The NSW ODPP and the AAI present
Advanced Advocacy Skills Workshop - Sydney 2026
Wednesday 26 August 2026 - 5.00pm* to 6.30pm - ONLINE by ZOOM
Thursday 27 August 2026 - 5.00pm* to 6.00pm - ONLINE by ZOOM
Saturday 5 September 2026 - 8.45am to 3.45pm – IN-PERSON
All times are SYDNEY Time.
Saturday Venue: Family Court of Australia, 99 Goulburn Street, Sydney
Thank you for joining this Advocacy Skills Workshop.
ALL ADVOCATES:
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHOP TIMETABLE and
CASE STUDY documents using the links in Part 3 below.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES DOWNLOADING THESE MATERIALS, PLEASE CONTACT THE AAI AT: aai@advocacy.com.au
Part 1 ALL ADVOCATES ATTEND ONLINE
Wednesday 26 August - 5.00pm* to 6.30pm - ONLINE by ZOOM
*Online log-on opens 30 mins earlier
Participants join senior AAI advocacy trainers online in an interactive discussion covering a general
introduction to advocacy, how to develop an effective case theory and how to bring that to a persuasive argument.
ALL ADVOCATES ZOOM LOG-ON:
To automatically join Zoom Meeting - Click on this link ...
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2716263497?pwd=cjZmOXRXOUp0dUVpaTdaWEM2TEwyQT09
(ID: 2716263497 Password: Advocacy)
Part 2 ALL ADVOCATES ATTEND ONLINE
Thursday 27 August - 5.00pm* to 6.00pm - ONLINE by ZOOM
*Online log-on opens 30 mins earlier
The discussion continues with techniques in questioning a witness and skills in communication in court.
ALL ADVOCATES ZOOM LOG-ON:
To automatically join Zoom Meeting - Click on this link ...
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2716263497?pwd=cjZmOXRXOUp0dUVpaTdaWEM2TEwyQT09
(ID: 2716263497 Password: Advocacy)
Part 3 - Saturday 5 September - 8.45am to 3.45pm - IN-PERSON
SATURDAY VENUE: Family Court of Australia, 99 Goulburn Street, Sydney
Advocates break into small groups for a day of performance and review on a range of advocacy tasks.
DOWNLOAD TIMETABLE and MATERIALS by BY CLICKING HERE: (you will be asked to identify yourself before download).
IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES DOWNLOADING THESE MATERIALS, PLEASE CONTACT THE AAI AT: aai@advocacy.com.au