Higher Rights of Audience

Academic excellence for business and the professions

The City Law School, formerly the Inns of Format for the training Court School of Law, are world renowned The City Law School offers the following Obtaining one’s Higher Rights of experts in the preparation of Advocates. assessment preparation: Audience is a major boost to the We have devised a thorough and cost credibility, professionalism and effective course and assessment which • Three days of intensive, small group enables practitioners to qualify as Solicitor practical training service that solicitors can offer to Advocates and to represent their clients • A mock written paper for you to sit to help their clients. The City Law School in the higher courts. We offer training in you to evaluate your level of knowledge preparation for both the Civil and Criminal and identify any gaps in knowledge offers the relevant training and assessments, and our courses are authorised • Full and practical advocacy training, assessments to qualify as a Solicitor by the Solicitor’s Regulatory Authority including skeleton drafting, trial plans, Advocate via both the Civil and (SRA) under the Higher Rights of Audience making an interim application and a mock Regulations 2011. trial. Criminal routes. Preparation for assessments Our training expertise Whilst there is no compulsory requirement Our trainers are all ATC accredited and to undertake any training for the are current practitioners. The City Law assessments, it is understandable that most School, incorporating the former Inns of candidates prefer to prepare as thoroughly Court School of Law, was the first University as possible. However, you may proceed Law School in London to educate students straight to taking them if you wish and you and practitioners at every stage of legal can book this option through us. education and we have a rich heritage as a legal education provider. It is our recommendation that individuals undertake training before attempting the Taking the Assessment assessment, and our sessions are specifically geared towards ensuring that candidates are Our assessment is designed to ensure that fully prepared. Training can only improve potential Solicitor Advocates are fully one’s chance of passing the assessments and equipped to perform at the level required provides the following advantages: when appearing in the higher courts. Successful candidates will know that they • Learn through use of case studies that will have achieved a high standard of advocacy be similar to those used for assessments skills and be well prepared and confident • Gain specific knowledge that assessors are to appear in court. The assessment itself looking for in the assessments comprises three elements: • Gauge how well prepared you are to take the assessments, and whether you are 1. A two hour written assessment to deal likely to pass with the knowledge elements presented in • Familiarise yourself with the syllabus and a MCT format format of the assessment 2. An interim submission advocacy • Improve your confidence as an advocate. assessment in a contested context that will require the preparation of a skeleton www.city.ac.uk Higher Rights of Audience

argument in advance. The duration will In-house Higher Rights courses be 10 minutes for each delegate and Key Information We are also experts in providing bespoke will involve judicial intervention by the Advocacy training for firms and for many assessor years have helped their solicitors achieve 3. A trial advocacy assessment in a contested Location their Higher Rights of Audience through context. Each delegate will have to furnish London and Manchester tailored packages. These can be designed to a trial strategy plan to demonstrate suit specific needs and can run for between case analysis and then participate in an three and five days depending on the levels opening speech, cross-examination of a lay Dates of experience of the participants. The witness and then a closing speech. Each sessions run prior to an assessment that will February, March, May, July 2017 (see element will be of 10 minutes duration. only be open to candidates from the firm. We website for actual dates available) do not charge VAT on any of our courses. Learning Outcomes Cost Candidates successfully passing the Additional Advocacy Courses Assessment only - £495 per person assessment will achieve their Higher Rights We also provide a range of supplementary of Audience and be able to appear as Advocacy training courses. These are Solicitor Advocates in the High Court/ deigned to meet the needs of practitioners at Training only – £995 per person Crown Court all levels from those entering the profession and not necessarily wishing to pursue their Benefits Higher Rights, though to Advanced Advocacy Combined cost for both training and After passing the assessment, new Solicitor for those wishing to enhance their existing assessment – £1,450 per person Advocates will be able to offer their clients skills. a full service including all aspects of litigation work. Benefits will also include the We are also the designated provider for Please note that we do not likelihood of greater fee earning potential Criminal Advocacy skills training for The charge VAT. and an enhanced status and reputation. Law Society of England & Wales. You can view the courses that we provide in conjunction with The Law Society here. How to book To book your place for either training or the assessment, or both, then please click here. For further information on how we can support your needs, or to request Alternatively you can call us on: a brochure, please contact our CPD 020 7040 0364. department. T: + 44 020 7040 0364 E: [email protected]

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