Helsinki Practical Law Academy March 2019
During the 4-day training, participants work together with our training team in an interactive, small-group setting that enables the most effective and practical teaching of legal skills. Particular focus is placed on planning a case strategy, written advocacy and oral advocacy. This all occurs against the factual-legal backdrop of case studies involving aspects of the EU instruments discussed at the beginning of the Academy.
The Academy’s overall aim is to help legal professionals develop and improve their portfolio of core legal skills, and to improve their ability to utilise EU law for the benefit of their clients.
In the application form, please indicate whether you prefer to focus on a criminal or civil scenario. The core legal skills you develop will be identical, regardless of this choice, but your choice will influence the nature of EU instruments that feature in the case study.
Fact Analysis and Litigation Strategy Planning: At the core of any good lawyer’s skills portfolio are the abilities to analyse facts in a structured and detailed manner and to develop the most effectively litigation strategy. Our team of experienced litigators provide practical guidance on improving these skills.
Legal Writing: The skill of legal writing is an essential component of every lawyer’s repertoire. We provide training on the most effective methods for creating consistently good legal writing.
Oral Advocacy: Using the case scenarios, we develop participants’ abilities to apply consistently strong and structured argument advocacy.
Witness Handling: Applying the proven witness-handling techniques used in England and Wales, where oral testimony is very important, we provide practical training in the best techniques for witness handling in court litigation and arbitration.
EU Law Application: Using the case scenarios, we show how to effectively use and apply EU law for the ultimate benefit of clients.
Who?
The Academy is open to all trainee or practicing lawyers (not exceeding five years’ post qualification). Members of national judiciaries are also strongly encouraged to apply and do not need to pay a fee. Applications are welcome from across the European Union, as the training materials and substantive law issues are applicable in any EU Member State.
Fees
The fee for the 4-day training is 230 Euro. There is an early bird fee of 200 Euro for anyone who registers before 1 December 2018. Please complete the application form and we will send an invoice with payment instructions. Applications are only complete once full payment is received.
Apply
Click on the “Apply” link opposite to complete the application form. Please indicate whether you wish to focus on a criminal or civil case study during the Academy.