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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.
Each week is read, watch, practise, and assess. The work is an exercise. It is not a filing, and it is not a method for collecting clients.
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