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Advocacy Masterclass Workshop Bundle

Mastering advocacy can be challenging as it often takes place in high-risk and complex situations, requiring on the spot thinking. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) emphasises the importance of maintaining advocacy skills to ensure excellence in practice.

Our masterclass workshop series is designed to help you reflect on your current abilities, identify areas for improvement, and work to improve your skills and confidence in preparation for the next time you appear before the court.

These interactive, online workshops, each two hours long and led by expert Fiona Donnelly, will focus on examination-in-chief, cross-examination and re-examination, and submissions and arguments. They will explore these areas by looking at the practical application of legal principles and techniques in courtroom settings.  You will be given a pre-prepared case study to apply your learning to and will receive personalised feedback from Fiona.

Take this opportunity to become confident in court by learning through doing and gain insights from your own performance and the feedback provided to your peers. Book your place now to enhance your advocacy skills and ensure your success in the courtroom! Agendas coming soon.

The masterclass bundle series includes:

Each of these workshops can also be purchased separately.

Learning outcomes

By the end of these workshops, you will be able to:  

  • evaluate the purpose and structure of examination-in-chief, cross-examination and re-examination  
  • identify and formulate appropriate question types during direct examination  
  • develop strategies for effectively questioning witnesses to weaken their credibility  
  • apply the rules governing cross-examination  
  • formulate questions for witnesses for a case study  
  • revise and improve questions based on feedback  
  • understand how to prepare and structure legal submissions effectively 
  • assess how to incorporate case law and statutes into persuasive arguments  
  • develop techniques for addressing counterarguments and judicial questions 
  • apply the key elements that make an argument compelling in a legal setting 
How you will learn

 Course format     

These workshops consist of the following elements:     

  • an SME presentation with opportunities for interaction, delivered using Microsoft Teams    
  • an interactive practice session with personalised feedback 
  • an optional MCQ assessment, to obtain a certificate of completion    

 Assessment   

In order to pass the assessment, you must achieve a mark of 80%.   

Length   

The workshop series will take 360 minutes (6 hours), excluding the assessment. 

Original price was: £256.32.Current price is: £195.29. (ex VAT)

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Format
Online course
Course length
6 hours

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