Drama pupils use acting skills to help law students

Drama pupils from Derby College Group have been using their acting skills to help law students by performing a mock tribunal organised by HR and employment law specialist Precept.

The students were given a fictional scenario, which involved a company employee who had been dismissed due to allegedly being under the influence of alcohol at work and being abusive to her boss.

Rob Tice, business owner and director at Precept, said: “It was a great event where the main decision for the tribunal judge was to decide if the dismissal was fair.

“The drama students showed off their acting skills, while the law student delegates learned how a tribunal hearing works, how the law they are learning applies in practice – something so difficult to teach via academia – how to put a case across effectively and the importance of being properly prepared.

“The students were brilliant, and the role-play format worked really well in bringing the case to life.”

Precept has one of the most experienced tribunal specialists in the Midlands in Emma Tice, the firm’s head of employment law and HR.

She said: “Employment tribunal hearings are at a record high and being prepared is a key factor.

“Each claim is very different, and we have a great track record when it comes to successfully defending respondents.

“In the mock tribunal we share our top tips, so it is really great that the law students have been able to access these golden nuggets of information, so that they can, hopefully, have a (successful) future career in employment law.”