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The junior’s desk
Who may speak, and what you must not promise
You learn the difference between a fact, a draft, and advice.
- Who may speak for the chambers
- What a matter number is
- What you must not promise
Learning
Learn how practice works. Then do the twelve weeks.
The four courses are the subjects. The twelve weeks are how you work through them: read, watch, practise, and assess. Opening a week does not issue a certificate, and it is not a filing.
| What you meet | What you do | What is not promised |
|---|---|---|
| The limits of the role | Read who may speak for the chambers. | A right of audience. |
| The work around a practice | Name the office, the record, and the fact. | A live client file. |
| Professional communication | Write an introduction and a refusal. | A fee, or a result. |
| Enquiries and referrals | Record a request and leave the decision with a lawyer. | A commission, or a brief. |
What the weeks actually cover
The limit
Who may speak for the chambers, and what a student must not promise.
The ecosystem
Courts, offices, and public sources. Facts stay separate from advice.
Communication
A short introduction, a conversation that gathers facts, and a refusal.
Enquiries
How a request is recorded, followed up, and left with a lawyer.
Referrals
A reason to introduce someone. No commission.
A practice file
The capstone is a record a supervising advocate could read.
02
The work around the practice
Describe the work without turning it into a pitch
You can describe the work without turning the description into a pitch.
- Housing societies and redevelopment
- Documents a lawyer actually reads
- Where a student stops
03
Professional communication
Introductions, fact-gathering, and the refusal
You can write a note a supervising advocate can use.
- A short introduction
- Their words, not yours
- The sentence that refuses advice
04
Enquiries and referrals
Record a request. Leave the decision with a lawyer.
You can record a request and leave the decision with a lawyer.
- What an enquiry is
- Follow-up without pressure
- A referral is not a commission