Advocacy and Public Speaking: A Student's Introduction

This book is intended to give practical advice to anyone embarking upon a career involving advocacy or public speaking. The combined experience of Derek Halbert and Hayley Whitaker from the University of Chester Law School forms the basis of this book and they cover topics such as twelve rules for speaking in public, how to prepare a speech, how to prepare a case for court, how to research and present a legal argument, examination in chief, cross-examination, ethics and professional conduct and alternative dispute resolution.

The result is a book which is, in the words of The Rt Hon. The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales: ‘an indispensable companion to any student aspiring to the highest standards of advocacy.’