Bar Student Diaries Part 3 – The Various Assessment Styles on the BVS!
As you would recall from Part 2 of my series, there are 10 modules on the Bar course, namely:
My Modules
1. Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution
2. Criminal Litigation, Evidence and Sentencing
3. Legal Research and Opinion Writing (although taught together, these count as 2 modules)
4. Conference Skills
5. Advocacy: Submissions
6. Cross-examination
7. Evidence in Chief
8. Drafting
9. Professional Ethics
Here is how my modules are assessed:
1. Multiple choice questions
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Civil Litigation
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Criminal Litigation
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Professional Ethics
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2. Written Work
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Drafting – I had to draft a court document
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Legal Research and Opinion Writing – I had to produce a legal opinion and collate portions of my research into a Research Trail
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3. Practical Exams
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Cross-Examination – I had to perform a Cross-examination of a Witness
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Evidence in Chief – I had to carry out an Evidence in Chief of a witness
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Advocacy: Submissions – I had to present my case to the judge, using my skeleton argument and bundle of facts
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Conference Skills – I had to carry out a Conference with a client
While all the witnesses/judges for the practical exams are actors, they really gave me a sense of realism on how a client, witness or judge would behave in real life which was very grounding in the sense that this was a real taste of actual practice!
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