CERTIFICADO DE ESPAÑOL LEGAL

LEGAL SPANISH LANGUAGE EXAM

What is Cerel.online?

Cerel.Online is a Legal Spanish Language Exam which proves that you can speak, read, understand and write well enough to deal with Spanish speaking lawyers and to express yourself using appropriate and relevant Spanish legal vocabulary.

Cerel.online is purely a Spanish language exam. It tests the language and vocabulary and not any legal advice that the candidate might give as part of the exam.

How much does it cost?

£ 250.00

When can I take it?

22 July and 9 December 2022. Upon registration, you will receive a link on the above date and you will have until the following Sunday at 7pm, London time, to click on the link and start the exam. From that moment, you will have two hours to complete the exam.

Where can I take it?

It's Online.

You can take the exam wherever your location is

What is the pass mark?

The exam is worth 100 points and, in order to obtain the certificate, you will need a total of 50 points.

What do I need?

You must have:

an Advanced or Upper Intermediate level of Spanish.

About us

Founded as a private language organisation set up by Daniel Cristiano and Liz Merchant.

Daniel Crisitano is trilingual Spanish, Italian and English. Qualified Argentine lawyer. Since leaving Argentina in 2002, where he practised law for 5 years, he has lived in Italy and the United Kingdom working as a freelance Spanish teacher and for various prestigious companies and colleges. Among them King’s College London, London Business School and University of Oxford. In addition he has delivered intense one-to-one language tuition to British Foreign Office Diplomats.

Liz Merchant is the founder of Succeed in Languages (SiL), a language company that has been operating in the UK since 1997. Liz has 37 years of experience in the industry both in the UK and LATAM.

SiL have been working with some of their clients since 1997. Succeed in Languages are members of the British Argentine Chamber of Commerce, the Society of British and Argentine Lawyers and the British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce.

"On completion of the Cerel.online test candidates will have a level of Spanish that will allow them to deal with Spanish speaking lawyers in a legal environment"

Our exam

STRUCTURE

Reading Comprehension: 40 minutes

This part of the exam will consist of 30 questions based on 3 different texts:

A piece of Legislation from either Spain or a Spanish speaking country
A section of a contract
A text where business and/or legal language is used

Listening Comprehension: 40 minutes

This part of the exam will consist of 30 questions based on a number of three different audios:

A short legal advice
A piece of news on a legal matter
A coversation or a comment on a current legal issue

Writing: 40 minutes

This part of the exam will consist of 2 pieces of writing of between 120 and 180 words.

Writing a letter
Writing a text based on a graphic

Speaking: 20 minutes

The speaking test will be conducted through Zoom and it may be recorded. The candidate will be given a few 20-minute slots in advance to choose the one that is most convenient for them.

The whole test will be conducted in Spanish. This part is divided into wo sections as it follows:

Part 1: Giving opinion and answering questions on a given subject. This part has a paragraph on the given subject to read as an input. (Total time of activity max 13 minutes, included 5 minutes for preparation)

Part 2: Presentation of a chart or graphics and answering questions accordingly. This part has an unexpected element; the chart or graphics. (Total time of the activity max 7 minutes)

LEVEL

The language tested will be of a high intermediate and advanced level of Spanish.

TOPICS

Current legal issues
Family Law
Criminal Law
Power Distribution Contracts
Real Estate Contracts
SPA
Arbitration
Administrative Law
Mergers and acquisitions

DATES

7 June 2022
29 November 2022

Welcome To