Civil Litigation Skills Certificate

 

The Advocates' Society is Canada's premier provider of advocacy skills training. The Society’s Civil Litigation Skills Certificate Program is awarded to lawyers who successfully earn five credits by attending programs included in the Civil Litigation Skills Curriculum. All credits must be completed within a three year period. A credit for a program is earned only by completing all components of that program (for example, the plenary session and the learning-by-doing skills workshop of a two-part program).

Civil Litigation Skills Curriculum


2024-2025

Do A Trial!
September 28, 2024
1 credit

Evidence for Litigators: Building Block Series
October 8, November 12 & December 10, 2024
2 credits

Effective Discovery Techniques
October 16 & 17, 2024
1 credit

Maîtrisez l’interrogatoire au préalable
October 30, 2024
1 credit

Summary Judgment Motions
November 19 & 20, 2024
1 credit

Tax Litigation
February 11 & 12, 2025
1 credit

Legal Drafting for Litigators
February 19 & 26, 2025
1 credit

Digital Evidence for Litigators
March 3 & 4, 2025
1 credit

The Art of Examination-in-Chief
March 26 & 27, 2025
1 credit

Cross-Examination: Strategies for Success
April 23 & 24, 2025
1 credit

Conduct of the Family Law Motion
May 6, 2025
1 credit

Working with Expert Witnesses
May 21 & 22, 2025
1 credit

Colloque sur les techniques de plaidoirie
May 29 & 30, 2025
2 credits

Summer Trial Advocacy College
June 12 & 13, 2025
2 credits

Atlantic Trial Advocacy College
June 12 & 13, 2025
2 credits

Here are the listings for Skills Certificate Programs from past years


2023-2024

Do A Trial!
September 23, 2023
1 credit

Summary Judgment Motions
September 26 & 27, 2023
1 credit

Examinations for Discovery: Building Block Series
October 11, November 14, December 12, 2023 & January 16, 2024
2 credits

L’interrogatoire et le contre-interrogatoire des experts
October 12, 2023
1 credit

Evidence for Litigators
October 24 & 25, 2023
1 credit

Conduct of the Family Law Trial
November 16 & 17, 2023
2 credits

The Art of Examination-in-Chief
November 28 & 29, 2023
1 credit

Legal Drafting for Litigators
February 14 & 15, 2024
1 credit

Digital Evidence for Litigators
March 5 & 6, 2024
1 credit

Cross-Examination: Strategies for Success
April 3 & 4, 2024
1 credit

Examining and Cross-Examining Experts
May 2 & 3, 2024
1 credit

Questioning for Family Lawyers
May 8, 2024
1 credit

Compelling Closing Arguments
May 29 & 30, 2024
1 credit

Summer Trial Advocacy College
June 6 & 7, 2024
2 credits

Colloque sur les techniques de plaidoirie
June 6 & 7, 2024
2 credits

Atlantic Trial Advocacy College
June 17 & 18, 2024
2 credits
2022-2023

Do A Trial!
September 17, 2022
1 credit

Summary Judgment Motions
October 11 & 12, 2022
1 credit

Evidence for Litigators
October 25 & 26, 2022
1 credit

Conduct of the Family Law Motion
October 27 & 28, 2022
1 credit

Mastering Winning Discovery Techniques
November 15 & 16, 2022
1 credit

The Art of Examination-in-Chief
November 29 & 30, 2022
1 credit

Tax Litigation
January 18 & 19, 2023
1 credit

Legal Drafting for Litigators
February 22 & 23, 2023
1 credit

Evidence for Litigators (Alberta)
February 28 & March 2, 2023
1 credit

Cross-Examination: Building Block Series
March 7, April 4, May 16, 2023
2 credits

Digital Evidence for Litigators
March 28 & 29, 2023
1 credit

Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
April 27 & 28, 2023
1 credit

Examining and Cross-Examining Experts (BC)
May 17, 2023
1 credit

Examining and Cross-Examining Experts
May 30 & 31, 2023
1 credit

Colloque sur les techniques de plaidoirie
June 8 & 9, 2023
2 credits

Summer Trial Advocacy College
July 6 & 7, 2023
2 credits
2021-2022

Do A Trial!
September 10, 2021
1 credit

Evidence for Litigators
October 26 & 27, 2021
1 credit

Leading Your Case: Opening Statements and Examination-in-Chief
December 1, 2021
1 credit

Tax Litigation
January 18 & 19, 2022
1 credit

Compelling Closing Arguments
February 16 & 17, 2022
1 credit

Digital Evidence for Litigators
March 23 & 24, 2022
1 credit

Cross-Examinations: Strategies for Success
March 30 & 31, 2022
1 credit

Motions Advocacy: Building Block Series
April 5, May 3 & June 21, 2022
2 credits

Do A Trial!
April 21 & 23, 2022
1 credit

Examining and Cross-examining Experts
May 26 & 27, 2022
1 credit

Colloque sur les techniques de plaidoirie
June 9 & 10, 2022

Summer Trial Advocacy College
June 16 & 17, 2022
2 credits