About Us
Welcome to Elite English
Empowering International Legal Minds with Legal English Proficiency
Elite English provides high-quality Legal English courses designed to meet the needs of international law students, lawyers, and legal professionals aiming to succeed in global legal environments.
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English is the international language of the law and indeed English law is the dominant choice for parties entering into international commercial contracts. A high level of English is essential for every lawyer working internationally.
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Our programs help you gain the legal language skills, terminology, and confidence needed to communicate effectively in English-speaking legal systems. Legal English employs a precise, technical vocabulary where common words can have different legal meanings. Many terms are borrowed from Latin and Old French, reflecting England’s legal history after the Norman conquest. You will be given tips to hone down legalese and focus on modern ‘plain’ English writing. The term “legalese” is often used to criticize the more abstruse or unnecessarily complex aspects of this language.
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We prepare delegates for the Test of Legal English Skills (TOLES), the internationally recognised exam that sets the gold standard for legal English proficiency worldwide. Join thousands of lawyers around the world with a TOLES certificate and add legal English prestige to your CV in 2026!
Rosalyn Sheehy LLB Solicitor (UK & Ireland) Founder
‘Laissez-faire learning??’
...Never!!’
What We Offer
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Intensive Summer Schools – Join our intensive summer programs combining Legal English, legal skills workshops, and advocacy in Nuremberg, the birthplace of international criminal law.
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On-Site Training – Tailor-made Legal English courses delivered to your law firm.
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Online 1-1 Courses – Learn from your laptop – anywhere in the world.
Why Choose Us?
UK qualified lawyers and expert instructors with solid legal and linguistic backgrounds.
Contact Us
Find the right course for you: info@elite-english.de
www.elite-english.de
Meet your Trainers!
Welcome to Elite English
Trainers
Rosalyn is a qualified Solicitor (UK & Ireland)
With a wealth of experience in international magic-circle law firms dealing with complex, cutting edge cases. Rosalyn holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law, Bloomsbury, London, CELTA and a Diploma in International Arbitration from the University of Leiden.
Rosalyn provides stimulating training sessions to law graduates and legal professionals, teaching with a fresh approach, giving insightful comments on the mastery of the Law. Prior to founding Elite English, Rosalyn worked as a Legal Trainer with the Omani Legal Force
Sarita Saikkonen LLB, BA, TEFL
Sarita is a talented legal trainer & linguist who graduated from the University of Law, London in 2008. A versatile TEFL certified trainer who speaks several languages, Sarita has legal experience in-house in London, Mumbai, Dubai and Qatar. Sarita is an expert in Arbitration law and has several years legal training experience, delivering courses online and in person in the Middle East. Sarita also worked as a tour guide in Ibiza.
Louise Kulbicki LLB,
LLM
Legal English and Study Legal English Podcast host Louise holds a first-class degree in law from London Metropolitan University and a Master's degree in law from University College London (UCL). Prior to becoming a language teacher, she worked in international environmental law. Louise is the author of Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers - Improving your legal English – we will dissect this invaluable text book on our course! Availableonthislink
Meet your Trainers
Rosalyn Sheehy LLB Solicitor (UK & Ireland)
Rosalyn has a wealth of experience in international law firms dealing with complex, cutting edge cases. Rosalyn holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law, Bloomsbury, London, CELTA and a Diploma in International Arbitration from the University of Leiden.
Rosalyn has 15 years experience training law graduates and legal professionals, teaching with a fresh approach, giving insightful comments on the mastery of the Law. Prior to founding Elite English, Rosalyn worked as a Legal Trainer with the Omani Legal Force writing and delivering courses to law graduates from the Sultan Qaboos University Muscat in areas such as commercial law, contract law, international taxation and procurement law. Rosalyn also lectures in law with the Cambridge Law Studio and prepares students year-round for the TOLES (Test of Legal English) exams. Before her move to Germany, Rosalyn ran successful Legal English Summer Schools in Dublin.
Sarita Saikkonen LLB, BA, TEFL
Sarita is a talented legal trainer & linguist who graduated from the University of Law, London in 2008. A versatile TEFL certified trainer who speaks several languages, Sarita has legal experience in-house in London, Mumbai, Dubai and Qatar. Sarita has several years legal training experience, delivering courses online and in person in the Middle East. Sarita gained terrific experience training and organising exciting tours on Rosalyn’s previous Legal English summer schools in Dublin.
Louise Kulbicki LLB,LLM
Legal English and Study Legal English Podcast host Louise holds a first-class degree in law from London Metropolitan University and a Master’s degree in law from University College London (UCL). Prior to becoming a language teacher, she worked in international environmental law. Louise has over 10 years experience teaching legal English in Europe, Brazil, and the Middle East and is co-author​ of 'Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers – Improving your legal English' – we will use this text book on our course.