Upcoming Events

Core Skills Session:

Public Speaking

Legal Skills Academy, live online session

21st April 2026

Here's what you get:

  • Learn how to speak with confidence, clarity, and authority

  • Understand how to structure presentations for maximum impact

  • Practise delivering with presence, tone, and conviction

  • Build skills that translate directly to interviews, advocacy, and professional settings

  • Break down real business issues affecting legal clients

  • Develop practical commercial thinking for legal careers

  • Discuss real-world scenarios with other aspiring lawyers

  • Learn how to demonstrate commercial awareness in interviews

Included within Legal Skills Academy membership

Legal Advocacy Session:

Speed Mooting

Legal Skills Academy, live online session

28th April 2026

Here's what you get:

  • Practise real-time advocacy in a fast-paced, supportive environment

  • Develop your ability to think on your feet & respond under pressure

  • Receive guidance on delivery, clarity, and courtroom presence

  • Learn how to structure clear, persuasive legal submissions

  • Learn how to structure a clear & persuasive closing speech

  • Understand what judges look for in strong advocacy

  • Practise presenting key arguments with confidence & clarity

  • Receive feedback to refine your advocacy technique

Included within Legal Skills Academy membership

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

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.”