Worked example
Lawyer: Continue Simplifying a Contract Risk
A C1 lawyer identifies contract risk accurately but still relies on legal phrasing with clients.
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Student context
A C1 commercial lawyer advises startup clients in English. The immediate goal is to explain a limitation-of-liability risk without losing legal accuracy.
Evidence
- The learner identifies the relevant clause and consequence correctly.
- The first explanation contains dense nominal phrases and long qualifications.
- With tutor prompts, the learner can restate the point in shorter client-facing language.
Decision
Continue
The legal analysis is secure, but independent client-facing simplification is not yet stable.
Lesson objective
By the end of the lesson, the learner will explain one contract risk in plain English, preserve the legal consequence, and check the client's understanding.
Activity sequence
- 1Separate the legal rule, practical consequence, and client decision.
- 2Replace five dense legal phrases with precise plain-English alternatives.
- 3Deliver a two-minute client explanation using a three-part structure.
- 4Respond to a client who incorrectly paraphrases the risk.
Evidence to collect next
- Whether the practical consequence remains legally accurate.
- Whether the learner avoids unexplained legal nominalizations.
- Whether the understanding check reveals and repairs a misunderstanding.
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