Family Advocacy - An Introduction
BPP Professional Education
Summary
- Tutor is available to students
Location & dates
Whitehall Quay
LEEDS
West Yorkshire
LS14HR
United Kingdom
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
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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