Alan M L Jones - English teaching for lawyers

	CLIENTS I have taught amongst others lawyers on secondment at “Magic Circle” law firms in London (e.g. tax lawyers on secondment from various places; German banking lawyers; a bengoshi on secondment from Tokyo; a trainee solicitor, mother tongue Chinese, who isn't a native speaker of English and a Vietnamese lawyer), a lawyer at a niche IP firm in London (another trainee, mother tongue Japanese, who isn't a native speaker) and lawyers from the Legal Dept in Milan of a major international investment bank. Outside London, I have taught senior lawyers in Frankfurt, Kiev, Luxembourg and Warsaw. Clients have been natives of many countries including Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and Vietnam. TESTIMONIALS 1. From a “Magic Circle” trainee (native speaker of Mandarin) “Alan, Thank you for your feedback. Also, thank you very much for the lessons which I found very useful. I've enjoyed them very much. In terms of the structure and content, these lessons are completely different from the English lessons I had before. They've nurtured my willingness to learn and grown it into enjoyment. More importantly, through these lessons, you have guided me towards self-teaching. I will continue to work on my English during the "Christmas vacation", in particular, pronunciation and grammar as you suggested. Have a very good Christmas .” 2. From a lawyer in the Milan offices of a major international investment bank “It has been useful and great to have you as a teacher and I have appreciated a lot your way of doing things.” 3. From a litigator at a well known firm in Rome “ things are going on well and we have got all the time we need to summarise matters discussed or to do something new or to do whatever you think is better to do. It's ok for me. See you at IH and thank you very much” 4. From a trainee at a niche London firm (native speaker of Japanese) “Thank you very much for your detailed F/B sheet which is very helpful for me to revise ” “ Thanks for your comments on my article. Your comments are very perceptive. So could you give me your view on the remaining parts of my article as you did yesterday”. 5. From a corporate partner at another well known firm in Rome “ thanks! When the meeting started I had a few problems for my "mental block", but after few minutes I became to speak better than before in my life. It was (and it is) a big success for me. Thanks, and thanks and thanks again. ………….Now, for your lessons: I'm showing your proposal at the next meeting of the partners of my (italian) firm (that is on 16 october) because I think it's important to make, for two weeks, a course with the english lawyer for all the partners and associates. But I don't know, at the moment, if they will agree or not about your proposal.” 6. From a Swiss lawyer “ enjoyed meeting you as well and I think I have a quite good idea of English law now, after (only) two week's course with you .” 7. From a Swiss lawyer currently practising in London “I find your comments on the examples of my writing very helpful. Maybe we could go through some more emails and letters which I have written in the last few months.” “I enjoyed our sessions a lot and I think I have made some real progress.” 8. From another recent student “Thank you very much for your thorough and enthusiastic training and guidance. I found each lesson very interesting and challenging. You are a very kind teacher.” 9. From a senior German lawyer at a “ Magic Circle ” firm at the end of our course “I am sad to lose a brilliant teacher” 10. From a young Dutch lawyer at a “ Magic Circle ” firm “I have enjoyed the course a lot and it helped me to improve my English. I had a great teacher.” 11. The General Counsel of a major investment bank whose lawyers I've taught has, without me asking, said that he'd be happy to give a reference. 12. PLUS many other testimonials (all positive) given to me orally or directly to the school.

CLIENTS

I have taught amongst others lawyers on secondment at “Magic Circle” law firms in London (e.g. tax lawyers on secondment from various places; German banking lawyers; a bengoshi on secondment from Tokyo; a trainee solicitor, mother tongue Chinese, who isn't a native speaker of English and a Vietnamese lawyer), a lawyer at a niche IP firm in London (another trainee, mother tongue Japanese, who isn't a native speaker) and lawyers from the Legal Dept in Milan of a major international investment bank.

Outside London, I have taught senior lawyers in Frankfurt, Kiev, Luxembourg and Warsaw.

Clients have been natives of many countries including Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and Vietnam.

TESTIMONIALS

1. From a “Magic Circle” trainee (native speaker of Mandarin)

“Alan,

Thank you for your feedback.

Also, thank you very much for the lessons which I found very useful. I've enjoyed them very much. In terms of the structure and content, these lessons are completely different from the English lessons I had before. They've nurtured my willingness to learn and grown it into enjoyment. More importantly, through these lessons, you have guided me towards self-teaching.

I will continue to work on my English during the "Christmas vacation", in particular, pronunciation and grammar as you suggested.

Have a very good Christmas .”

2. From a lawyer in the Milan offices of a major international investment bank

“It has been useful and great to have you as a teacher and I have appreciated a lot your way of doing things.”

3. From a litigator at a well known firm in Rome

“ things are going on well and we have got all the time we need to summarise matters discussed or to do something new or to do whatever you think is better to do. It's ok for me.

See you at IH and thank you very much”

4. From a trainee at a niche London firm (native speaker of Japanese)

“Thank you very much for your detailed F/B sheet which is very helpful for me to revise ”

“ Thanks for your comments on my article. Your comments are very perceptive. So could you give me your view on the remaining parts of my article as you did yesterday”.

5. From a corporate partner at another well known firm in Rome

“ thanks! When the meeting started I had a few problems for my "mental block", but after few minutes I became to speak better than before in my life. It was (and it is) a big success for me. Thanks, and thanks and thanks again.

………….Now, for your lessons: I'm showing your proposal at the next meeting of the partners of my (italian) firm (that is on 16 october) because I think it's important to make, for two weeks, a course with the english lawyer for all the partners and associates. But I don't know, at the moment, if they will agree or not about your proposal.”

6. From a Swiss lawyer

“ enjoyed meeting you as well and I think I have a quite good idea of English law now, after (only) two week's course with you .”

7. From a Swiss lawyer currently practising in London

“I find your comments on the examples of my writing very helpful. Maybe we could go through some more emails and letters which I have written in the last few months.”

“I enjoyed our sessions a lot and I think I have made some real progress.”

8. From another recent student

“Thank you very much for your thorough and enthusiastic training and guidance. I found each lesson very interesting and challenging. You are a very kind teacher.”

9. From a senior German lawyer at a “ Magic Circle ” firm at the end of our course

“I am sad to lose a brilliant teacher”

10. From a young Dutch lawyer at a “ Magic Circle ” firm

“I have enjoyed the course a lot and it helped me to improve my English. I had a great teacher.”

11. The General Counsel of a major investment bank whose lawyers I've taught has, without me asking, said that he'd be happy to give a reference.

12. PLUS many other testimonials (all positive) given to me orally or directly to the school.