Would you like to listen to more legal English?

Would you like to listen to more legal English but don’t have much time?

Here are some of my favourite legal podcasts and videos, with suggestions for shortening your listening time.  Hyperlinks can change, but the following were all working in September 2020:

1. Study Legal English now has nearly 100 podcasts to help you improve your legal English vocabulary and listening skills. As a Podcast Pro Member you can have access to transcripts, quizzes and more! For all English levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced.

   Don’t have much time? Click on the chaptermark icon in the podcast heading to listen to selected parts of the podcast.

2. US Law Essentials explains USA legal concepts in short YouTube videos. US Law Essentials does not provide its own transcripts but you can use the YouTube-generated subtitles and transcripts. For beginner and intermediate English levels.

3. TED Talks has a section on legal topics and most episodes have transcripts. For intermediate to advanced English levels.

   Don’t have much time? Narrow your search with the ‘Duration’ tab to talks of 0-6 minutes, 6-12 minutes...

4. Law in Action is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme with discussion and debates on current legal issues. Each episode lasts around 30 minutes. For upper intermediate to advanced English levels.

   Don’t have much time? Click on ‘clips’ to listen to some short extracts from selected episodes.

5. Crafty Counsel has videos on law, legal compliance, legal tech and more!  For upper intermediate to advanced English levels. There are no subtitles or transcripts.

   Don’t have much time? Try the ‘A-Z of Legal Innovation Jargon’ episodes which last around 1 minute.

6. Monday Minutes from Black Letter podcasts are short, 2 to 3 minute episodes on legal news stories. These are at an advanced English level, with no transcript.

7. Financial Times podcasts : business and finance news for corporate lawyers with an advanced English level.

   Don’t have much time? Try the FT News Briefing  : each episode lasts around 10 minutes.