This is part of an email that I sent to a Paralegal at my workplace:
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This training exercise is completely optional, it’s something that would need to be done outside work time as it would be unofficial training.
My idea for a training exercise would be to watch the submissions before the ICJ in:
South Africa v Israel
south africa v israel icj israel – Search Videosbing.com
and the submissions in:
Defense for Children International – Palestine v Biden
https://www.uscourts.gov/cameras-courts/defense-children-international-palestine-v-biden
Given that the submissions are quite lengthy, it might be more practical to listen to parts of them rather than listening to every word.
I suspect that there will be an overlap in answers but I’d suggest the following as possible discussion questions:
1. What are your thoughts about the tactics used by the parties?
2. What are your thoughts about the way that the submissions were structured?
3. Compare and contrast some or all of the submissions.
4. When advocates made little mistakes in their submissions, and acknowledged them, how well did they do in rectifying their error?
5. What are your views on the judgments?
6. What can you learn from some or all of these submissions that would assist before attending Court as an advocate in a PI claim?
After considering these discussion points, I’d suggest drafting notes, possibly in bullet point form, summarising your responses to these questions. The notes should ideally be no longer than 2 pages of A4 (and if possible 1 page).
The final stage of the training would be to prepare a presentation lasting no longer than 10 minutes (if possible) summarising the cases and giving your opinion about them (the notes regarding the discussion questions could effectively write most of the presentation).
What are your thoughts about this as a training exercise? How could it be improved?
Thanks
Pete
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