MJLD

The Marshalling Scheme gives students an amazing opportunity to attend either the Liverpool Crown Court, Family Court or County Court to witness court proceedings and legal professionals in action.

 

The application forms have been passed to all Liverpool Universities and should be obtained from them where possible.

 

Please also note that the January 2024 MJLD newsletter to be released shortly includes an article where a student describes her insightful Marshalling Scheme experience and the November 2023 MJLD newsletter includes some feedback to assist students with drafting their applications.

 

Birkenhead County Court 

 

Eligibility Criteria

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The Birkenhead County Court Marshalling Scheme is run by the Merseyside Junior Lawyers Division on behalf of Birkenhead County Court. The eligibility criteria is set by the County Court. 

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The County Court is willing to accept students to marshal at the County Court on a rotational basis every 3 weeks, in accordance with the criteria set out in this document. The Merseyside JLD will select the students based on their eligibility criteria and application form. 

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The new dates are as follows:

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• Applications Open – 5th February 2024

• Applications Close – 19th February 2024

• Sitting with Court – between Mid-March 2024 – end of June 2024

 

Students will marshal on Wednesday mornings every week for a period of 3 weeks at the County Court and The Family Court, 76 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5EN.

 

The start and end dates for the scheme for each student will be negotiated with the MJLD and with DJ Hennessy. 

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Career Criteria

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The scheme is appropriate for those wishing to pursue a career at the Bar or as a Solicitor. Successful candidates will demonstrate an interest in advocacy and public speaking. They will also demonstrate an interest in Civil and Family law. 

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QEII Liverpool 

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The Queen Elizabeth II Crown Court Marshalling Scheme is run by the Merseyside Junior Lawyers Division on behalf of Liverpool Crown Court. The eligibility criteria is strict and set by the Crown Court. Please do not apply if you do not meet the criteria, particularly the requirement that you are a 3rd year law student or a GDL/CPE student.

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Process

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Each term, the Crown Court is willing to accept 3 students to marshal at Liverpool Crown Court in accordance with the criteria set out in this document. The Merseyside JLD will apply the criteria to applicants and nominate them to HHJ Woodhall. 

 

The new dates are as follows:

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• Applications Open – 5th February 2024

• Applications Close – 19th February 2024

• Sitting with Court – between Mid-April 2024 – Mid-May 2024

 

The successful candidates will marshal 3 days in 1 week. The dates will be negotiated with the MJLD and with HHJ Woodhall.

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Career Criteria

 

The scheme is appropriate for those wishing to pursue a career at the criminal bar. Successful candidates will demonstrate an interest in advocacy and public speaking. They will also demonstrate an interest in criminal law and the criminal justice system.

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Liverpool Family Court

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The Family Court Marshalling Scheme is run by the Merseyside Junior Lawyers Division on behalf of the Family Court in Liverpool. Please do not apply if you do not meet the criteria, particularly the requirement that you are a 3rd year law student or a GDL/CPE student.

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Process

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Each term, the Family Court is willing to accept 3 students to marshal in accordance with the criteria set out in this document. The Merseyside JLD will apply the criteria to applicants and nominate them to HHJ Reaney. 

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The new dates are as follows:

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• Applications Open – 5th February 2024

• Applications Close – 19th February 2024

• Sitting with Court – between Mid-March 2024 – end of June 2024

 

The successful candidates will marshal for one day with the Court. The dates will be negotiated with the MJLD and with HHJ Reaney.

 

Career Criteria

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The scheme is appropriate for those wishing to pursue a career in Family law. Successful candidates will demonstrate an interest in advocacy and public speaking

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Academic Criteria

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This scheme is open to 3rd year Law students (single or joint honours) and PGDL, LPC, BPC, LLM, and SQE students.

Candidates must demonstrate academic excellence and that they have obtained a 2:1 degree classification or higher or that they are on course for a 2:1 degree. This applies to both those students who have studied or are studying Law as undergraduates and those who did not study Law. Post-graduate candidates must be on course to pass their course.

Please note that we will also consider applications from candidates who, due to exceptional circumstances, have not obtained or been predicted a 2:1 classification degree or higher or who are not on track to pass their post-graduate course. In this case, we ask the candidate to state the relevant circumstance(s) in their application so that the same may be considered.

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How to apply and closing date

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Applications must be sent to faye.morris@weightmans.com / zkiszko@jacksonlees.co.uk. 

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Applications must be received no later than 6pm on the date applications close. Applications submitted after the closing date will not be considered. Applications submitted outside of the application period will be returned with advice to resubmit in the next application period.

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Queries

 

Any queries regarding the scheme must be submitted to Faye Morris or Zita Kiszko.   

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