OVERVIEW
The American Inns of Court's National Advocacy Training Program (NATP) is an intensive two day training program conducted in a courtroom style setting with one group of eight participants. Two facilitators – British barristers from the Inns of Court College of Advocacy (ICCA) in London – lead the group using the six-step Hampel method of advocacy training.participants
Designed for any attorney looking to develop or hone their courtroom presentation skills, the majority of this year's participants find themselves within two to five years of practice.We hope participants will feel comfortable working in a group and receiving public critiques of their performances. At times, participants may feel the critiques are personal, but they are assuredly not - they are simply designed to help each person improve on an individual level.
This is an unparalleled training opportunity, but don't take our word for it - read what NATP alumni thought about their experience and what they got out of the program.
THE training
The program is a hybrid learning event with some online work required in advance of the live training, including watching pre-recorded presentations and reading case materials .In order to level the experience playing field, the training is based on a case set before the International Criminal Court (ICC) developed specifically for the NATP. Try not to get caught up too much in the logistics or differences between U.S. courts and the ICC (although some differences are worth exploring in the face of specifc critiques): remember that the focus is on developing and enhancing your own style of oral presentation and advocacy.