Law Skills Triathlon
Test out your skills in our Law Skills Triathlon competition
Every Autumn the Derby and District Law Society in association with the School of Law and Criminology stage the Law Skills Triathlon where entrants compete for the Jubilee Award.
Improve your essential skills in a realistic setting
This event has received high praise from all quarters including the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
It's a unique and exciting opportunity to practice and hone your legal skills in a realistic and competitive setting alongside trainees from local practices.
What does it involve?
Seven of our LL.B students are paired with seven trainee solicitors to form seven teams who compete in a one day Law Skills Triathlon.
The teams compete in three areas of interviewing, negotiation and advocacy. This involves conducting a client interview, making a court application and participating in a negotiation meeting based on materials provided. (Details of the relevant law for the advocacy part are provided on the day)
Lateral thinking and skills performance are the order of the day as opposed to knowledge of a particular area of law!
A panel of local practitioners and law lecturers judge the event and we award prizes for:
- Best Team Overall (The Jubilee Award)
- Outstanding Individual Advocate
- Outstanding Individual Interviewer
- Outstanding Individual Negotiator
All participants also receive a book token to the value of £30.
Winners are announced at the Awards Ceremony held here at the University immediately after the event.
Recent winners
| Award | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| The Jubilee Award for the Best Triathlon Team (1st Prize) | Julie Watts & Rebecca Stojak | |
| The Jubilee Award for the Best Triathlon Team (2nd Prize) | Lauren Smith & Andrew Perry | |
| The Jubilee Award for the Best Triathlon Team (3rd Prize) | Grant Patman & Wing Wu | |
| Outstanding Individual Advocate | Rebecca Stojak | |
| Outstanding Individual Interviewer | Andrew Perry | |
| Outstanding Individual Negotiater | Julie Watts |
