The Middle Temple provides a number of full-time courses for pupils which run from Monday to Friday during two consecutive weeks . They will offer advocacy training workshops designed to meet situations in which young barristers may find themselves. Lectures cover topics ranging from general advocacy to advice on how to organise professional matters such as finance. The workshops will be led by experienced practitioners. Court visits provide an opportunity for exercises in both civil applications and criminal work before Judges.

The dates for 2011/12 are:

7-18 November 2011
16-27 January 2012
13-24 February 2012
19-30 March 2012
2-13 July 2012

Attendance at any of these courses satisfies the Bar Standards Board's requirements with regard to compulsory advocacy training and practice management in pupillage.

Occasionally, pupils might be unable to attend the full two-week course. For those cases, we offer two curtailed programmes which still meet the formal requirements on advocacy training and practice management.

The dates of these courses during 2012 are;

5-7 March 2012
18-20 June 2012
 
Courses are open to all pupil members of the Middle Temple. There is no fee. Pupils on Circuit may find it more convenient to attend the Circuit's course, but if they wish, we would be happy to offer a place on the Middle Temple course.