全书分为四个部分：第一部分为理论篇。介绍法律英语的典型特点，围绕三个方面展开，即法律英语的词汇特点、法律英语句法特点以及特定法律英语句式的翻译。本部分内容中英文对照，便于学生反复阅读和记忆，为后续部分的学习打好基础。

第二部分为文化篇。以美国法为主，辅以英国法的相关介绍，分11个单元全面介绍了英美国家基本法律制度。本部分内容涉及美国宪法、刑法和行政法等内容，适合初次接触法律英语，或者希望对英美法律制度有全面了解的读者学习。

第三部分为案例篇。围绕英美法案例教学的核心内容展开，首先介绍了理解英美国家案例的方法和案例中常用缩略语，然后精心挑选了10余个典型案例，是原汁原味的英文法律文本，以期最大程度展现美国法原貌。这些典型案例大多源于联邦最高法院大法官之手，其判决结果影响到了美国法治的进程，所确定的法律原则也早已成为美国法的核心。本部分内容适合较高层次法律英语学习的需求。

第四部分为中国法律体系概述。介绍中英法律文书的写作，便于读者将学到的理论知识运用于具体法律实践。

Chapter One Language Features
Unit 1 Overview of Legal English Vocabulary
Ⅰ. Typical Features of Legal English Vocabulary
Ⅱ. The Common Prefix and Suffix of Legal English
Unit 2 Overview of Legal English Sentence
Ⅰ. Characterstics of the Syntatic Structure of Legal English
Ⅱ. Typical Legal English Sentence Translation
Chapter Two Cultural Features
Unit 1 Legal Systems
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:Legal Systems
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:classification of law
Unit 2 Common Law System
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:Common Law System
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Civil Law System
Unit 3 Legal Education
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:American Legal Education
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Legal Education in the U. S.
Unit 4 Legal profession
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:American Legal Profession
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Judges
Unit 5 Constitution
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:The Contents of American Constitution
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:The Amendments
Unit 6 Constitution Ⅱ
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:The Theories of American Constitution
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:British Constitution
Unit 7 Court System
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:American Court System
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:British Court System
Unit 8 Jury System
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:Jury System
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:the Supreme Court of the United States
Unit 9 Administrative Law
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:American Administrative Law
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Administrative Law
Unit 10 Civil Law
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:Copyright Law
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Real Property Law
Unit 11 Criminal Law
Ⅰ. Preview
Ⅱ. Text:American Criminal Law
Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:American Criminal Procedure Law
Chapter Three Case Studies
Unit 1 How to Understand English Cases
Unit 2 How to Brief a Case
Unit 3 Case Terms Abbreviated
Ⅰ. Common Abbreviated Latin Terms (Latin Terms)
Ⅱ. Other Abbreviated terms
Unit 4 Case Studies
Ⅰ. Classic Cases
Ⅱ. Supplementary Cases
Chapter Four Practical Features
Unit 1 Overview of China‘s legal system
Unit 2 China‘s Civil Code
Ⅰ. China‘s Civil Code
Ⅱ. China‘s Civil Code (succession)
Appendix:English and Chinese legal dictum
References