Advocate Qualification Attestation (Kazakhstan) study plan
Advocate Qualification Attestation (Kazakhstan) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Civil Law and Civil Procedure
Map the Civil Code structure (General Part, property rights, obligations, inheritance) into a one-page outline with article ranges for each book
Draft a comparison table of the main types of civil-law contracts (sale, lease, contract for work, services, loan) listing essential terms, form requirements, and liability rules
Solve 20 short hypotheticals on transactions, representation, and limitation periods, writing the governing article next to each answer
Recite the rules on invalidity of transactions and consequences of invalidity without notes, then correct gaps from the Code text
Your checkpoint
A 10-page civil law summary sheet with article citations and 20 solved hypotheticals reviewed against the Code
Civil Law and Civil Procedure & Practical Skills: Legal Writing, Client Interviewing, and Case Analysis
Outline the civil procedure timeline from filing a claim to enforcement, naming each stage, deadline, and procedural document
Draft a complete statement of claim on a supplied fact pattern, including jurisdiction, parties, facts, legal basis, prayer for relief, and attachment list
Draft a reasoned appeal and a cassation complaint against a hypothetical judgment, distinguishing grounds for each instance
Practice two client interviews on civil disputes, extracting facts and identifying the client's evidentiary burden
Summarize the rules on court costs, state duty, and procedural deadlines in a checklist
Your checkpoint
A claim, an appeal, and a cassation complaint drafted on the same fact pattern, plus a procedural deadlines checklist
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Build a table of elements for at least 15 offences against the person, property, and public safety, with the governing Criminal Code articles
Distinguish complicity, attempt, and voluntary abandonment by applying them to five short scenarios
Outline the system and types of criminal punishment and the rules for imposing sentence, including mitigating and aggravating circumstances
Write a one-page note on the statute of limitations and grounds excluding criminal liability
Your checkpoint
An offence-elements table covering 15 offences with article citations and five scenario analyses on incomplete offences and complicity
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure & Practical Skills: Legal Writing, Client Interviewing, and Case Analysis
Map the criminal procedure stages from registration of a report to execution of judgment, naming the decision taken at each stage and its deadlines
Draft a motion to admit evidence and a motion challenging an investigator, each grounded in specific procedural articles
Analyze a case file and draft a defence position paper identifying procedural violations and evidentiary gaps
Practice a custodial-client interview simulation, documenting the first-hours action checklist for a defence counsel
Summarize the rights of a suspect and accused at each stage in a two-column reference sheet
Your checkpoint
A defence position paper on a simulated criminal case file plus two procedural motions and a client-rights reference sheet
Constitutional Law and Fundamentals of the Legal System of Kazakhstan & Advocacy, Bar Organization, and Professional Ethics
Outline the constitutional order, rights and freedoms, and the status of the President, Parliament, and Government in a structured diagram
Explain the hierarchy of normative legal acts and the rules for resolving conflicts between them, with three worked examples
Summarize the constitutional basis of the right to qualified legal assistance and the guarantees of advocate independence
Draft a constitutional complaint-style argument on a hypothetical rights violation, citing constitutional provisions
Your checkpoint
A constitutional system diagram plus a written argument on a hypothetical rights violation grounded in constitutional provisions
Advocacy, Bar Organization, and Professional Ethics & Legal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Compliance
Draft the organizational chart of the bar: general meeting, presidium, audit commission, territorial collegiums, and the licensing and disciplinary bodies
Summarize the requirements for admission to the bar, suspension, and termination of licence in a checklist
Map the disciplinary proceedings stages and sanctions, and write a hypothetical defence memo for an advocate facing a complaint
Compile the core duties of an advocate toward the client, the court, and the profession into a code-of-conduct quick card
Analyze three ethical dilemmas (conflict of interest, confidentiality, fee arrangement) and write a reasoned resolution for each
Your checkpoint
A bar-organization chart, an admission checklist, and three written ethical-dilemma resolutions with cited rules
Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure & Legal Regulation of Economic Activity and Business Law
Outline the types of administrative acts, the grounds for their adoption, and the procedure for appealing them to a higher body and to court
Draft an administrative complaint and an application to court challenging an administrative act on a supplied fact pattern
Summarize the rules on administrative liability, including the elements of an administrative offence and the limitation periods
Outline the legal forms of business entities, registration requirements, and licensing rules for regulated activities
Summarize the rules on state procurement and on protection of entrepreneurs' rights in a two-page note
Your checkpoint
An administrative complaint and court application drafted on one fact pattern, plus a business-entities comparison table
Constitutional Law and Fundamentals of the Legal System of Kazakhstan & Civil Law and Civil Procedure & Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure & Advocacy, Bar Organization, and Professional Ethics & Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure & Legal Regulation of Economic Activity and Business Law & Practical Skills: Legal Writing, Client Interviewing, and Case Analysis & Legal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Compliance
Complete two full timed mock exams under exam conditions and score them by domain
Re-study the three weakest domains identified by mock results, rewriting condensed notes for each
Practice three client interviews and one oral argument, recording yourself and noting improvements
Review all summary sheets and quick cards, flagging any rule you cannot state from memory for final revision
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with a written error log and a one-page final revision checklist of weak rules
Milestones
Week 2: Can draft a claim, appeal, and cassation complaint within time limits without consulting templates, citing correct procedural articles
Week 4: Scores at least 70% on a self-made criminal law and procedure quiz and produces a coherent defence position paper
Week 6: Can explain bar governance, admission, and disciplinary procedure from memory and resolve three ethical dilemmas with cited rules
Week 8: Scores at least 75% overall on both timed mock exams with no domain below 60%