| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-18 | - |
| 2023-05-02 | - |
| 2023-09-26 | 2023-07-17 |
| 2024-01-16 | - |
Program Overview
Course overview
Good advocacy skills are both a necessity and a luxury for advocates. A necessity because case success largely depends on advocates’ advocating skills, and a luxury because good advocacy skills are a rare commodity – providing a real advantage for career progression, and for professional and client satisfaction.
This is one of the best courses I have ever had the pleasure of taking. From start to finish was an eye opener and made me realise that I have been looking at the practice of advocacy the wrong way. I came away feeling more confident, and eager to implement the new techniques&skills that the course had instilled in me. Fatos is an amazing lecturer. Passionate about wanting to ensure students conquer their fears and develop to their fullest potential. Definitely value for money!
Christine Ifediora
The course was excellent, and wonderful to have the opportunity to do the course at a relatively low cost. It’s hard to find a similar course elsewhere. The teaching quality was world class and although it was 7 hours on a Saturday the time flew by due to the exceptionally great talents of the course leader. I’ve learnt many valuable things not just about the advocacy dimension but the meaning of justice in general. Excellent feedback and one on one sessions.
Trainee Solicitor, England, UK
This course is part of the rich portfolio of
AIR courses in Advocacy and Public Speaking
, with options for training at all levels, on Zoom, on campus and in clients’ offices. Please choose the right option for you on thebooking page
.Who this course is for
This is an interactive advocacy training course delivered in small groups (max 8 participants), where you will have the opportunity to:
The course is designed for advocates – barristers, solicitors and those advocating in other contexts – to develop skills and knowledge for impactful advocacy in court, arbitration or other settings. However, the course is also suitable for anyone wishing to improve advocating skills.
The training focuses on skills and knowledge for the following elements of quality advocacy:
If these skills and knowledge are of interest to you, and the small group interactive format is suitable for you – then this course is for you. These skills are transferable to a range of areas, including meetings and public speaking. Participants of this course have included professionals from the legal sector (e.g. barristers, solicitors, international lawyers); from the charity sector (e.g. education, justice); government (e.g. civil servants) and students (e.g. law and Bar students).
By taking this course you will benefit from advocacy training as taught at the English Bar and practised in English courts, enhanced in line with findings from psychology and communication sciences. In addition, the training incorporates advocacy practices from other countries, including the US.
Join us for this interactive one-day training course on the beautiful art of advocacy – a branch of the fascinating science of communication.
Why investing in advocacy is important
Advocacy skills are a primary tool for advocates and a prerequisite to being a good advocate. Lack of advocacy skills presents serious risks, and good advocacy skills present real advantages for advocates and their clients. For example, good advocacy skills can significantly improve career progression and professional satisfaction.
There is a great need for advocates with good advocacy skills – good advocacy is a rare commodity and case outcomes depend largely on advocates’ skills.
There is also a real need for advocacy training which incorporates relevant findings from psychology – a gap this programme is designed to fill. Understanding human behaviour, such as the decision-makers' biases, is crucial for successful advocacy.
How to become a good advocate
To become a good advocate one needs to: gain skills for creating good content and for effective delivery at an advanced level; understand human mind processes relevant to decision making; have a non-superficial understanding of origins of behaviour; know about biases; know how to protect from own biases and biases of the judge or other decision maker; know how to protect from key relevant misconceptions such as those on memory, lie detention, and reliability of witnesses and evidence; know about the impact of mass-persuasion (e.g. media, service design, movies) including on oneself and judges; understand the development of the legal system; know the primary purposes of the legal system; understand the relationship between politics and law.
Further information
Discounts, location, and more dates
We offer several discounts, as well as sponsorship. Format is date-specific – this course (and other AIR courses) are available:
Additional dates are also available. Please visit the booking page for more information. The online training with live tutoring has the added benefit of improving skills for ‘digital’ participation.
Additional features of this training
This training course is directed by a barrister who is also a public speaking expert with a background in psychology, cognitive sciences, and genetics and with over 12 years of experience teaching advocacy, public speaking and decision-making.
Exceptional value: 100% of AIR Courses income, beyond operational expenses, is used towards education and research. This enables us to offer our training at an exceptional value - making this knowledge accessible.
Find out more about AIR
.Our Psychology department is highly acclaimed: it is rated No 1 in the UK for Social Mobility and has a high QS ranking for academic reputation and citations.
Follow-up training options
If you'd like to develop your skills further, we offer
a range of other advocacy and public speaking courses
to meet your needs. We also offer private tuition inPublic Speaking and Presenting,
and Advocacy. Please email more private and group booking options.