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Training

Our highly regarded courses cover all major aspects of the youth justice system and are suitable for anyone interested in youth justice. Our training is delivered by a specialist team of leading youth justice lawyers, together with interactive workshops with former young clients.

All advocates representing children in the criminal justice system should have undergone specialist training. In July 2017, the Lord Chief Justice observed that

“[I]t would be difficult to conceive of an advocate being competent to act in a case involving young witnesses or defendants unless the advocate had undertaken specific training.” R v Grant-Murray and Henry; R v McGill, Hewitt and Hewitt [2017] EWCA 1228

YJLC Masterclass: Civil Actions against the Police

Price: £20.00 Per Person
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
For: Criminal Legal Aid Solicitors
Location: Garden Court Chambers, central London
Date: 17 October 2018

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YJLC Masterclass: How to Spot Judicial Review Challenges

Price: £20.00 Per Person
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
For: Criminal Legal Aid Solicitors
Local: Garden Court Chambers, central London
Date: 14 November 2018

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Youth Justice Advocacy Training – for Solicitors

Price: £295.00 Per Person
Time: 6 hours CPD
For: Solicitors
Level: All Levels
Location: London
Dates: 22 February 2018 | 20 September 2018 | 9 October 2018

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Specialist Legal Training for Youth Offending Teams

Price: £85.00 Per Person
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
For: Youth Offending Teams
Location: Central London
Date: 22 November 2018 | 28 February 2019

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Youth Justice Advocacy Training – For Pupils and Junior Barristers

Price: £250.00 – £295.00 Per Person
Time: 12 hours CPD
For: Pupils (£250) and Junior Barristers (£295)
Level: Pupils and New Practitioners
Location: London
Dates: 9 & 16 March 2019 | 23 & 30 March 2019
Ticket Prices: Barrister | Pupil

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Youth Justice Advocacy Training – For Pupils and Junior Barristers

Price: £250.00 – £295.00 Per Person
Time: 12 hours CPD
For: Pupils (£250) and Junior Barristers (£295)
Level: Pupils and New Practitioners
Location: Manchester
Dates: 6 & 13 April 2019
Ticket Prices: Barrister | Pupil

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Introduction to Youth Justice Law for non-lawyers

Price: £85.00 Per Person
Time: 9.30 am -4.30 pm
For: Professionals who are not lawyers
Location: Paul Hastings, central London
Date: TBC June 2019

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Our training programme

YJLC has developed a specialist foundation programme of youth justice training for legal executives, solicitors and barristers.

We also train youth justice professionals including Youth Offending Teams and non-legal professionals about youth justice law. For more details for non-legal professionals, please read here. For more details for Youth Offending Teams, please read here.

Youth Justice Summit

We will be holding the next YJLC Youth Justice Summit in May 2019 TBC. Click here to register your interest.

YJLC hosted the second Youth Justice Summit in 2018, you can read all about it here.

What people say

Some feedback we have received:

‘The best bit of the course for me was the interaction and feedback from young clients combined with clear guidance on the law. I am now more aware of the provisions in relation to young people and I feel now that even though I don’t know all the answers, I now know where to look.’ Pupil barrister

‘Just for Kids Law inspired me to try to make a difference and affirmed my belief that children deserve the best legal representation possible. Through attending their training, I now feel able to provide quality representation to children with the requisite high standards of care, knowledge and passion.’ Ita Farrelly, Taylor Haldane Barlex LLP

Over 95% said that they would change at least one element of their practice as a result of the course;
90% of delegates said they would recommend the course to colleagues;
82% of respondents said they still think about the training or refer to their notes;
89% of respondents said the training was useful to them.

Bespoke Training Courses

We are able to develop training courses on youth justice law for all practitioners. We can tailor packages to cover specific areas for lawyers and other professionals who want more in-depth training in a specific area. Please email info@yjlc.uk for details.

The topics covered in our training include:

Overview of the youth justice system
Principles of the Youth Justice System (incl. UNCRC & international law)
Children at the police station & out of court disposals
Law and practice: Children in the youth court
Law and practice: Children in adult courts
Youth Offending Teams & Sentencing
Effective communication: Importance of Background
Capacity in criminal proceedings: effective participation & fitness to plead
Role Plays with youth justice trainers
Q&A with Former Clients
Case Studies