职场英语口语急救包 第27期:应聘律师助理

 　　第27期:应聘律师助理

　　讲讲你自己和你的背景。

　　Tell me about yourself and your background.

　　For example:

　　A: Tell me about yourself and your background.讲讲你自己和你的背景。

　　B: I have been working as a paralegal for the last 10 months through an agency that specializes in the legal field.

　　过去的10个月，我一直在一家法律专业代理处做律师专职助理。

　　我的工作就是在劳动法领域为法律事务代理人提供帮助。

　　My experience has been supporting attorneys in the field of labor¹ law.

　　civil law 民法; commercial law 商法; criminal law 刑法

　　你认为作为一名律师助理，取得成功的关键品质是什么？

　　What do you think are the key qualities needed to succeed in the paralegal profession?

　　在这类工作中，灵活性当然排第一位。

　　Flexibility² would certainly rank high in this type of job.

　　Flexibility would be primary in this type of job.

　　Flexibility would be first in this type of job.

　　Flexibility would be number one in this type of job.?

　　你的同事怎样评价你呢？

　　How would your coworkers describe you?

　　For example:

　　A: How would your coworkers describe you?

　　你的同事怎样评价你呢？

　　B: They would say I had great customer service skills.

　　他们会说我非常懂得客户服务技巧。

　　贵所有多少律师？

　　How many lawyers are there in your office?

　　For example:

　　A: How many lawyers are there in your office?贵所有多少律师？

　　B: Sixteen in all: one first-grade lawyer, three second grade lawyers, five third-grade ones, two fourth-grade ones, and the rest are lawyers' assistants.

　　总共16个。1个一级律师，3个二级律师，5个三级律师，2个四级律师，其余的为律师助理。

　　你是哪一级的律师？

　　What grade of lawyers are you?

　　For example:

　　A: I What grade of lawyers are you?你是哪一级的律师？

　　B: I'm a third-grade lawyer. Here is my license³.

　　我是三级律师。这是我的律师工作证。

　　你何时取得的律师资格？

　　When were you called to the bar?

　　For example:

　　A: When were you called to the bar?

　　你何时取得的律师资格？

　　B: In 2005. Shortly after I got my master of laws.

　　在2005年。在获得法学硕士之后不久。

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

3 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。