Budapest Practical Law Academy
Academy participants will, together with our expert team, analyse a legal dispute and prepare to represent one of the litigating parties. The Academy’s training scenarios are custom-designed and feature very realistic legal disputes, drafted by legal training experts. Participants can choose to work either on a civil law scenario or a criminal law scenario, depending upon their professional interests.
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 EU instruments.
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.
The following core legal skills are emphasised during the Practical Law Academy:
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. 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 100 Euro, with an early-bird fee of 80 EURO for anyone who applies before 20 August 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.