TOLES is an abbreviation for Test Of Legal English Skills, and the examination body for TOLES is Global English Legal, which is a member of The Law Society of England and Wales.

Toles is the leading world exam and test of legal English language skills designed for lawyers, law students, translators and court interpreters.

TOLES is one of the most sought-after and respected exams for a large number of law offices and employers for selection or promotion of employees.

The TOLES certificate is one of the most significant certificates which can be obtained in the field of legal English.

TOLES dominates the market and has a 15-year history of proven assessment precision.

TOLES is 100 % practical.

TOLES exams do not fail test candidates. All students receive certificates which describe their current legal English competency at the time of sitting the exam. The exams are aimed at candidates whose mother tongue is not English.

The aim of theTOLES exam is to meet the English knowledge standards set by law offices and leading companies. The exam is not a test of English law, but a test of legal English language skills in the context of English and international law. TOLES exams can be taken all over the world and in the United Kingdom.

TOLES exams certificates do not have an expiration date.

TOLES exams have three level:

·         TOLES Foundation

·         TOLES Higher

·         TOLES Advanced

TOLES Foundation is the first level in the TOLES series. It is designed for candidates with an elementary level of legal English. It focuses on the basis of grammar and vocabulary and it tests reading and writing skills. Exam duration is 90 minutes. The maximum score is 100.

TOLES Higher is the second level in the TOLES series. It is designed for candidates with an intermediate level of legal English. It focuses on an intermediate level of grammar and vocabulary and it tests reading, writing and listening skills. Exam duration is 135 minutes. The maximum score is 100.

TOLES Advanced is the third and highest level in the TOLES series. It is designed for students with an advanced level of legal English. It focuses on an almost native-speaker level of grammar and vocabulary and it tests reading and writing skills. Exam duration is 120 minutes. The maximum score is 500. The testing provides six progressive marks intended for assessing legal English exclusively for those legal experts whose mother tongue is not English.

TOLES Exam Recognition

·         Sony Ericsson

·         Daimler Chrysler

·         Mullerat

·         Banco de Portugal

·         Linklater Oppenhoff & Radler

·         European Court of Justice

·         European Central Bank

·         Shearman and Sterling

·         Clifford Chance

·         KPMG

·         Bonn & Schmitt & Steichen

·         Barcelona Bar Association

·         Stibbe Advfocaten en Notarissen

·         Leasfinanz AG

·         Brussels Bar Association

·         Alcatel Business Solutions

·         PricewaterhouseCoopers

·         Baker & McKenzie

·         Hemmer.club AG

·         International Criminal Court

·         Detusche Bundesbank

·         Qatar Steel Company

·         Qatar Petrochemical Corporation

·         Heerema Marina Contractors Ltd

·         AzBTC

·         United Law Associates

·         Lahore Tax Bar Association

·         NCCI

·         Man Investments AG

·         Impress Metal Packaging SA

·         AgipKCO

·         Wintershall Libya