The SAS Law School - Free Legal Training Classes

Free: Training. Work Experience. Reference.

Available as a free download to students worldwide. No previous legal knowledge or experience required. No registration details required. After completing the training, if eligible, we can provide flexible work experience in the nearest law court/s to where you live. Those who go on to do work experience with us will be entitled to a job reference.

Course Details

No previous knowledge of law is required to take this free course.

This highly interesting and practical free legal training course is by way of a home study training session which can be completed in your own time e.g. 1 week or 8 weeks. The training material is provided by way of a download. The training revolves around real case examples and is both very engaging as well as informative. No previous knowledge of law or legal experience is required to enrol on this course.

Course Purpose

This free training opportunity is suitable for:

a/ Those who do not want to work in law but who do want to improve their job prospects generally. Having legal skills training on a CV will definitely raise a prospective employer's level of interest no matter what type of job is being applied for e.g. non law related employment. Further to the training you will be able to add to your CV membership to the Institute of Paralegals - a professional body. In addition to the above mentioned, you may be able to enhance your CV still further if you are, or if you become, eligible to participate on our flexible work experience programme. Finaly, if you are on our flexible work experience programme you will be eligible to a job reference from the school and can add the school as a Job Reference to your CV - take a look at this CV example

b/ Those who are not 100% certain if working in law is really for them.

c/ Those who want to start working in law but who need a foot hold to help get started up the legal ladder. This free legal training course adequately prepares a person to work as an outdoor clerk/legal assistant for law firms engaged in civil litigation. To work in the litigation section of a law department of a non law related company or organisation , e.g. London Transport. Or to work within the Court system i.e. County Courts, Magistrate Courts, Crown Courts and even the High Court. It will also be of great benefit to those seeking work as a legal secretary, para-legal secretary or paralegal.

Course Content

The first part of this free course covers the essential and critical area of taking down and carrying out instructions that a solicitor may give you. The reason why this is so important is because once you have left the solicitor's office and are at the court house you are to a large extent on your own. Wrong decisions or conclusions can have dire consequences on the solicitor's clients case.

In addition, you will learn court procedures and the duties, skills and principles needed in carrying out solicitor's instructions.

How to assist Counsel (the barrister) in Civil Trials will also be looked at.

Course History

Largely due to the reputation gained through its teaching methods the school has had the privilege of being invited to teach, on campus, 100s of law students at several universities e.g. Birkbeck, Bristol, East London, Guildhall, John Moores, Middlesex and Westminster. For comments from some who have benefited from the SAS Legal Skills & Court Training click here

For details on useful optional extras click here