Experts are becoming more and more involved in the Legal Process. They are called upon regularly to give evidence in a broad range of cases. Expert evidence can be crucial in helping a Judge and/or Jury decide a case.

Many experts have never been to Court and have no legal background. Our courses are specifically designed to teach the Expert everything he/she needs to know in order to write a good Legal Report and be a confident Expert witness in Court.

Without proper legal training the Expert is entering what can be a very challenging and difficult environment unprepared.

The following is a selection of courses that you can choose from. Depending on your needs we can and will tailor the courses to your specific requirements. We also develop individual courses for clients working in specialist legal fields such as forensic medical examiners, insurance fraud investigators, Experts attending Inquests etc. As part of our standard service we will meet with you to discuss your training needs. We can tailor our existing courses or design a new course to suit you.

• court confidence

This training is specially designed to familiarise those going to Court with practice and procedure in the Irish Courts, i.e. how the Courts operate, the people you are likely to encounter in Court, what their role is, what is expected of you in Court, how cases are run & lawyers techniques. This training will make going to Court a far less daunting and stressful experience through familiarising you with Court practice and procedure and will make you far more comfortable, confident & at ease in the Court environment.

• report writing skills

Many people write legal reports as part of their everyday work. Expert witnesses write reports for use in Court, Gardai write reports for their superiors and for the DPPs' office, Regulatory Enforcement Officers likewise, Doctors and Nurses write medical reports and a vast number of people write reports regularly on accidents, incidents, investigations, inquiries setting out findings, recommendations, opinions, facts etc. Our report writing training is designed to teach in a very practical way what is required to write an intelligible report that is easy to read, easy to use, and one that will stand up to legal scrutiny.

• note writing skills

Many people write notes everyday as part of their work, Gardai, Nurses, Doctors, Inspectors, Regulatory Enforcement Officers etc…, Notes are not only very important records in the workplace but are also often crucial in legal proceedings. Learning how to write proper notes is hugely important for these reasons.

• statement writing skills

Statement writing is a skill. We offer training on all the practical elements of statement writing and on taking statements from witnesses.