Upcoming Events

Advocacy In Practice Evening

In person event with Cornwall Street Barristers

15th May 2026

Here's what you get:

  • Practise real submissions advocacy in a supportive setting

  • Get direct feedback from a practising barrister

  • Connect with barristers and fellow attendees afterwards

  • Takes place inside a working barristers’ chambers

  • Practise real submissions advocacy in a supportive setting

  • Get direct feedback from a practising barrister

  • Connect with barristers and fellow attendees afterwards

  • Takes place inside a working barristers’ chambers

Free to attend - limited places

Core Skills Session:

Debating

Legal Skills Academy, live online session

19th May

Here's what you get:

  • Learn how to build arguments with clarity and confidence

  • Understand how to think on your feet and respond under pressure

  • Practise challenging opposing viewpoints in a structured, persuasive way

  • Develop skills that translate directly to advocacy, interviews, and professional discussions

  • Learn how to build arguments with clarity and confidence

  • Understand how to think on your feet and respond under pressure

  • Practise challenging opposing viewpoints in a structured, persuasive way

  • Develop skills that translate directly to advocacy, interviews, and professional discussions

Included within Legal Skills Academy membership

Legal Advocacy Session:

Plea in Mitigation

Legal Skills Academy, live online session

26th May 2026

Here's what you get:

  • Learn how to present persuasive and structured mitigation

  • Understand how to identify factors that matter to the court

  • Practise delivering submissions with empathy and credibility

  • Develop advocacy skills that translate directly to real courtroom situations

  • Learn how to present persuasive and structured mitigation

  • Understand how to identify factors that matter to the court

  • Practise delivering submissions with empathy and credibility

  • Develop advocacy skills that translate directly to real courtroom situations

Included within Legal Skills Academy membership

Public Speaking Course

Online Event

17th June 2026

Here's what you get:

  • Speak with confidence, clarity and authority

  • Structure presentations that actually land

  • Improve delivery, tone and presence

  • Develop skills that give you an edge in interviews and practice

  • Speak with confidence, clarity and authority

  • Structure presentations that actually land

  • Improve delivery, tone and presence

  • Develop skills that give you an edge in interviews and practice

Free to attend

Plea in Mitigation

Online Advocacy Competition

20th June 2026

Here's what you get:

  • Compete in a live online advocacy competition

  • Judged by practising barristers and solicitors

  • The opportunity to develop real advocacy skills in a practical setting

  • Superb prizes up for grabs and a fantastic addition to your legal CV

  • Compete in a live online advocacy competition

  • Judged by practising barristers and solicitors

  • The opportunity to develop real advocacy skills in a practical setting

  • Superb prizes up for grabs and a fantastic addition to your legal CV

£36 - limited spaces left

The Northern Pupillage Fair

In Person Event, Liverpool Liner Hotel

5th September 2026

Here's what you get:

  • Practical insight into pupillage, applications & life at the Bar

  • Direct access to chambers, law firms & legal organisations

  • Live talks and practical workshops

  • Confidence about your next steps at the Bar

  • Practical insight into pupillage, applications & life at the Bar

  • Direct access to chambers, law firms & legal organisations

  • Live talks and practical workshops

  • Confidence about your next steps at the Bar

FREE TO ATTEND

Reviews

Nicholas Stone

Future Pupil Barrister and 2023 National Speed Mooting Competition Champion

"Speed Mooting was very helpful with getting pupillage, as the pupillage process tests how well you can make a case.

The Speed Mooting competition gave me a good chance to become a better speaker, and to gain more confidence in my abilities. It's a great opportunity to test yourself and improve.”

Liam Ainscough

Law Lecturer, University of Bolton

“The events I attended were insightful to the industry and mooting was fun and informative at the same time. I would highly recommend that undergraduate students attend the annual moot to not only increase their confidence, but to obtain skills that are desirable in practise. The NSMC team always provide more than enough information and the event is similar to the working paradigm of a barrister. As an academic, I always recommend these events to students.”

Mersede Mardani

Law Student

“Today I joined Speed Mooting's "Introduction to Mooting Course".

I must admit that prior to attending this course, I was not familiar with mooting or what a moot consists of. However, after participating in this course, I can confidently say that thanks to John Dove's incredibly informative presentation, I now thoroughly understand what a moot consists of, and I have the courage to apply this to a moot and experience it first-hand.

I look forward to putting into practice the knowledge I have gained today and continue to attend moots throughout my legal journey.”