Legal Vocabulary I

​Learning Objectives

• ​Identify key actors in a legal process and their basic roles within the system.

• ​Recognize the physical environment of a lawyer’s work, specifically the court and the courtroom.

• ​Understand the concept of a “case” as a fundamental unit of legal practice.

• ​Establish the terminological foundations for future lawyer-client interaction simulations.

​Grammar Focus

• ​Singular vs. Plural Nouns (e.g., Case/Cases, Lawyer/Lawyers).

• ​Articles (A, An, The).

• ​Basic Prepositions of Place (In, With, At).

​Core Vocabulary: Legal Vocabulary I

​Key Figures

• ​Judge

• ​Lawyer / Attorney

• ​Client

• ​Plaintiff / Claimant

• ​Defendant

​The Legal Environment

• ​Court

• ​Courtroom

• ​Law Firm

• ​Office

​Fundamental Concepts & Objects

• ​The Law

• ​Legal Case

• ​Evidence

• ​Claim

• Summons

• ​Legal Document

​Basic Verbs

• ​To represent

• ​To file

• ​To testify

• ​To sign