M2- 1.6 Learn collocations
Instructions
1. The audio you listened to entitled The Legal Profession – More Legal Careers contained a lot of legal English collocations. Remember that collocations are words that commonly go together in English.
2. Learn the collocations using the following flashcards. On one side you find a collocation and on the other side you find the definition and an example sentence.
3. When you have learned the collocations, mark this section as complete.
| Collocations | Definition | Example |
| In (possessive determiner e.g. one’s) own right | Due to its own qualities, being important by itself not in connection with anything else. | The paralegal is now considered a profession in its own right. |
| Attend a hearing | To go to a hearing. A hearing is a general term for a legal proceeding where evidence and arguments are presented in front of a decision making authority. | Clerks may assist barristers when attending a hearing. |
| Take note | To take note of something means to notice something. ‘Take’ is also the verb used with ‘notes’ when we mean to write notes. MISTAKE ALERT!: Do not confuse this with ‘to take the minutes of a meeting’ which refers to the official notes taken to record a meeting. | It is important that you take note of the following information. |
| File documents | To put documents in order or to register them with someone. | Paralegals file documents and help with general administration. |
| Recover costs | To get the money back which was spent on legal fees during litigation, for example those relating to the professional skill and time of the barrister. | Costs lawyers are involved in recovering costs. |
| Conduct litigation | To carry out a legal action. | Paralegals cannot practise law and therefore cannot conduct litigation. |
| Liaise with clients | To communicate with clients. | Paralegals liaise with clients but cannot have their own clients. |