About Us

Speak Legal English is a service of Anderson Legal English

Anderson Legal English was founded in 2002 as a response to European lawyers and other professionals who wanted English language teaching in the specific area of law.
We provide high quality, professional seminars, specialty consulting and translations for lawyers and law related occupations.
All of our principals and contract trainers are native English speakers, experienced legal professionals and effective, skilled presenters.

KC Anderson, JD - Founder and Principal Trainer and Consultant
KC Anderson received her Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Law Center in 1984. In addition to practicing law in the United States for 16 years, she became a frequent public speaker and lecturer at legal seminars and other events. After moving to Europe in 2001, she began her career as an English trainer and consultant, specializing in ESL for lawyers and law related occupations. KC also writes a series of educational articles called “Talking Law” that are published regularly on legal web outlets and online magazines.

Patrick R. Ganne, JD – Principal Trainer and Consultant
Born in Le Mans France, Patrick Ganne practiced law in the United States for over 25 years after earning his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin. After a career as a renowned trial attorney, he decided to return to Europe and turned his attention to training and consulting. He recently completed a Master’s Degree in European Criminal Law at the University of Strasbourg and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Translation from ITI-RI (Institut de Traducteurs, d’Interpetres et de Relations Internationales) at Marc Bloch University. He plans to focus his professional activities on legal and contractual translations.