Overview:  

So the preparations are all done, your papers are filed and indexed, the witnesses are ready, the client holds his breath. Now it is all over, but for the argument – And now it is your turn to dazzle the court with your oration and genius. Except you have never appeared in court before! Or only a few times at most! Panic!

Join Adv. Dwight Snyman on the 05th of July from 10:00 - 12:00 as he will take a practical look at all the little things that it takes to make one a respectable Trial Lawyer. It is an art not a science, but we all start somewhere, and by attending this webinar you can be assured that when you next set foot in the hallowed halls of justice, it will be your opponents who are nervous, and not you!

Learning objectives

By the end of this webinar the attendee should know:

1. Court Room Decorum
2. Style of Dress – “To robe or not to robe”
3. Style of Address
4. Court Room Oration
5. What to do when you are not addressing the court
6. Structure of Trial and Motion proceedings
7. Mag Court vs Higher Courts
8. Other Tribunals and Forums
9. The Litigator as idealized person
10. Ethical Dangers and career killing moves

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• Court Room Etiquette
• Forms of address
• Practical considerations
• Different Courts / Different expectations
• Speaking in Court
• Listening in Court
• Ethical and Professional Responsibilities
• Structure of Trial/Motion proceedings
• Demeanour and Reputation

About the presenter:

Dwight is an admitted member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and is accredited by the Legal Practitioners Council as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. Before being called to the Bar, Dwight completed articles of clerkship, and attorney’s competency exams under the auspices of the Wits Law Clinic. He completed his Advocacy pupillage under the tutelage of the esteemed Adv. Louis Du Bruyn.

Dwight has had opportunity and success in litigation, in the High and Magistrates’ Courts of the republic, the CCMA, Disciplinary Hearings and assorted other venues and forums, and has become possessed of practical litigation experience beyond what would normally be expected from a practitioner of his age and seniority.

Dwight is the holder of a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) from the University of Cape Town, and postgraduate Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of the Witwatersrand, for which he was accorded the honour of being on the Dean’s list for his academic performance.

Dwight is a keen student of history and politics, reading voraciously on these subjects, and in his spare time takes up the noble sport of fencing, in which he has been accorded South African Colours and represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Fencing Tournament in Canberra Australia.

Dwight is bilingual, speaking fluent English and Afrikaans.

Who should attend?

• Candidate Attorneys,
• Law Students,
• Pupil Advocates,
• Paralegals,
• Young/junior legal practitioners.

Price:  

• R550 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.