Course description
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer School: Module 1 - Managing and Leading In-house Legal Teams
The five-day programme is tailored specifically for General Counsels & Chief Legal Officers who are keen to meet the demands of business leaders who want their lawyers to deliver increasingly client-focused levels of service and continue their evolution as TRUE partners in the business.
This course will help you to develop valuable commercial and other essential non-legal skills that are essential for the success of in-house lawyers. Designed to be interactive and highly practical, it provides a useful forum for networking, group discussions and sharing of experiences. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and draw upon the extensive experiences of each other and the Course Director.
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Who should attend?
Who should attend?
- In-house Lawyers in a leadership role for the first time
- Senior In-House Lawyers
- Legal Affairs Managers / Professionals responsible for managing legal services
- Private Practice Lawyers considering a move in-house
- Current or aspiring GCs, CLOs, Heads of Legal and Legal Directors
- Legal Counsel / in-house lawyers in corporates, government or charities, whether or not currently responsible for managing others
- Private Practice Solicitors considering a move in-house
- Any lawyer seeking to maximise personal performance, team effectiveness and organisational impact
Training content
Day One - People
Defining the role of In-house Legal
- Perceptions
- The commercial context: why have inhouse capability?
- Purpose
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Vision
Anatomy 101: what makes “good” In-house Legal?
- What does “good” look like?
- Needs analysis
- Alternate structures
- Achieving a vision
- Case study
Legal team building
- Team Essentials
- Composition
- Required Resources
- Diversity
- Virtual Teams
How to recruit for success, inspire and retain
- Essential Competencies
- Personal attributes
- Core Values
- Personal development
- Inspiring others
- Retention strategies
Leadership: what it is and leadership styles
- Leadership defined
- Characteristics
- Skills and Pitfalls
- In the In-house Legal context
- Leadership Styles
Review and Feedback
Day Two - Politics
Cross-functional integration: managing key relationships
- Collaboration in practice
- Impacts
- Benefits and Pitfalls
- Essentials
Independence and commerciality
- Independence considerations
- Privilege
- Practical Considerations
- Technical adviser vs. business facilitator: maintaining credibility
- Raising commercial awareness of lawyers
Value proposition
- Perceptions and expectations
- Understanding your clients and the business needs
- Ensuring a quality offering
- Increasing efficiency
- “Selling” the service – messaging strategy
- Gaining management support
Cost reductions
- Cost reduction opportunities
- Non-legal roles
- Managed services
- Other initiatives
Getting best value from external law firms and other service providers
- Selecting an external partner
- Tenders, panels and Master Service Agreements
- Fee arrangements
- Volume discounts and other benefits
- Outsourcing
Metrics; KPIs and efficiency
- Current practices
- Types of metrics
- Management Information
- Corporate memory, record keeping and internal knowledge management
- Benchmarking
- Unmeasurables
- Feedback on performance
- Performance goals for external legal providers
Review and Feedback
Day Three - Persuasion
Practical Exercise: Team Challenge
Effective communication skills
- Methods of Communication
- Active Listening
- Observation Skills
- Communication Styles
- Communication Considerations
How to write effectively for business
- Effective writing techniques
- Check Style
- Checklist
Influence and the power of persuasion
- In-house Legal influence challenges
- Essentials
- EI – recap
- Best negotiation practices
- Ciandini’s Six Principles of Persuasion
Raising the legal bar within the business
- Identify need
- Strategies
- Tools
Refresher: Corporate Governance
- Why it matters
- Purpose
- Limitations
- Checks and balances
- How the inhouse team is instructed/used?
Risk Management
- Risk framework roles and remit
- Organisational risk appetite
- Consistency – enhancing and standardising approach
- Likelihood and impact assessment
- Risk Categories
- Risk reporting
- Mitigation and escalation
- Common issues for In-house Legal
Clinic: To discuss issues raised by participants
Recap: Best In-House Practices
Costs
Course fee: £3645 + VAT
Certification / Credits
By the end of the programme, you will have a clear idea of how to achieve better personal performance, team effectiveness and organisational impact.
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