Legal writing and drafting

This section contains 19 exercises

Do you find the thought of writing a research memo to a senior partner daunting? Are you unsure about what information to include and what would be best left out? And what about a letter to a client? How might this be different?

The varied and engaging exercises in this section help you to develop your legal writing and drafting skills. Some exercises feature video and audio materials; others use multiple choice questions to help you select the most appropriate paragraphs to include in a letter or other legal document. Use these exercises to hone your writing and drafting skills before facing your LPC assessment and ultimately your training contract.

Interviewing and advising

This section contains 11 exercises

The skills used in interviewing and advising are important throughout your training contract, even though you may not be interviewing clients from day one. Dealing effectively with clients both in person and on the telephone will ensure that they return to your firm in future. The exercises in this section give examples of good and bad practice, and through the use of video and audio material, help you to develop key habits that will stand you in good stead for your future career.

Advocacy

This section contains 10 exercises

Advocacy is often the skill that you may find the most daunting of all those covered on the LPC, especially if you have no previous experience of mooting or public speaking. This section of the resource enables you to get as close to practical experience as possible. A selection of innovative exercises features video material of an advocate in court; as the action pauses, you are asked to choose what type of question the advocate should use next. You'll see the consequences of your choice (correct or incorrect!) before moving on. Other exercises ask you to assess both good and bad examples of advocacy, enabling you to easily pick up invaluable practical tips.

Practical legal research

This section contains 17 exercises

Trainees are frequently asked by their supervising partners to research clients' legal problems before advice is given. Make sure that you're able to use this as an opportunity to impress during your training contract! First, research the problems set out in the accompany textbook, and then answer the questions online to assess how effective your research has been. Problems are set out in the context of a range of subject matters, from company law to private client matters, and you'll be encouraged to use both paper and online resources, ensuring that the skills you develop will be readily transferable to any legal working environment.

Case study

This section contains 5 exercises

It can be easy to see the skills covered on the LPC as separate entities. This case study aims to help you to use all of the skills you have studied in a fluid way that mirrors practice. The exercises here follow a client's matter from first interview through to tribunal hearing, enabling you to use your interviewing, advising, legal writing, drafting, research and advocacy skills as you might need to do in practice. Use this case study to gain confidence in your ability across all of the required skills.