越南的經濟發展讓英文成為跨文化商務溝通的重要工具，法律界也不例外。本研究旨在分析越南法律領域英文使用的需求，並為法律英文的課程設計做出貢獻。本研究探討以下幾個研究問題，包含越南法律工作者的英文聽力、口說、閱讀、寫作使用程度，以及法律工作者對於這些英文能力的需求、在工作上使用英文時遇到的困難，和想增進的英文能力。本研究使用質性和量化研究方法，包含問卷和半結構訪談。問卷共招募了五十五位研究對象，包括越南的律師、法律助理和企業法律顧問專業人士，隨後從中選出六位進入訪談階段。研究結果首先顯示出英文在越南法律領域的重要性。其次，閱讀和寫作比其他兩種技能更多地用於一般任務，例如起草/審查合約、撰寫正式信函和翻譯法律文件。第三，法律工作者在工作中感到最困難的是口說和聽力。最後，對於需求分析，研究對象一致認為法律培訓機構的法律英語課程應更加重視寫作和閱讀，為法律從業者的職涯做好準備。本研究可為越南的法律工作者，和專注於該國法律英語的課程設計者，提供寶貴的參考資料。

The development of Vietnam economy has set strong foundation for the use of English as a major tool for cross-culture business communication, including legal field. This study aims at analyzing the needs of English used in legal field in Vietnam to contribute to the curriculum design of legal English. The study addresses several research questions, including the extent to which the four English language skills are used by Vietnamese legal practitioners, the perceived needs for English language skills among these practitioners, the problems they encounter when using English in their work, and the English skills they want to improve. To conduct the study, a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods was employed using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. A total of 55 participants, consisting of lawyers, legal assistants, and in-house counsel professionals in Vietnam, were recruited for the survey, from which six individuals were subsequently selected for the interview phase. The study's results first highlighted the significant importance of English in legal field jobs in Vietnam, especially reading and writing skills. Secondly, drafting/ reviewing contract, writing formal correspondent and translating legal documents are the three most frequent tasks done in the legal field. Thirdly, legal practitioners felt most difficult in speaking and listening skills in their work due to their anxiety and lack of opportunity to use the two skills. Finally, for the analysis of wants, participants all agreed that writing and reading should be paid more attention to in the legal English curriculum for better preparation for legal practitioners’ future and real life practice. This study can serve as a valuable reference source for both legal practitioners, legal training institutes and curriculum designers in Vietnam.

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