LEI in California

Curriculum Information

Note:  LEI instruction focuses on the language a lawyer needs for conversation or work in the context of different areas of law; this is not a law school curriculum.

  • Skills:  All Plans include a balance of reading, listening, writing and speaking exercises unless the student has chosen a special emphasis on a particular skill

  • Homework:  All Plans include frequent homework assignments unless the student has requested no homework

  • Standard Curriculum:  The LEI Standard Curriculum offers basic subjects of general interest to many lawyers

Tailored curriculum:  You may create your own curriculum by replacing subjects in the Standard Curriculum of any Plan with any other subjects offered by LEI. Click here to see all Subjects.

LEI in California – Standard Curriculum
Click here to see Sample Schedules.
Subjects

Plan 100

Plan 110

Plan 120

Plan 130

One Week

Two Weeks

15 Hrs

23 Hrs

30 Hrs

46 Hrs

Civil Procedure

X

X

X

X

Contracts

X

X

X

X

Corporations (U.S. law)

X

X

X

X

Courtroom protocol and personnel

X

X

X

X

Criminal law

X

X

X

X

Legal writing – correspondence

X

X

X

X

Observation of a trial court

X

X

X

X (2)

Speaking:  business meetings

X

X

X

X

Torts

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Constitution of the U.S.A.

 

X

X

X

Intellectual Property

 

X

X

X

Introduction to Case Analysis

 

X

X

X

Introduction to the Common Law System

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Employment law

 

 

X

X

Real Property

 

 

X

X

Legal system of the U.S.A.

 

 

X

X

Legal writing: drafting contracts

 

 

X

X

Observation of an appellate court

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Competition law

 

 

 

X

Evidence rules

 

 

 

X

Introduction to the practice of law in the U.S.A.

 

 

 

X

Jury System

 

 

 

X

Speaking:  conversation with colleagues

 

 

 

X

Situational practice:  meeting with an attorney

 

 

 

X


Questions?  Contact Legal English International Director Irene Kiebert