About Us
CPD Training (UK) Limited is a UK-based legal training business whose teachers have presented courses in many different countries. The business was set up by Peter Lyons in 2005. Peter is a highly experienced legal skills teacher who has held senior positions at Nottingham Law School and the College of Law, where he was the Professor of Professional Development.
Other members of the training team are Daniel Simons, Chris Taylor, Judge Nancy Vaidik, Bob Stein and Neil Mapes.
CPD Training's courses cover a wide range of subjects including all areas of dispute resolution, advocacy and presentation skills; negotiation skills, professional conduct and client care and law firm management.
A number of national, provincial and City firms in the UK have hired us to deliver bespoke structured litigation training. This training, which is usually delivered to solicitors with fewer than five years PQE, is an effective way of developing the skills of a firm's Dispute Resolution department. The added value is that the firm's methods and approach to dispute resolution can be built into the courses.
The Director of Litigation Services at Denton Wilde Sapte,Tracey Petter says "...the planning process with [CPD Training] is very much a collaborative one. Peter Lyons is always anxious to understand our training needs from the outset, and then creates a programme that genuinely reflects those requirements. So even where the course in question has been delivered previously, the final product will be bespoke. As a result of all this, the feedback from our lawyers on [these] courses is extremely positive.”
CPD Training has close links to the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), the leading advocacy training organisation in the United States. We have recently entered into an alliance with NITA to provide training in advocacy skills to global and US law firms with offices in London and across Europe.
We are authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide CPD-accredited training for English solicitors. We are also authorised to deliver the Professional Skills Course for trainee solicitors in the core subject of Advocacy & Communication Skills and in elective dispute resolution subjects.
Please take a look around our site at the courses we are able to offer. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please contact us as we would be very happy to develop a bespoke course to meet your requirements.
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