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Mastering Advocacy Effective Written and Oral Advocacy and How to Maximise Both | CPD 1.5 hrs

This recorded webinar outlines techniques for maximising both your written and oral advocacy. Justice Antonin Scalia once said that judges can only be persuaded once three conditions have been met:

• They must have a clear idea what you are asking the court to do;
• They must be assured that it is within court’s power to do it;
• After hearing reasons for doing what you are asking, and reasons for doing other things or doing nothing at all, they must conclude that what you are asking is best - both in your case and in cases that will follow.

Presented by Clive Elliott KC and chaired by Hon. Rhys Harrison KC, the webinar outlines the techniques for improving your ability to persuade the judge that what you are asking for is best. It will help you to prepare effective written submissions and then to combine them with powerful oral submissions, to achieve maximum persuasive impact. 

The webinar will use examples and give practical tips. It will consider:

• The key qualities of an effective advocate
• The nature of persuasion
• The process of persuasion - do's and don'ts
• Preparing written submissions from start to finish
• Presenting oral submissions - roadmaps, bridges and the cohesive whole
• Discussing issues with judges
• Finishing strongly
• The reply

CPD: 1.5hrs

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