Call for Presentations: ILETA ANNUAL Online Conference 26 September & 27 September 2026

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
DEVELOPING THE SKILLS OF FUTURE LEGAL ENGLISH PROFESSIONALS

TEACHERS, TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS

Legal English plays a crucial role in an increasingly globalized legal environment. As legal systems interact across jurisdictions, the demand for professionals who can effectively teach, translate, and interpret legal English continues to grow. Preparing the next generation of Legal English professionals requires innovative pedagogies, interdisciplinary training, and a deep understanding of both language and law.

This Call for Presentations invites educators, trainers, translators, interpreters, and legal practitioners to explore how the skills of future Legal English professionals can be developed, strengthened, and assessed. Contributions may address the preparation and professional development of Legal English teachers, legal translators, and legal interpreters working in academic, professional, or institutional contexts.

Suggested Topics

Submissions may include, but are not limited to:

• Pedagogical approaches to training Legal English teachers
• Competence frameworks for Legal English professionals
• Training legal translators and interpreters in common law and/or civil law terminology and concepts
• Practical skills for Legal English professionals in international legal practice
• The role of comparative law in Legal English education
• Technology and AI in Legal English teaching, translation, and interpreting
• Assessment methods for Legal English competence
• Professional ethics in legal translation and interpreting
• Corpus-based approaches to Legal English learning and translation
• Preparing students for careers in the legal profession
• Other topics are welcome

Types of Contributions

We welcome:

• Practice-oriented workshops
• Teaching methodologies and classroom experiences

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts of 250–300 words should clearly outline the topic, methodology, and relevance to the theme of the Call. Please include:

• Title of the presentation or workshop
• Author name(s) and affiliation(s)
• A brief biographical note for marketing purposes(max. 100 words)

Important Dates

• Abstract submission deadline
• First Call – 30 April 2026
• Supplementary Call (if needed, 15 August 2026)
• Notification of acceptance: 20 August 2026

Submission

Please complete the following Call for Presentations form here: ILETA Online Conference 2026 – Submission Papers

Audience

This Call for Presentations particularly welcomes contributions from:

• Legal English teachers
• Translator and interpreter trainers
• Legal translators and interpreters
• Lawyer – Linguists and practitioners
• Professionals engaged in interdisciplinary legal-language training

By bringing together perspectives from teaching, translation, and interpreting, the ILETA Conference aims to foster dialogue on how best to prepare professionals who operate at the intersection of language and law for benefit of future professionals in the legal field.

We look forward to your contributions.

Sofia & Team