u/PriorFantastic2632

Can I just ask when would you EVER only dedicate 45 minutes to prepare to present in court?! How would it be in the clients best interests to spend only 45 minutes preparing their plea in mitigation?! Oh yes I just spent 3/4 of an hour on prep to reduce your 14 year custodial sentence and now im going into court to plea on your behalf!

Surely the SRA are just prepping us to rush our work... not sure how that complies with our codes of conduct!

Is this a thing solicitors/barristers do in practice? Baffled!

Also why are we even really having advocacy exams??/ I have no plans in my career to present in court.