Preparing a Case - Re: A Practical Guide to Legal Presentations

Overview

This module presents the stages and processes involved in preparing for a hearing or a trial. The module will take the learner through the initial stages of learning the client's story, setting out the timelines and book of documents, all the way to preparing final submissions.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module the learner should understand how to:

1. Document and layout the client's goals and objectives
2. Correctly documents a clients timeline of events
3. Identify the required documents to support the client's case
4. Identify and document the legal issues faced by the client
5. Document and layout the theory of the case
6. Document and layout any legal tests, standards, or principles that will factor into an adjudicators analysis for making a decision
7. Draft an analysis framework that will be used to filter the client's timeline of events
8. Produce a written analysis of the client's legal position based on the above established legal analysis framework.
9. Package the above materials in a presentation suitable for the adjudicative body where the hearing is to take place.
10. Understand the protocols and methods required for effective oral advocacy (To Be Expanded).