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Advocacy Advanced
The course consists of five days’ intensive, interactive and practical tuition and assessment in the art of Civil Court advocacy. The course consists of brief trainer presentations, some small group-work and a variety of mock advocacy sessions.
The five-day course combines the two-day Chambers course with the three-day Open-Court course (including the oral Advocacy Skills and online Evidence, Procedure & Ethics assessments).
During each practical advocacy-based session, there will be formal and detailed feedback on your performance, both from the trainer and from your peers, based on the competencies that should be demonstrated (see below).
Attendance at the course is compulsory, as is participation. You should attend on time, as otherwise other team members will suffer in their performances. Because of the structure of the course, and the amount of work to be done, the group size is limited.
This course comprises practical training to prepare you for the assessments. The training is based on a Case Study and prepares you for an assessment where you will be required to submit a Skeleton Argument, undertake a Legal Submission/Interim Application, Cross-examine a witness and give a Closing Speech.
Preparation
Soft copy reading materials (including Course Notes and a Case Study) will be provided to you on an online portal prior to the course and you should read these thoroughly prior to attendance.
Post-Coursework
You should allocate time on the weekend following the five-day course in order to prepare for the online Evidence, Procedure & Ethics assessment on the following Monday.
In order to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility, you will be required to demonstrate, to CILEx, your knowledge and experience of Civil litigation to the required standard (see CILEx Rights of Audience Certification Rules for further details).
CILEx Advocacy 2-day Practice Rights £975.00 (+vat) per delegate
CILEx Advocacy Proceedings 6-day (complete course) £1725.00 (+vat) per delegate
A1 Act honestly and with integrity, in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements and the SRA Handbook and Code of Conduct;
A4 Draw on a sufficient detailed knowledge and understanding of their field(s) of work and role in order to practise effectively;
A5 Apply understanding, critical thinking and analysis to solve problems;
B1 Obtain relevant facts;
B2 Undertake legal research;
B4 Draft documents which are legally effective and accurately reflect the client’s instructions; and
B5 Undertake effective spoken and written advocacy.