Certificate in Civil Litigation - Live at Your Desk

Introduction

This 9-hour virtual classroom session (split over 3 dates) is suitable for trainees, newly qualified solicitors and litigation support staff who want a better understanding of why things have to be done and not just what has to be done. Legal secretaries and non-legal staff may also find this of interest.

The session will provide you with a good basic understanding of the litigation process and increase your ability to assist clients.

It will provide the building blocks to provide the complete picture for the civil litigation landscape and explains how the Rules and Practice Directions work together to provide you and your support staff with the route map through successful litigation.

With examples taken from actual cases you will see what the CPR has to offer you for providing you with successful on-budget outcomes and providing clients with achievable results.

You will be invited to ask questions through the interactive features of our online classroom session with the speaker, Claire Dawson-Pick who works in private practice.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Taking instructions from your client
• Pre action steps (including protocols), correspondence, negotiations and offers
• Offers to settle
• Starting proceedings and the choice of court
• Allocation - the issues and tactics and the tracks
• Case management and how it works
• Preparing the statements of case
• Disclosure
• Experts
• Procedural steps and applications
• Preparing for trial and trial procedure

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.