Legal English Monthly Seminars

These seminars are aimed at reinforcing technical vocabulary in different fields of the law. Attendants must be able to express themselves orally in English and must have upper-intermediate written skills.

Each seminar will consist of 4 meetings of 1 ½ hours. 

The activities to be developed are focused on comprehension and handling of legal terminology related to different fields of the law. There will be a theoretical and practical approach to each topic allowing the attendants an active participation. Analysis of documents will be one of the central activities of the seminar. Such analysis will include sintactic and semantic aspects as well as register and style of legal documents typical of the Common Law System. 

Courses will be given in English

Professor: T.P. Rita Tineo

Choosing a structure for a business (Corporation & others)

(4 CLASSES)

Introduction to US Corportations: concept, kinds, incorporation process, management, auditing, dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation and merger. Reorganization and liquidation 

Partnerships and Limited Partnerships: concept. Agreements to create a Partnership. Termination. 

Limited Liability Companies. The new business vehicle in the XXI century

Documents to be analyzed: certificate of incorporation, by-laws, Articles of agreement. Agreements to purchase/subscribe shares of stock.