Grammar
Simple Past (Preterite)
Introduction to the preterite in a legal context. Regular and irregular forms to narrate completed events.
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Module: Preterite in a Legal Context
Lessons · Games · Presentations · PDFs
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Module: Preterite in a Legal Context
Lessons · Games · Presentations · PDFs
Practice
Simple Past: Irregular Verbs
A presentation with legal vocabulary (summons, court appearance, appeal), conjugation tables, and immigration-themed games.
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Game
Mission: Visa Approved
You're the immigration lawyer. Defend your client using regular past-tense verbs. 5 stages and 3 lives.
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Game
The Relentless Prosecutor: Irregulars Case
10 levels as a prosecutor: drag-and-drop, true/false, sequencing, matching, error-spotting, timed translation, and a final trial.
Play
Presentation
Legal Skeleton Template
Base presentation with a professional structure for legal content and the simple past.
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PDF
Legal Consultation Room
PDF resource to practice vocabulary and situations in a legal consulting context.
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PDF
Comparing Legal Systems
PDF material to compare legal systems in Spanish. Reading and legal vocabulary.
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PDF
Irregular Present Tense for Lawyers
Master irregular present-tense verbs focused on the legal context. Essential for drafting legal documents and arguing in Spanish.
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Module: How to Read a Contract
PDFs · Legal Vocabulary
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Module: How to Read a Contract
PDFs · Legal Vocabulary
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Module: The Imperative
PDFs · Legal Practice
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Module: The Imperative
PDFs · Legal Practice
PDF
The Litigator Blueprint
Material focused on using the imperative to give instructions and commands in a legal context.
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Module: Immigration Consultation
PDFs · Immigration Law Practice
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Module: Immigration Consultation
PDFs · Immigration Law Practice
PDF
Immigration Consultation
Worksheet and practical exercises for immigration interviews and consultations with clients.
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PDF
Immigration Consultation - Part 2
Second part of the cases and practical exercises for immigration interviews. Great for expanding legal vocabulary.
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Guide · B1
Vocabulary Guide: Civil Law
Interactive guide to key Civil Law vocabulary with explanations in English, usage contexts, courtroom examples, and a practice quiz.
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Guide · B1
Vocabulary Guide: Criminal Law
Interactive guide to criminal law vocabulary in Spanish with bilingual explanations, types of crimes, trial procedures, and a practice quiz.
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Module: Legal Cases & Jurisprudence
PDFs & Interactive Worksheets · Case Law Analysis
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Module: Legal Cases & Jurisprudence
PDFs & Interactive Worksheets · Case Law Analysis
PDF
Colombia: Controversial Court Cases
Analysis and discussion of landmark and controversial court cases in Colombia. Great for legal debate, analytical reading, and advanced vocabulary.
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PDF
Colombia at The Hague
Study and analysis of Colombia's maritime disputes and international litigation before the International Court of Justice at The Hague.
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PDF
Justice and Controversy in the United States
Legal analysis of the most controversial cases in the U.S. judicial system. A study of historic Supreme Court precedents and constitutionalism in Spanish.
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Legal Worksheet
El Seguro de Terremoto en Colombia
Análisis normativo del seguro obligatorio de incendio y terremoto en crédito hipotecario, glosario técnico, comprensión de ley y debate jurídico.
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Legal Worksheet
Autonomía Escolar vs. Deporte de Alto Rendimiento
Caso práctico de tutela de la Corte Constitucional Colombiana. Análisis de ponderación de derechos, doctrina del hecho superado y corresponsabilidad educativa.
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Module: Labor Law, Employment Contracts & Confidentiality (NDAs)
Legal Spanish for Lawyers · Termination & Severance · Trade Secrets & Subjunctive
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Module: Labor Law, Employment Contracts & Confidentiality (NDAs)
Legal Spanish for Lawyers · Termination & Severance · Trade Secrets & Subjunctive
Legal Grammar
Past Perfect Subjunctive in Law: Theory & Formulas (B1)
Foundational legal Spanish grammar guide. Master the structure of the Pluperfect Subjunctive (hubiera / hubiese), conditional clauses in legal reasoning, procedural regret expressions, and past liability assessment.
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Legal Worksheet
Labor Law & The "Impossible" Subjunctive (B1)
Comprehensive legal Spanish worksheet for international attorneys. Master key employment law concepts—contracts, just vs. unjust dismissal, severance pay (finiquito vs. liquidación), and non-compete clauses—while practicing past hypothetical conditions with the Pluperfect Subjunctive.
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PDF Guide
Labor Justice & Workplace Litigation (PDF)
In-depth legal Spanish reading and practice guide for lawyers. Analyze Latin American labor litigation procedures, arbitration tribunals, employee rights enforcement, and judicial precedents through authentic legal terminology and structured case analysis.
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Interactive Game
Labor Law Dilemmas: Speaking Roulette
Interactive oral conversation game for legal practitioners. Spin through 20 realistic workplace dilemmas—from digital disconnection and workplace surveillance to severance disputes and AI liability—answering dynamically with "Si [hubiera...]..., yo [habría...]".
Spin Roulette
Contracts & IP
Contracts & Confidentiality: NDAs & Trade Secrets (B1)
Professional legal Spanish worksheet. Master non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), trade secrets, damages liability clauses (daños y perjuicios), and intellectual property protection while applying the Pluperfect Subjunctive in corporate scenarios.
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PDF Presentation
Taller Jurídico: Análisis Práctico de Contratos (PDF)
Interactive case-method legal presentation deck. Master the legal boundary between broad agreements and patrimonial contracts (convenio vs. contrato), essential validity elements, argumentative connective tools, and dossier resolution for legal teams.
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Contract Law & Drafting
Vocabulario y Análisis de Contratos (B2)
Advanced legal Spanish worksheet. Master contract anatomy (convenio vs. contrato), essential validity requirements, argumentative connectors, and 5-step analysis to detect and redraft abusive or leonine clauses.
Open Contract Analysis
Practical Case Law
Ejercicios Prácticos: Análisis de Contratos (B2)
Practical legal Spanish workshop. Analyze real-world scenarios: detect abusive terms in digital freelance agreements, evaluate latent defect disclaimers (vicios ocultos) in private sales, and distinguish non-binding frameworks from binding contracts with penalty clauses.
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Anomalous Contracts
Contratos Extraños y Anómalos (B2)
Practical legal Spanish casebook. Evaluate unusual and void contracts: ghost lease agreements, lunar land sales, animal influencers, and perpetual digital profile assignments while issuing formal legal opinions.
Open Case Workshop
Interactive Presentation
Vicios Ocultos en la Vida Cotidiana (B1)
Interactive 1-on-1 legal presentation. Debate 10 real-world scenarios of hidden defects (used cars, rental dampness, faulty tech, vintage clothing), practice coffee-chat conversational questions, and master concessive structures (aunque, a pesar de que, por mucho que) in indicative and subjunctive.
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Interactive Presentation
La Balanza de Argumentos: Doble Rol Express (B1)
Interactive 1-on-1 debate presentation. Engage in 10 fast-paced dilemmas (payroll glitches, art provenance, viral reviews, IP waivers), defend both sides in 30-second rounds, and master concessive structures (aunque, a pesar de que, por mucho que) in indicative and subjunctive.
Iniciar Presentación Interactiva
Concessive Clauses
Oraciones Concesivas: Indicativo y Subjuntivo (B1)
Interactive grammar and oral production workshop. Master concessive clauses (aunque, a pesar de que, por mucho que, si bien), contrast verified facts with hypotheses, and resolve executive dilemmas and partner negotiations.
Open Grammar Workshop
Business Negotiation
Español de Negocios y Casos Prácticos (B1)
Interactive executive workshop adapted for 1-on-1 tutoring. Master the 4 steps of business case resolution, assess pre-acquisition risks and latent tax liabilities (Due Diligence & pasivos ocultos), apply concession connectors, and engage in live client negotiation simulations.
Open Executive Workshop
Interactive Legal Game
Ruleta Jurídica: Casos Prácticos de Contratos (B2)
Interactive legal advocacy and contract dispute roulette. Analyze 15 realistic commercial cases in US Dollars ($USD): rule on contract validity, assess subjects and legal capacity, determine certain object and lawful cause, detect abusive clauses, evaluate force majeure, and substantiate oral opinions using formal argumentative connectors.
Spin Legal Roulette
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Module: The Lawyer and the Hispanic Client (B2)
Wills & inheritance · Personal injury · Custody · Courtroom objections · 4 activities · about 3 h
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Module: The Lawyer and the Hispanic Client (B2)
Wills & inheritance · Personal injury · Custody · Courtroom objections · 4 activities · about 3 h
Interactive Presentation
Wills in Spanish: The Napkin Will (B2)
A client's aunt left her beach house to a waiter on a napkin. Learn inheritance vocabulary (heir, executor, forced share, intestacy), check a holographic will under Spanish law and make guesses with the future and conditional of probability.
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Interactive Presentation
Personal Injury Spanish: The Arepa Truck Crash (B2)
A cyclist hits an arepa food truck. Listen to the client, report her words with reported speech, spot contradictions, classify damages (daño emergente, lucro cesante, daño moral) and write the memo for the file.
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Interactive Presentation
Custody in Spanish: Who Keeps Lupe? (B2)
Write a six-clause parenting plan for Andrés and Paula, including their dog Lupe. Learn custody vocabulary and the subjunctive after para que, a menos que, siempre que and en caso de que.
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Interactive Presentation
Objection in Spanish: Courtroom Game (B2)
Referee the prosecutor in the case of the talking parrot: object or let it pass, pick the reason (leading, compound, irrelevant, asked and answered, speculation, hearsay) and say the formula out loud. You against the teacher.
Play the Courtroom Game