An advocate can provide individual advocacy and help get fair treatment: from government departments, disability services, other services and businesses; at work, university, school or TAFE; with accommodation, transport and access; with legal, healthcare or money issues and the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS. Disability Advocacy NSW also assist with systematic advocacy issues and provide education sessions.
The ability to present, perform under pressure and analyse large quantities of information are extremely transferable skills and can come in useful in all areas of the law. Any law student who has mooted at university will know that advocacy takes practice; this is partly because it involves such a broad range of skills.
In fact, mooting is the best way to practice your advocacy skills as a law student. A moot is a debate of legal issues raised by a hypothetical court case.
In a moot you will debate the law and develop your ability to think critically and apply the law to the facts. Each mooter researches their moot problem, prepares a skeleton argument and a bundle of case and statutory authorities. The advocates then have a set time to present legal arguments and respond to any interjections by the moot judge.
The aim is to present the best arguments, and also to be the most persuasive advocate. Almost all universities which offer a law degree will have a mooting society so there really is no excuse not to at least try it once! If mooting seems like a big leap at the moment, try going to court to observe any trial.
There you can see real-life examples of good and bad advocacy. If you notice an advocate putting forward outstanding arguments, ask yourself why their case seems so powerful, make notes and enjoy the experience. Observing a trial is an easy way to get a feel for what advocacy is like and witness impressive advocacy skills.
Ultimately, understanding what advocacy is and what it involves is clearly important for all lawyers, but actually gaining experience in advocacy is a great way to develop a whole host of skills and give your legal CV a big boost. Receive weekly updates of all the must-know commercial stories to help you shine during those all-important legal interviews. The Lawyer Portal offers students of all abilities who want to pursue a career in law an insight into how the law works via mock trials.
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Find out more. One of the most important functions of the Bar is therefore to serve as a training ground for a career as Judge on the High Court Bench. To do this, the applicant and aspiring advocate must satisfy the High Court that he or she is both qualified and able in the sense of being a fit and proper person to become a member of the profession.
Once the applicant is admitted as an advocate, he or she will be entitled to practise as an advocate anywhere in South Africa and to appear in any court. After admission, however, it is customary to join one of the Bars to benefit from the strong collective spirit and experience of the legal fraternity in a Society of Advocates.
This custom is expressed by saying that an advocate is called to the Bar: the profession of advocate is not the mere pursuit of an occupation but a calling, and practising at the Bar becomes a way of life. In order to become a member of the Bar, the advocate has to serve an apprenticeship called a pupillage of one year.
During this year the Bar provides training and learning opportunities to the advocate, preparing him or her for the rigours of practice and informing the advocate about. After such a year of pupillage, the advocate will then have to pass the National Bar Examination of the General Council of the Bar before becoming a member of the Bar. General Council of the Bar. The members thereof are not individual advocates but the various Societies of Advocates from the major centres in South Africa.
This is the main body representing and regulating the advocates' profession on a national level. General remarks. This overview concentrated on the profession of practising advocates and members of the Bar in the private sector. Some advocates elect to practise without becoming members of a Bar but then they do not have access to all the privileges, support and fraternity available for members within a Bar.
There are also advocates in the private sector who do not practise in the courts but are mostly employed as legal advisors in firms or companies. In the public sector, State Advocates are employed as public prosecutors by the National Prosecuting Authority and some advocates are also employed as advisors in various organs of state or state departments. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots.
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