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Family Advocacy - An Introduction


BPP Professional Education

Summary

Price
£504 inc VAT
Study method
Classroom
Duration
1 day · Full-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
6 CPD hours / points
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Location & dates

Location
Address
4 Whitehall Quay
Whitehall Quay
LEEDS
West Yorkshire
LS14HR
United Kingdom
Address
Venue may change up to 14-days before the course start date’
9-10 Portland Place
West London
London
W1B1PR
United Kingdom

Overview

SRA Competence

B, C

Overview

The course will give you the skills and the confidence necessary to become an effective family law advocate. You will be provided with case studies for advance preparation, and given plenty of time on the day to practice core skills in a ‘safe’ environment.

Venue may change up to 14-days before the course start date. Enquire for dates.

CPD

6 CPD hours / points
Accredited by BPP Professional Education Limited

Description

By the end of this course you will be able to:

    • Prepare effectively for advocacy
    • Understand how to make effective submissions
    • Apply a great opening to a case
    • Understand the key to good examination-in-chief
    • Utilise effective cross-examination
    • Describe the purpose of re-examination

Please note: although the skills are transferable the case studies used on this course relate only to domestic abuse and Children Act 1989 cases. An extensive knowledge of substantive family law is NOT necessary.


Under the SRA’s new approach to continuing competence, solicitors are expected to use the Statement of Solicitor Competence to identify and address their learning and development needs. The competence statement requires the following competencies:

  • A - Ethics, professionalism and judgement
  • B - Technical legal practice
  • C - Working with other people
  • D - Managing themselves and their own work

Who is this course for?

This course will be of benefit to those wanting to gain confidence to undertake their own advocacy, whether entirely new to this type of work or wishing to build confidence.

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Study method describes the format in which the course will be delivered. At Reed Courses, courses are delivered in a number of ways, including online courses, where the course content can be accessed online remotely, and classroom courses, where courses are delivered in person at a classroom venue.

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

A regulated qualification is delivered by a learning institution which is regulated by a government body. In England, the government body which regulates courses is Ofqual. Ofqual regulated qualifications sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which can help students understand how different qualifications in different fields compare to each other. The framework also helps students to understand what qualifications they need to progress towards a higher learning goal, such as a university degree or equivalent higher education award.

An endorsed course is a skills based course which has been checked over and approved by an independent awarding body. Endorsed courses are not regulated so do not result in a qualification - however, the student can usually purchase a certificate showing the awarding body's logo if they wish. Certain awarding bodies - such as Quality Licence Scheme and TQUK - have developed endorsement schemes as a way to help students select the best skills based courses for them.