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APIL Certificate
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Special offer to APIL members and corporate
accredited firms
Pay for all modules in advance and attend ONE COURSE FREE!
£1610 + VAT - APIL members
£1365 + VAT - Corporate accredited firms
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At APIL we recognise that many of you and your colleagues have been aspiring to
gain recognition of your expertise in carrying out a personal injury caseload.
The APIL certificate will give you this, providing you with the
necessary skills to handle small to medium-sized accident cases from
instructions through to conclusion, showing competency in:
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investigation
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funding, costs and risk assessment
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procedure
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damages
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liability (RTA, employers, occupiers and public)
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medical evidence
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core skills
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Gain quick entry at APIL senior litigator level
Upon successful completion of the certificate, can help you
fast track through
to APIL senior litigator level subject to the completion of
the APIL application form and the necessary trial experience.
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The certificate is made up of 8 modules, entitled:
Who should attend?
The certificate is particularly appropriate for fee earners who are either
new to personal injury work or have less than five years' experience in handling
a PI caseload, for example trainee/newly qualified solicitors, paralegals, legal
executives or junior barristers.
Level:
APIL: litigator/senior litigator
Law Society: introductory/intermediate (ref: XR/APIL)
Workshops:
It is acknowledged that workshops are a good way of learning. Delegates
may therefore be split up into groups to challenge what has been learnt.
Assessment:
At the end of each module, a multiple-choice test will be circulated to
each applicant for completion. Each test will be marked by an independent assessor
and the results notified to the applicant in writing.
Duration, frequency and location:
It is anticipated that most applicants will complete the certificate over
a two year period although the courses have been spread such that the certificate
can be completed within one year if required. To achieve this, applicants may be
required to attend courses away from their local regional centre.
Each one-day course offers 5.5 CPD hours and will run in London, Leeds, Manchester,
Liverpool, Newcastle and Bristol.
More courses may be scheduled, subject to demand, and applicants may attend the
modules in any order they wish.
Accreditation:
Each course is CPD accredited by
the:
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
SRA of England and Wales
Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX)
The Bar Standards Board
Price:
Each module
is priced at £195 + VAT for corporate accredited firms, £230 + VAT for APIL members
and £335 + VAT for non-members.
Delegates can either choose to pay for the certificate
in one single payment, or in 8 instalments. If delegates choose to pay in instalments,
payment is required at least six weeks prior to each course date.
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Graduates |
Andrew Stinchcombe,
Bond Pearce LLP
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"Obtaining the APIL certificate in personal injury law was extremely useful to me as a day to day practitioner. Not only did it provide a very helpful refresher on the various aspects of personal injury law but it also provided very useful training from a business point of view in how to run a PI practice economically and profitably...overall the certificate has been a great use to me and is certainly a very useful asset to have on my CV."
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Rachel Flannigan,
Express Solicitors
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"The various modules not only provided me with further knowledge, they even helped me expand on what I already knew. As a fee earner with a varied case load, the fact that different types of accidents are covered has helped me no end. I can always refer back to the course notes. I have now also been accepted as a Senior Litigator under the APIL accreditation scheme as a result of completing the certificate."
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