False 2 True 3 False

Secured; benefit 2 with; legally 3 proposed 4 up

13 PQE = post-qualification experience; NQ = newly qualified

A 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 A

Suggested answer

The firm behind the first advert is a very large

International firm with offices allover the world. The

Firm behind the second advert is considerably smaller

And operates domestically, although it does have some

International clients.

16 a: 4,5,6 b: 2 c: 10 d: 1 e: 9 f: 3, 7, 8

See model letter on page 197.

Job A, an associate in the restructuring and insolvency

Team of the international law firm

20 1, 8, 9, 11

He wants to be a part of a large international

Organisation and to have clients all over the globe. He

Would like to work in an international context, to make

Use of his language skills and to work with people from

Different backgrounds.

When he was a student, he spent a summer working

As a clerk at a law firm in the City. He also studied law

In London for a semester.

He does corporate restructuring in a German

Commercial law firm in Munich and has worked on a

Few cross-border insolvency cases.

4 He'd like to know how attorneys are trained in the firm.

D 2b 3c 4a 5e

24 1 I especially enjoyed hearing about your firm's plans for

Expansion.

As I mentioned during our conversation, the experience

I gathered in my previous employment has prepared

Me well for corporate insolvency work.

The purpose is to state in concise form what the

Applicant believes he can offer to the firm; it is also

His final opportunity to present a strong reason why

The firm should hire him.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Suggested answer

Dear Ms Hall

Thank you again for the opportunity to interview for the

Position of Associate Lawyer in your firm. I appreciated

Your hospitality and enjoyed meeting you and members of

your staff. I especially enjoyed hearing about your firm's

Mentoring programme.

The interview convinced me that my background as a

Commercial lawyer, my interest in different legal systems,

And my foreign language skills are compatible with the

Goals of your firm. As I mentioned during our conversation,

The experience I gathered in my previous employment has

E Answerkey

Prepared me well for corporate restructuring work. I am

Confident that my ability to deal with complex cross-border

Insolvency cases will be of value to your firm.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Franz Berger

In this context, a set of statements arguing for a

Standpoint. A synonym would be argument.

The weakness they point to is the fact that Europe does

Not have any legal regime to support court-supervised

Restructuring, as opposed to bankruptcies or liquidations.

The system they propose as a model for reform is the US

Bankruptcy Code's Chapter 11.

True 2 True 3 False 4 True 5 False

D 2 e 3 a 4 b 5 c

Language Focus

Relinquish

Urgent 4 judicial review

Perfected 3 paid 4 pledged 5 incurred

B 3 A,B 4 A 5 A 6 A,B 7 B 8 A

Appointed; vests 2 seizure; ownership

Insolvent; abandon 4 pledged; trust

A, B

Un 15

,

Oligopoly 2 monopoly 3 cartel 4 merger

C2b3d4a

Competition lawyers; senior management of companies

Doing business in the EU or affected by EU policy;

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