CPD 1.5 hours
PEAT Outcome - Relevant legal knowledge
OBJECTIVES
This webinar will provide essential guidance on how to assess a child's capacity to instruct a solicitor, in line with legal and ethical obligations, and offer tips on how to effectively obtain and understand a child's views and instructions.
DELEGATES
This Zoom webinar will be of interest to trainee solicitors, newly qualified solicitors, and anyone seeking a comprehensive refresher on key legal topics.
SPEAKER
Stephanie Miller, Solicitor, CLAO
The Civil Legal Assistance Office "CLAO" is a network of four offices in Scotland that helps people with specific civil legal problems. The offices cover Edinburgh and Lothian, Highlands and Islands, Argyll and Bute, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Stephanie Miller has been a solicitor for 20 years, specialising in child protection law. In addition, she has also been a Safeguarder for 17 years and a Child Welfare Reporter for 5 years. Stephanie was also the legal counsel for life long links. Along the way Stephanie has been a foster carer, contact supervisor and she provides training to new safeguarders, panel members and the training academy. Stephanie has a very strong passion for child law, shge is based in the Aberdeen office of CLAO, and her current aim is to provide access to legal advice and representation to children in the North East of Scotland.
