Full Day - 6 hours CPD
This course will guide candidates through the route to successful completion of the compulsory assessments of Magistrates Court Accreditation. It will also set out the law that candidates will be required to demonstrate knowledge of in the portfolio.
Topics covered will be:
- The new Duty Solicitor arrangements - how it all works
- The new Duty Solicitor requirements - the tests and what is needed
- Preparing your 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