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Webinar 5: Working Smarter with Legal Technology
Date: 3rd October 2024
Time: 10:00 - 12:05
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10 hours verifiable CPD (2 hours per webinar) | September - October 2024 

Our renowned advocacy webinar series is returning this autumn, designed for experienced Solicitor Advocates and those working their way towards attaining higher rights of audience.

In September and October, we will host a series of webinars designed to enhance your practical skills in oral advocacy and legal drafting, and to ensure you are up-to-date with the best practice in working with vulnerable clients and sensitive cases. The series also includes webinars on legal technology, giving you the chance to learn how legal technology could improve your productivity.

By attending this webinar series, you will:

  • Explore the most effective oral advocacy strategies.
  • Refresh your knowledge on professional ethics.
  • Discuss the best practice for working with sensitive cases and how to adopt a trauma-sensitive approach.
  • Learn how the impending changes to the law surrounding vulnerable witnesses and vulnerable parties might affect your work.
  • Develop your legal drafting skills to expertly advocate for your clients.
  • Learn about emerging legal technologies which could boost your productivity.

Speakers

Louis Fairweather
Chair
Louis Fairweather
CPD Legal Researcher
Law Society of Scotland
Ian Forsyth
Chair
Ian Forsyth
CPD Legal Researcher
Law Society of Scotland
John  Brannigan
John Brannigan
Advocate
Black Chambers
Kirsty Giles
Kirsty Giles
Psychotherapist
Consultant in Trauma-Awareness
Angela Gray KC
Senior Advocate Depute
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
John MacKenzie
John MacKenzie
Solicitor Advocate & Partner
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Michael Upton FCIARb
Michael Upton FCIARb
Advocate
Themis Advocates
Sheriff Principal Wade KC
Sheriff Principal Wade KC
Hugh Olson
Hugh Olson
Advocate
Arnot Manderson Advocates
Martin Lennon
Martin Lennon
Advocate
Optimum Advocates
Ally Thomson
Ally Thomson
Director
Hey Legal
Ross  McNairn
Ross McNairn
CEO
Wordsmith AI
Lucy  Tyrrell
Lucy Tyrrell
General Counsel
Wordsmith AI

Session One | 5 September: Oral Advocacy

10:00 Welcome and introduction, Chair
Louis Fairweather
Chair
Louis Fairweather
CPD Legal Researcher, Law Society of Scotland
1 Speaker
10:05 Strategies for Challenging Hearings
John  Brannigan
John Brannigan
Advocate , Black Chambers
1 Speaker
10:50 Questions and discussion
11:00 Comfort break
11:05 Welcome back
11:10 Professional Ethics and Courtroom Conduct
Hugh Olson
Hugh Olson
Advocate, Arnot Manderson Advocates
1 Speaker
11:55 Questions and discussion
12:05 End of session one

Session Two | 12 September: Trauma-Informed Advocacy

10:00 Welcome and introduction, Chair
Louis Fairweather
Chair
Louis Fairweather
CPD Legal Researcher, Law Society of Scotland
1 Speaker
10:05 Dealing with Vicarious Trauma
Kirsty Giles
Kirsty Giles
Psychotherapist, Consultant in Trauma-Awareness
1 Speaker
10:50 Questions and discussion
11:00 Comfort break
11:10 Practicing Boundaried Empathy
Martin Lennon
Martin Lennon
Advocate , Optimum Advocates
1 Speaker
11:55 Questions and discussion
12:05 Close of session two

Session Three | 19 September: Vulnerable Witnesses and Vulnerable Parties

10:05 Welcome and introduction, Chair
Louis Fairweather
Chair
Louis Fairweather
CPD Legal Researcher, Law Society of Scotland
1 Speaker
10:05 Vulnerable Witnesses: Update to statutory provisions and practice
Angela Gray KC
Senior Advocate Depute, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
1 Speaker
10:50 Questions and discussion
11:00 Comfort break
11:10 Vulnerable Parties: Update to statutory provisions and practice
Sheriff Principal Wade KC
Sheriff Principal Wade KC
1 Speaker
11:55 Questions and discussion
12:05 Close of session three

Session Four | 26 September: Legal Drafting

10:00 Welcome and introduction, Chair
Louis Fairweather
Chair
Louis Fairweather
CPD Legal Researcher, Law Society of Scotland
1 Speaker
10:05 Written Pleadings
John MacKenzie
John MacKenzie
Solicitor Advocate & Partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
1 Speaker
10:50 Questions and discussion
11:00 Comfort break
11:05 Welcome back
11:10 Appeal Documents
Michael Upton FCIARb
Michael Upton FCIARb
Advocate, Themis Advocates
1 Speaker
11:55 Questions and discussion
12:05 Close of session four

Session Five | 3 October: Working Smarter with Legal Technology

10:00 Welcome and introduction, Chair
Ian Forsyth
Ian Forsyth
CPD Legal Researcher, Law Society of Scotland
1 Speaker
10:05 AI-Powered Case Analysis
Ross  McNairn
Ross McNairn
CEO, Wordsmith AI
Lucy  Tyrrell
Lucy Tyrrell
General Counsel, Wordsmith AI
2 Speakers
10:50 Questions and discussion
11:00 Comfort break
11:05 Welcome back
11:10 Tech Solutions For Dispute Resolution
Ally Thomson
Ally Thomson
Director, Hey Legal
1 Speaker
11:55 Questions and discussion
12:05 Close of session five
Prices (prices exclude VAT)
Member:
Per webinar
£87.15
New lawyer:
Per webinar
£74.08
Non-member:
Per webinar
£100.22

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