Course description
Overview
The modern lawyer requires a raft of business skills beyond the everyday requirements of providing legal advice and matching the expectations of clients. To be a successful Partner of any business providing legal services, Partners need to be able to successfully manage a work portfolio whilst devoting time to administration and management. This course will provide a raft of practical management techniques and guidance tailored to legal providers that can be implemented immediately.
Who is this for?
This course is designed for those solicitors who wish to take the step from Senior Solicitor or Associate status to that of Partner. The course will highlight in a structured way the challenges that new Partners face, the critical skills and qualities required, and steps that need to be taken to achieve measurable goals and objectives.
What will you learn?
- Understand the key elements of the SRA Code of Conduct
- Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of a Partner/Departmental head
- Analyse the skills and mindset required to develop as a leader
- Learn how to create a departmental business plan
- Understand the key requirements of managing a team
- Improve communication skills by applying the OSCAR model of communication
- Evaluate delegation techniques appropriate to your team
- Learn how to give and receive feedback
- Understand how to achieve Trusted Advisor status
- Improve time management and productivity of you and your team
SRA competence
C, D
Other related courses
How to be a Commercial Asset to your Law Firm
The Law Firm as a Commercial Enterprise
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is designed for those solicitors who wish to take the step from Senior Solicitor or Associate status to that of Partner. The course will highlight in a structured way the challenges that new Partners face, the critical skills and qualities required, and steps that need to be taken to achieve measurable goals and objectives.
Training Course Content
Learning objectivesUnderstand the key elements of the SRA Code of ConductEvaluate the roles and responsibilities of a Partner/Departmental headAnalyse the skills and mindset required to develop as a leaderLearn how to create a departmental business planUnderstand the key requirements of managing a teamImprove communication skills by applying the OSCAR model of communicationEvaluate delegation techniques appropriate to your teamLearn how to give and receive feedbackUnderstand how to achieve Trusted Advisor statusImprove time management and productivity of you and your team