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Boot Camp and Advanced Club Sessions
The next available Boot Camp takes place on January 17 and 19, (9:00 to 1:00, at a place to be determined). For details contact John Hollander, before reserving your space at the AC Store.
Specialized Boot Camps
The Advocacy Club has a new type of boot camp under consideration. It will be a refresher for intermediate lawyers who have two to 10 years experience, including solicitors new to litigation and experienced litigators who want to brush up their skills. One four-hour hour session will cover the subjects of Case Analysis, Use of Themes and Application to Discovery, Direct, Cross and Closing. This camp will cost $375 plus HST per participant or $2,100 plus HST for a group from a single firm or institution (to a maximum of six participants). The camp can be modified to suit needs of the firm or institution.
Case Analysis Shop
October 2016, marks the start of the Advocacy Club's series of Case Analysis sessions to include up to five AC members, focused on one of six areas of law. These are commercial/construction, employment, estates, family, personal injury/defence, professional liability. Sections for administrative law and tax are under consideration. Each session will feature a senior lawyer to serve as guide, and an AC member to serve as team leader and host. Participants will perform three separate exercises:
Please contact us for the password and visit our website at: www.caseanalysisshop.ca.
- create the seven elements
- outline the key examination
- practice five-and-out sequences of examinations
- particpants are invited to reconvene to mediate the dispute, with either the senior lawyer or senior Club member serving as mediator
Please contact us for the password and visit our website at: www.caseanalysisshop.ca.
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HANDBOOKS
Supporting John's Law School courses, these new handbooks are now available at the Advocacy Club Store. |
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Partnership with County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA)
In November 2016, the Club started a partnership with the CCLA to support common initiatives in areas such as experiential learning and mentoring. The kick-off meeting took place at the Civil Litigation Conference in Mont Tremblant. 40 AC members attended the meeting to suggest programs and share their views. AC members Andrew Ferguson (also a CCLA Trustee) and Victoria Boddy chaired the meeting.
"A Big Thank You to All!" -- Jane Beaumont
Outgoing Chair of Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Jane Beaumont sent her thanks for the more than $5,000 dollars the Advocacy Club has raised to date, in support of the CNIB SCORE program for youth who are blind or partially sighted. This innovative program focuses on personal development, team building, leadership and career skills and civic responsibility, much as the Advocacy Club does with its members.
Customized Training
The Advocacy Club customizes training for boot camps, case analysis shops and advanced sessions to meet the specific needs of firms and institutions. - For details, check out the Courses tab.
Young Advocates Series handbook 7, Examinations in Civil Trials - The Formula for Success is now available for sale at Irwin Law. The next book in this series will address the subject, Dealing With Experts.
Glowing Review for Mediation for Civil Litigators
The Canadian Law Library Review has published an excellent review of John's handbook on mediation,
by Jane Cavanagh, Team Lead, North Alberta Law Libraries, Government of Alberta.
To read the review, click here.
The Canadian Law Library Review has published an excellent review of John's handbook on mediation,
by Jane Cavanagh, Team Lead, North Alberta Law Libraries, Government of Alberta.
To read the review, click here.
From Irwin Press
John Hollander has written a series of handbooks to help young advocates grow and flourish in the legal profession. His first seven handbooks are now available in both hard copy and e-book versions, through Canadian Publisher Irwin Law. For more information, check out the Handbooks section of this website.
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Click on image to view handbooks.
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