Armenia Advocate Qualification study plan
Armenia Advocate Qualification · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Civil Law and Civil Procedure
Map the Civil Code into a one-page outline covering persons, property, obligations, and inheritance
Distinguish the core types of civil contracts and state the consequences of each breach remedy
Draft a short memo identifying the limitation periods that apply to three hypothetical claims
Solve 15 civil-law multiple-choice questions and log every wrong answer with the rule it tested
Your checkpoint
A one-page Civil Code map plus a 30-item error log of missed questions with corrected rules
Civil Law and Civil Procedure
Trace a civil case from filing through appeal and cassation, naming each procedural step and deadline
Identify the grounds for rejecting or returning a statement of claim and the judge's options
Write a model statement of claim for a simple contract dispute with all required elements
Explain the burden of proof and the rules on admissibility of evidence in civil proceedings
Your checkpoint
A model statement of claim plus a procedural timeline chart with every statutory deadline labeled
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Classify offences by object and severity and state the sentencing consequences of each category
Outline the elements of the most tested offences against person, property, and public order
Distinguish the stages of criminal proceedings and the procedural status of each participant
Draft a reasoned pre-trial detention motion applying the statutory criteria
Your checkpoint
An offence-elements table covering at least 15 offences plus one complete pre-trial detention motion
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Apply the rules on evidence gathering, admissibility, and exclusion in criminal cases
State the grounds and procedure for appeal and cassation review in criminal matters
Write a defense position paper challenging one procedural violation
Answer 20 mixed criminal law and procedure questions under timed conditions
Your checkpoint
A defense position paper plus a timed 20-question quiz scored and reviewed
Constitutional Law & Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure
Outline the constitutional hierarchy of norms and the grounds for constitutional review
Explain the constitutional guarantees of fundamental rights and the permissible limits on them
Map the administrative procedure from an administrative act through administrative court review
Draft an administrative complaint and a statement of claim challenging an unlawful administrative act
Your checkpoint
A constitutional-rights summary sheet plus a paired administrative complaint and court claim on the same facts
Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure & Advocacy Law and Professional Ethics
List the grounds for annulment of administrative acts and the standards of judicial review
Summarize the advocate's duties of loyalty, confidentiality, and avoidance of conflicts of interest
Identify disciplinary offences and the sanctions that may follow
Analyze three ethics scenarios and reach a defensible conclusion for each
Your checkpoint
A written ethics opinion on three conflict-of-interest scenarios with cited rules
Advocacy Law and Professional Ethics & Legal Writing and Practical Legal Skills
Draft a persuasive cassation complaint with a clear statement of legal grounds
Structure a legal opinion using issue, rule, application, and conclusion
Edit a sample document for clarity, precision, and correct citation form
Practice a 20-minute oral argument outline on an assigned legal issue
Your checkpoint
One polished cassation complaint and one legal opinion, both self-edited against a checklist
Other Branches of Law (Labor, Tax, Family, Commercial, International) & Constitutional Law & Civil Law and Civil Procedure & Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure & Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure & Advocacy Law and Professional Ethics & Legal Writing and Practical Legal Skills
Summarize key rules in labor, tax, family, commercial, and international law in a condensed reference sheet
Complete two full-length timed mock exams and score them against the answer key
Re-review the weakest domains identified by mock-exam results
Consolidate all error logs into a final one-page rule sheet for exam-day recall
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with a final one-page rule sheet drawn from all error logs
Milestones
Week 2: Complete the Civil Code map and model claim, and score at least 70% on a 20-question civil-law self-test
Week 4: Complete the offence table and defense paper, and score at least 70% on a timed 20-question criminal self-test
Week 6: Produce the administrative claim and ethics opinion, and score at least 75% on a mixed constitutional and administrative self-test
Week 8: Score at least 75% on both full-length mock exams and submit the final one-page rule sheet