Overview

Passing and failing exams has been everyone’s universal experience since primary school. Reaching the pinnacle of one’s academic journey by writing professional exams is an achievement. However, most Candidate attorneys are often waylaid and stalled at the point of entry. Those who have repeatedly sat for the attorney’s admission exams pile discouragement upon discouragement. Half the battle is lost in the mind without touching the theoretical aspects.

Join Adv. Lisa Thomas on the 03rd of October 2023 from 10:00am - 12:00pm  as she  teaches you the difference between written and oral exams and provides candidate attorneys with pragmatic approaches to both.

Learning objectives

By the end of this webinar the attendee should know:

• Thet will know how to structure their study time to maximize productivity
• They will learn to contextualize legal theory for better understanding
• They will know the importance of rewriting the theory in their own words (summaries)
• They will understand the difference between preparing for written exams and oral exams
• They will understand the implications of passing and failing professional exams

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• Studying: memorization vs understanding
• Productive and unproductive study methods
• Summarization
• Contextualization of legal theory (scenarios)
• Written exams v oral exams
• The reality of passing and failing

About the presenter:

A former criminal defence advocate and in-house counsel in Durban, Lisa has seen the law practice from both sides. She graduated with her LLB, completed her pupillage, and was admitted as an advocate in 2008. Her current area of interest is in alternative dispute resolution, specifically mediation. She is a maverick for humanity and ethics within the legal profession in South Africa with a focus on candidate attorneys

Who should attend?

Candidate attorneys

Price 

• R 100.00 per person
• Discounts available for group bookings

For those of you who are unable to attend the live webinar, the recording will be made available to you shortly after the event.

Additional material

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:

• A summarised slide presentation.
• Reference documents and/or course material where available.
• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.