This weekend is a great opportunity to gain real advocacy experience: examining and cross-examining witnesses in The Royal Courts of Justice, in front of a real judge, before receiving feedback on your performance from the Inn’s advocacy trainers
Students will also discuss Ethical scenarios they may face at the Bar, and hear about Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion within the profession
Event details
Location: Gray’s Inn & The Royal Courts of Justice
Date and time: Saturday 8 March, 9am – 5pm
Who can attend: Open to current Bar Course students
Cost: Students (Gray’s Inn student members only): £36
Dress code: Dark suits
How to book
Current Bar Course students will be contacted by the Education Department. If you have not been contacted, please email Education.
Qualifying Session
Qualifying Session (QS): 4 QS
Theme: Advocacy Skills, Ethics, Standards and Value, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Learning aims:
Equality, diversity and inclusion
• To consider equality, diversity and inclusion at the Bar
• To discuss implications of inequality and a lack of diversity and inclusion on the rule of law and the profession.
This QS relates to the following elements of the Professional Statement for Barristers: 1.1, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.16, 2.3, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.4
Advocacy training
• To practise delivering examination in chief of witnesses that is clear, well-organised and persuasive.
• To practise delivering cross-examination of witnesses that is clear, well-organised and persuasive.
• To consider content and advocacy skills for a closing speech.
• To demonstrate confidence in advocacy, incorporating feedback from trainers
This QS relates to the following elements of the Professional Statement for Barristers: 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.11, 1.15, 1.17, 2.6, 3.1, 3.4, 4.1
Ethics, standards and value
• To discuss ethical dilemmas in the context of professional practice.
• To apply the code of conduct to inform ethical decisions in line with standards and values of the profession.
This QS relates to the following elements of the Professional Statement for Barristers: 1.1, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.16, 2.3, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.4
Preparation required: yes
To be awarded the QS for this event you are required to join the event on time and stay for the full duration of the event. Please enter your full name when joining the event so that we can record attendance and update the QS records accordingly. This can take up to two weeks.
Please see Qualifying Sessions for further information.