涉外法律人才培养是新时代中国面临的重大研究课题。涉外法律人才首先是“精英明法”的高端复合型外语人才，法律英语是涉外法律服务工作不可或缺的工具，涉外法律人才培养必须从学习法律英语做起。本教材通过法律英语的基础知识与涉外律师工作主要内容简介的有机结合，旨在有效提高学生的实践应用能力，为培养国家紧缺的涉外法律人才打下坚实的法律英语语言基础。

GLOSSARY OF 101 KEY LEGAL TERMS 001
Chapter 1 How to Make Introductions  011
Chapter 2 How to Start a Conversation 014
Chapter 3 What Is Legal English?  020
Chapter 4 Law of the United States  030
Chapter 5 Quick Overview of the U.S. Court System 041
Chapter 6 How Does a Civil Action Usually Start? 045
Chapter 7 Judges in America  052
Chapter 8 Jury Trial 060
Chapter 9 An Overview of American Laws 067
Chapter 10 An Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights 101
Chapter 11 World Trade Organization  109
Chapter 12 Reading Legal Cases 118
Chapter 13 Legal Translation  132
Chapter 14 Legal Writing 141
Chapter 15 Lawyers and Legal Ethics 148
Appendix A Legal Terms Discrimination 153
Appendix B How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems 160
Appendix C Constitution of the United States of America 166
References  187