Legal English for Brazilian Attorneys – USLawEssentials

Course Content

Unit 1 Family Law

1.1: Discuss what you know about Family Law

1.2: What is Family Law?

1.3: Sources of Family Law

1.4: Comparison of State Family Law

1.5: Enforcing Judgments Across Borders and the Full Faith and Credit Clause

1.6: Family and Medical Leave

1.7: Minnesota Debates Paid Family Leave

1.8: Family Law Comparison

Unit 2 US Work Visas

2.1: Discuss what you know about US Work Visas

2.2: Types of Visas

2.3: H1-B Visas Sources of Law

2.4: Language of the H1-B Application Process

2.5: Language of the Labor Condition Application Form

2.6: Language of the H1-B Application Process

2.7: Language of the H1-B Application Process

2.8: Language of the H1-B Application Process

Unit 3 Fundamentals of US Law

3.1: Federalism and Tenth Amendment

3.2: Federalism Discussion

3.2.1: Suggested Answers to 3.2

3.3: Discuss what you know about United States Court Systems

3.4: US Court Systems

3.5:Recognizing US Courts by Name

3.6: Introduction to the Supremacy Clause

3.7 Supremacy Clause and Preemption

3.8: Supremacy Clause and Preemption II

3.9: Fundamentals of US Law Wrap Up

Unit 4: International Law, Treaties, Conventions

4.1: International Law and the US Legal System

4.2: The Supremacy Clause, Self Executing and Non-Self Executing Treaties

4.3: Medellín v. Texas

4.4: The Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

4.5: CISG in US Law and Final Project

Unit 5: Environmental Law

5.1: What do you know about Environmental Law?

5.2: Sources of Environmental Law

5.3: The California Effect

5.4: Standing and Environmental Law

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