Magistrates Court Qualification - The Portfolio Course

Full Day - 6 hours CPD

To enhance your chances of success and to find out how to prepare and present your portfolio take this course which will give you:

• An understanding of the scheme
• Its assessment process and why the portfolio is an important assessment tool
• The know how to complete your portfolio

• The duty solicitor arrangements -how it all works
• The duty solicitor requirements - the tests and what is needed
• Preparing the portfolio - short and long cases explained
• The interview and advocacy assessment - outlined and explained
• The law relating to bail applications
• The law relating to pleas in mitigation

Course Dates

12/06/2012 London	09:30 - 17:00 Venue Information
15/08/2012 London	09:30 - 17:00 Venue Information
02/10/2012 London	09:30 - 17:00 Venue Information

This course will be presented by the following speakers, please click on the Speaker & Venue details against any course date to see more information.

Matthew Hickling 
is an experienced litigator and advocate,now non-practising. He is a consultant and trainer not only in legal skills but also in legal practice and law updates. Formerly a Detective Inspector in the police before coming into Law, Matthew is now the lead assessor and examiner for CLT in the Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme (CLAS).

David Watts 
is a Higher Rights advocacate practising with ZMS Solicitors in Leicester. He was formerly a solicitor with the CPS, an associate partner and duty solicitor with Nelsons and a solicitor at Cartwright King. David is also a member of CLT's PSR and CLAS Assessment Board, as an assessor.