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Emotional Intelligence for Enhanced Performance

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13th August 2025 09:30 - 12:30 Essential skills training|Personal injury, Human rights, Discrimination, Disability, Employment law, Children, Education, Family and divorce, Debt management, Mental health, Social housing, Adjudication
Join us for online for a deep-dive into the landscape of emotional intelligence for enhanced performance.

Essential Advocacy Skills

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19th August 2025 15:00 - 17:00 Essential skills training, CPD & training|Medical negligence, Personal injury, Professional negligence, Road traffic, Criminal court work, Criminal legal aid, Children, Family and divorce, Adjudication, Alternative dispute resolution, Civil court work, Civil legal aid
This training session will provide you with the skills necessary to conduct effective examination-in-chief, cross-examination and re-examination of witnesses.

Advocacy Focused Webinar Series

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26th August 2025 10:00 - 12:10 Webinar, Essential skills training, CPD & training events, Live webinars|Civil court work, Criminal court work, Crime, Consumer and civil rights
Across August and September, we will host a series of webinars designed to enhance your practical skills in oral advocacy and legal drafting, and to ensure you are up-to-date with the best practice in working with vulnerable clients and sensitive cases.

Oral Advocacy

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26th August 2025 15:00 - 17:00 Live webinars, CPD & training events, Webinar, Essential skills training|Criminal court work, Civil court work, Crime
Our renowned advocacy webinar series is returning this year, designed for experienced Solicitor Advocates and those working their way towards attaining higher rights of audience.

Trauma-Informed Advocacy

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2nd September 2025 15:00 - 17:00 Live webinars, CPD & training events, Webinar, Essential skills training|Crime, Criminal court work, Civil court work
Our renowned advocacy webinar series is returning this year, designed for experienced Solicitor Advocates and those working their way towards attaining higher rights of audience.

Vulnerable Victims, Witnesses and Parties

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9th September 2025 15:00 - 17:00 CPD & training events, Live webinars, Webinar, Essential skills training|Crime, Criminal court work, Civil court work
With the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill finally in its third stage, understanding the legal differentiations and treatments of vulnerable victims, witnesses and parties has never been more important. Our one-hour webinar will explore current practices as well as future changes to ensure that you are prepared for the transformations coming to this area of advocacy.

How to Create More Value from Your Existing Relationships

11th September 2025 12:00 - 14:00 Essential skills training
This course focuses on helping solicitors and legal professionals take a more structured, proactive approach to managing existing relationships to generate more work, more referrals, and better long-term outcomes.

Early Career Skills for Solicitors

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16th September 2025 12:00 - 13:00 Essential skills training, In-house, High Street and General Practice|Medical negligence, Personal injury, Road traffic, Disability, Discrimination, Criminal court work, Employment law, Health and safety, Children, Family and divorce, Wills, executries and trusts, Commercial property, Adjudication, Local government
Our NQ programme is designed to support new lawyers as they develop the essential skills they will need throughout their career.

Legal Drafting

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16th September 2025 15:00 - 17:00 CPD & training events, Live webinars, Webinar, Essential skills training|Crime, Criminal court work, Civil court work
Our renowned advocacy webinar series is returning this year, designed for experienced Solicitor Advocates and those working their way towards attaining higher rights of audience.

Advocacy and AI

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23rd September 2025 15:00 - 17:00 CPD & training events, Live webinars, Webinar, Essential skills training|Crime, Criminal court work, Civil court work
AI is quickly incorporating itself into many of the practices and roles that exist in the legal industry, and advocacy is no different. Join our two-hour webinar to learn not only the ways in which AI is becoming involved in the court room, but also the practical skills you need to develop to ensure that you can start to implement AI confidently and responsibly.

Prior Statements in Criminal Trials: Principles and Practice

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14th October 2025 15:00 - 17:00 Essential skills training, CPD & training|Criminal court work
Designed for criminal practitioners looking for an introduction or a refresher, this session focuses on how to effectively utilise prior statements during the examination of witnesses in court.

Using Interpreters with Confidence

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Essential skills training, CPD & training|Medical negligence, Personal injury, Professional negligence, Road traffic, Disability, Discrimination, Human rights, Criminal court work, Criminal legal aid, Employment law, Health and safety, Adoption, Children, Education, Family and divorce, Houses, property and neighbours, Debt, Benefit advice, Social housing, Mental health, Wills, executries and trusts, Commercial property, Contract & property disputes, Property litigation, Banking & finance, Charities, Public sector, Adjudication, Alternative dispute resolution, Civil court work, Civil legal aid, Commercial litigation, Environment, Data protection, Health, Local government, Parliamentary
In this session we clarify exactly what the interpreter’s role is, examine best practice in working with them, and discuss some of the ethical and professional issues involved.

Legal Tech for all Lawyers Foundation Course

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Online 15-minute CPD micro-lessons for all lawyers to improve their knowledge of legal technology.

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