box. Then use appropriate word combinations to complete Sophie Brettle’s sentences below. fee terms interests work comprehensive best chargeable notes meeting earner agreed all parties   11.2 Find three expressions in A and B opposite which can be used in the combination below to mean ‘a lot of’ 11.3 Marie Lapotaire is talking about her working day. Replace the underlined words and phrases with alternative words and phrases from B opposite. Pay attention to the grammatical context. There is more than one possibility for one of the answers. In addition to typing up (1) recorder notes from meetings, (2) sending a copy to everyone by email, and (3) printing off emails, most days I’ll be given various other tasks to carry out,

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