The training is compulsory for any Amicus volunteer intending to go to the US, equipping them to be of maximum use to an office immediately on arrival; all applicants must have completed the course within the three years prior to applying. The training is also available to UK-based volunteer case workers, to future US volunteers not affiliated with Amicus and to anyone interested in human rights and/or the use of capital punishment in the US.
The training programme is accredited by 21 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points/hours with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
Our Spring 2021 speakers included...
Peter Pringle
Death row exoneree
Sunny Jacobs
Death row exoneree
Shayla J Galloway
Metro Capital Defender, Atlanta, Georgia
Liz Vartkessian
Advancing Real Change, Baltimore, Maryland
Mark George QC
Senior criminal defence practitioner at Garden Court North Chambers
Professor Jon Yorke
Professor of Human Rights and Director of the Centre of Human Rights at BCU
Lauren Bates-Brownsword
Bar Course Student, ICCA
Maddie Steele
Barrister, Unity Street Chambers
Doug Passon
Criminal Defense Lawyer, Doug Passon Law
Dr Bea Myers
Lecturer in Law, University of Winchester
Christina Rudy
Metro Capital Defender, Atlanta, Georgia
Christian Lamar
Metro Capital Defender, Atlanta, Georgia
To view a past training programme, click here.
Training for Members
Students /
Unwaged
£5500
Non-lawyers /
Pupils / Trainees
£11900
Qualified Barristers /
Solicitors < 5 years call / PQE
£18800
Qualified Barristers /
Solicitors > 5 years call / PQE
£29700
Training for Non-Members
Students /
Unwaged
£6600
Non-lawyers /
Pupils / Trainees
£13200
Qualified Barristers /
Solicitors < 5 years call / PQE
£20900
Qualified Barristers /
Solicitors > 5 years call / PQE
£33000
Training Plus Membership
Students /
Unwaged
£7300
Non-lawyers /
Pupils / Trainees
£16700
Qualified Barristers /
Solicitors < 5 years call / PQE
£23600
Qualified Barristers /
Solicitors > 5 years call / PQE
£34500