Workshop 3 - Speaker Profile

Mr Pete Cowan, Solicitor and Advocacy Skills Trainer

Pete Cowan is a solicitor with a background in training and over 20 years' experience with private companies and the police. He was, until recently, an Assistant Justices' Clerk working at Magistrates’ Courts in London and South Wales advising Magistrates and assisting District Judges. Pete delivers training in advocacy skills on the Professional Skills Course, the Trainee litigation Programme and various CPD courses for qualified solicitors.

Kaplan Altior

Kaplan Altior is the new trading name for Altior which is now part of Kaplan Professional, one of the UK’s leading providers of financial, business and law training. Kaplan Professional is a part of Kaplan, Inc., a $2billion business and a subsidiary of the Washington Post. Kaplan has been providing education and career services for individuals, schools and businesses around the world for 70 years. Kaplan's mission is to help individuals achieve their educational and career goals. They build futures, one success story at a time.

Kaplan offer established, high quality training courses and consulting services that have always been associated with the Altior brand. In addition, customers can now benefit from Kaplan’s considerable resources. These include sister brands Kaplan Law School and Kaplan Hawksmere. Together, they make up Kaplan's expanded legal professional development arm which offers complete career-long training for lawyers.