If you are interested in attending the 2024 A Week in Legal London but are precluded from doing so due to a lack of financial resources, please submit your request to the Litigation Section no later than February 5, 2024 and include the following:
- Why you are interested in attending A Week in Legal London?
- What is your financial basis for requesting the scholarship?
- What other factors make you a good candidate for the scholarship?
Click here to send a submission to Mary McKelvey and Larry Biegel.
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MCLE CREDIT: A Week in Legal London program offers participants the opportunity to complete 25 hours of MCLE.
London participants who attend all daily sessions earn 18 hours of MCLE credit. You will need to take 7 additional hours of Online CLE classes at your convenience in order to satisfy the 25-hour MCLE requirement.
Click here to request a copy of the Group Leader's Diary be sent to you.
LONDON PROGRAM
Our plans for the 2024 A Week in Legal London program continue to develop, and we will post updates to the website as they become available.
For the 2024 program, we are able to expand our court visit opportunities to courts in both London and Cambridge.
This agenda represents the current plans for the 2024 program and is subject to change:
| Sunday, April 7 | ||
| Afternoon | Welcome Reception and Program Orientation at the May Fair Hotel | |
| Evening | Your evening is free | |
| Monday, April 8 | ||
| Morning |
Welcome at the Royal Courts of Justice We are privileged to meet with the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Sue Carr, who serves as the Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales and the President of the Courts of England and Wales. MCLE Session Introducing the English Legal System |
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| Afternoon | Court Observations in Small Groups | |
| Evening | Your evening is free | |
| Tuesday, April 9 | ||
| Morning | Court Observations at the combined Oxford Crown and County Court | |
| Afternoon |
Lunch and Cultural Activity in Oxford with participants in the Guest Program Details to be confirmed shortly |
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| Evening |
Reception and Moot Trial at Inner Temple Join your California colleagues for a spirited Moot at the iconic Inner Temple. We’ll be joined by members of the English Bar as we debate a cross-Atlantic dispute. May the best side win! Guest Program participants are welcome to join this event. |
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| Wednesday, April 10 | ||
| Morning |
Welcome at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Supreme Court hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional important affecting the whole population. We will be welcomed by one of the twelve Justices. MCLE Session |
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| Afternoon and Evening | Your afternoon and evening are free | |
| Thursday, April 11 | ||
| Morning and Afternoon | Court Observations in Small Groups | |
| Evening | Your evening is free | |
| Friday, April 12 | ||
| Morning and Afternoon | Court Observations in Small Groups | |
| Evening | Closing Reception and Dinner in the Peer’s Dining Room of the House of Lords in the Palace of Westminster | |
Please note: Due to the size of some of our court venues and limited access, not all individuals/groups will have the same experience throughout the week. The agenda is subject to change.
Learn more about A Week in Legal London from this article featured in California Litigation magazine.
