A SKILLS ROADMAP FORMULATED AND DEVELOPED BY
THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE'S ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
Presenting the Advocacy Training & Development Roadmap (ATD Roadmap) by The Law Society of Singapore’s Advocacy Committee, with support from the Civil and Criminal Practice Committees.
The ATD Roadmap is cumulative skills roadmap that includes specialized tracks for Civil and Criminal advocacy, with adaptability for advocacy in both Arbitration and Mediation. It aims to provide lawyers of varying seniority and experience with a structured approach to learn systematically and become proficient in the art of persuasion, a core and indispensable skill for any lawyer; especially an advocate.
The courses in the ATD Roadmap are designed to ensure that all lawyers, from juniors to seasoned practitioners, can find something to help them hone and supplement their skills.
Junior Category Lawyers
Civil Litigation
- Client Interview Skills
- Research Skills / Presentation of Data / File Management Systems
- Advocacy in the Virtual Space
- Drafting Skills: Letters/Legal Opinion/Pleadings/ Affidavits of Evidence/Appeal
- Advocacy Under ROC 2021 – Interlocutory Matters: SAPT/Security for Costs/Summary Judgement/ Injunctions
- Legal Tech and AI on Written and Oral advocacy
- Ethical Considerations in Advocacy
Criminal Litigation
- Client Interview Skills
- Research Skills / Presentation of Data / File Management Systems
- Advocacy in the Virtual Space
- Drafting Skills: Written Representations to Investigative Authorities or AGC/Mitigation Plea/Sentencing Submissions
- Advocacy in Common Interlocutory Applications: Application to Leave the Jurisdiction
- Impact of Legal Tech and AI
- Ethical Considerations in Advocacy
Middle Category Lawyers
Civil Litigation
- Advocacy Under ROC 2021
- Trial Advocacy (Intermediate/Advanced)
- Handling Expert Witnesses
- Case Theory for Effective Advocacy
- Impact of Legal Tech and AI on Written and Oral Advocacy
- First Chair Advocacy Mindset
- Advocacy in Business Development
- Advocacy Within Your Team (How to be an effective team player)
- Ethical Considerations in Advocacy
Criminal Litigation
- Criminal Advocacy in the Life Cycle of a Case
- Trial Advocacy (Intermediate/Advanced)
- Handling Expert Witnesses
- Case Theory in Criminal Cases
- Impact of Legal Tech and AI
- First Chair Advocacy Mindset
- Advocacy in Business Development
- Advocacy Within Your Team (How to be an effective team player)
- Ethical Considerations in Advocacy
Senior Category Lawyers
Civil Litigation
- Advocacy under ROC 2021
- Trial Advocacy (Intermediate/Advanced)
- Handling Expert Witnesses
- Impact of Legal Tech and AI on Written and Oral Advocacy
- Leading Your Team
- Ethical Considerations in Advocacy
Criminal Litigation
- Advanced Criminal Advocacy
- Trial Advocacy (Intermediate/Advanced)
- Handling Expert Witnesses
- Impact of Legal Tech and AI
- Leading Your Team
- Ethical Considerations in Advocacy
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