Mission Statement

The Institute of Prison Law, founded in 1998 and operated by Prisons.Org.Uk Ltd, exists to further the knowledge and the practice of prison law. We do this by providing CPD training that is accredited by both the Solicitors Regulation Authority (formerly the Law Society) and the Bar Standards Board, and delivered to our clients by a team of experts who are renowned in their field.

RECRUITMENT.

If you're a prison law solicitor or fee-earner who wants to progress in their career (or a law firm partner wanting to recruit) then our recruitment service is for you. We have successfully placed some of the best prison law specialists in the country. Just email your details to recruitment@prisons.org.uk and we'll contact you within one working day.

ADJUDICATIONS : Practical Skills Day

HM PRISON SERVICE COLLEGE NEWBOLD REVEL, RUGBY. FRIDAY 7th MARCH 2008.

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY IN PRISON LAW

For the last four years the Institute of Prison Law has operated its acclaimed Ceritificate of Competency in Prison Law course, success on which leads to the award of the 'OK Logo' approved by the SRA.

Hundreds of lawyers and Prison Service Officers and Governors have already benefitted from this course - but don't take our word for how good it is, just read what one recent graduate wrote in an unsolicited testimonial:

John Weate, Solicitor & Partner, Roberts Moore Nicholas Jones. Wirral, Cheshire. (2006)

"I am a senior solicitor with Higher Rights in Crime. For some time it has been obvious that most firms have a gap in the service that they provide to their criminal clients. I looked at and became interested in the problems that clients have whilst in prison and working through their sentence. I went on a simple one day course which enlightened me to the possibilities in such work. This course sparked my interest and I began to help my firm's criminal clients as best I could. I then heard of the new Certificate of Competency in Prison Law and discovered that this was a 12 month course very much going into the detail of this area of work. I signed up and completed the course in December, 2005.

"In all the years of study I found this course to be one of the most worthwhile. I have been able to develop a Prison Law Department and over the course of 1 year it has grown to 3 full time fee earners and two part timers. If firms with criminal franchises want to develop and grow then I would recommend this course for those who would wish to become involved in providing the after-care service to sentenced criminal clients."

Recommendations don't come any better than that.

The course is delivered in two formats: Attended and Distance Learning.

Attended Course..............Course Synsopsis....................Booking Form

Distance Learning: ...........Course Synsopsis & Booking Form

The Attended Course costs £2500 +VAT, the Distance Learning Course costs £792 +VAT

For details just click the appropriate links above.