Centre for Lawyering Skills - Kent Law School

24/02/2022

Fantastic final to the Tuckers Mock Trial Advocacy Competition. Two finalists went head to head. Congrats to both Stella English and Braun Scott. There could though be only one overall winner. That was Braun Scott. Well done to her. Congrats also to all the students who took part in the module as well as those recognised in each trial as best advocate on that trial. If Kent Law School students want to take the module, the. Don’t forget to select it for next year when Online Module Registration opens on 14 March!

09/10/2021

Take a look at our latest news!
Why not enter the Boys & Maughan Solicitors Civil Advocacy Competition?
Sign up for Speed Moot Training and an event before Lord Reed (President of the Supreme Court) or become a Student Outdoor Clerk on our new Student Outdoor Clerk Scheme and cover real cases?
More info in our News Update!

Welcome to this Update from the Lawyering Skills Team

27/03/2021

Congratulations to Elliot Simmonds for winning this year’s Boys & Maughan Civil Advocacy Competition. He has won £100 cash and a mini pupillage at Stour Chambers. Well done to runner-up Morton For getting through to the final!

06/01/2021

Happy New Tier everyone! Obviously with the closure of campus due to National Lockdown Number 3, our Co-Curricular programmes will be moving ONLINE via Zoom from weeks 13 - 16 at least. Student spectators will be welcome to attend most of these online events. You just need to book your place to get the Zoom Link via our Ticket Page. First Up! Why not come and join the audience and watch our students in our Critical Debate Series. They will be debating the hot topics of the day. There are SIX areas of law to choose from!

Link to page here:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/kent-law-school

(When booking you do NOT need to provide your address or phone number. If you are a student, please use your University email. Thank you).

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14/11/2020

A reminder to those students on LW638 mooting workshops module that the week 7 virtual make up session (for those who did not attend) is on Monday 23rd November. Please answer the doodle poll that was sent your email by Monday 16th nov 5pm 👍

14/11/2020

News just in - congratulations to Erin McGee and Elliot Simmonds for getting through to the second round of the Landmark Chambers JR moot! 🥂👏💪

11/11/2020

Our last mooting workshop of the term was a socially distance speed moot session! Those who attended got a lot of out it and has helped eliminate some of the nerves in preparation for their big moots in the spring!

31/10/2020

Congratulations to Akshaya Ramalingam and Quinn Smith for winning the 3rd round ESU-Essex Court Chambers Moot last night against Gloucestershire University. Now through to the Quarter Finals! (Last 8). 💪💪👏👏🥂

18/10/2020

NEW ADVOCACY COMPETITION FOR FINAL STAGE UNDERGRADUATES OR LAW GRADUATES!
The 36 Group Advocacy Competition. Fancy winning a mini-pupillage in one of the best sets in the country? Then you really need to think about entering this competition. Be quick. YOu must get your video entry into them by 30th October. Full details are on the LW638 Mooting page
https://moodle.kent.ac.uk/2020/course/view.php?id=1242 -11

28/09/2020

Are you interested in Mooting and want to see one in action? Then why not come and watch a Virtual Moot Final on Sunday 4th October at 5pm? Yasmin Abbadi, Kent Alum, over the summer organised an international mooting competition and the final is to take place this Sunday. The moot is based on a criminal case and one of the Judges will be Kent Law School 's Director of Lawyering Skills, Darren Weir. KLS Student,Erin McKee (Stage 3 student), is one of the finalists! If you want to go sign up here----->

If you are interested in watching the Final Moot of the Virtual Moot Competition 2020, please fill out the form below no later than Friday October 2nd. I will send you the details and the moot problem scenario shortly after. The participants will be engaging in a challenging discussion on the Law of...