Due to demand, the Diploma Centre is once again offering the Diploma in Judicial Skills and Decision-Making, commencing on 14 October 2020.

 

This diploma will provide participants with case-management leadership skills and practical training on how to run a case in any forum. It will also prepare participants for adjudicatory, tribunal, and board roles, and will explore the skills needed to preside over various forums. Practical workshops on arriving at a determination and drafting judgments and functions and duties of chairpersons of a board will be facilitated by means of case studies and role-play sessions. A module on mediation will discuss how the Mediation Act 2017 affects traditional court-based proceedings, with a particular focus on mediation in the commercial context and in family law. The diploma also features a distinct module on awareness and sensitivity training and dealing with vulnerable witnesses and clients.

 

This course is suitable for:

• Solicitors, barristers, and other relevant professionals who wish to develop the skillset necessary for adjudicatory, tribunal, and board roles or the skills necessary preside over various forums,

• Directors or other relevant professionals seeking to gain necessary training with regard to overseeing decision-making processes in a corporate environment.

 

For further information on the course and the application process visit the Diploma Centre pages on our website or contact Cian Monahan, Course Leader, on c.monahan@lawsociety.ie.