Applied Legal Ethics and Advocacy Practice
This course offers essential training in the ethical application of advocacy support, focusing on daily delivery and practice standards for litigation assistants. It provides foundational knowledge to ensure that all case preparation remains within ethical and professional bounds.
£210
Certified Litigation Assistant
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Applied Legal Ethics and Advocacy Practice: the short answers
- What is Applied Legal Ethics and Advocacy Practice?
- This course offers essential training in the ethical application of advocacy support, focusing on daily delivery and practice standards for litigation assistants. It provides foundational knowledge to ensure that all case preparation remains within ethical and professional bounds.
- Who is Applied Legal Ethics and Advocacy Practice for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for Litigation Assistants working in law courses, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Applied Legal Ethics and Advocacy Practice take?
- Around 15 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Litigation Assistant, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £210 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Apply ethical guidelines to daily case activities
- Document advocacy support tasks accurately
- Maintain confidentiality in case file handling
- Identify potential conflicts of interest early
- Draft routine litigation correspondence ethically
Written by Emily Croft, Senior Litigation Paralegal. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Litigation Assistant, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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