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The sessions on 3 and 8 May will be held at Wragge & Co, 3 Waterhouse Square, 142 Holborn, London, EC1N 2SW
To reserve a place or make an inquiry, click here, and we will contact you with further details. Managing Legal Risk – Who should do what With increased focus on risk management, in-house lawyers have a huge opportunity to contribute to the success of their organisations. Stepping back from the relentless flow of reactive work and using a model to help identify the areas of legal risk which merit priority, participants in this workshop will leave with concrete ideas as well as useful materials to share with their business colleagues.
Boosting the compliance effort – without souring relationships Blocker or facilitator? Policeman or ally? Many in-house lawyers find that regulatory compliance responsibilities have a negative connotation. Whilst there is no denying that some situations are beyond creativity or open-mindedness, there is much which an in-house lawyer can do to encourage compliance by making sure that those who may contravene have a better understanding of how they are constrained and do more than pay lip service. We will explore ways of replacing the attitude of ‘I can do what I like until the lawyers find out or tell me not to do it’ with ‘ I need to know what the constraints are on my behaviour’. The topics we will cover include:
Using your in-house experience to make a difference – to your organisation, your colleagues and your career prospects Many legal departments have flat reporting structures, which cut out intermediate levels of management. This can pose a problem in that it eliminates the obvious scope for promotion. At a certain point an experienced in-house lawyer may decide that the only way to advance is to move to a new organisation, but this should ideally be stimulated by the lure, and the capability to rise to the challenge of a new job. This workshop explores how you can balance self-interest with making a real contribution. The topics we will cover include:
Working well and cost effectively with external advisers This workshop covers tips on selecting the right external advisers, making sure that their remit caters for your needs, controlling costs and developing an effective working relationship. Managing external advisers effectively will pay dividends in terms of quality of work as well as costs and efficiency of service. The topics we will cover include:
Your first in-house legal job – how to adapt, integrate, focus effort and succeed This workshop is designed to support you if you are about to move, or have recently moved to an in-house role. It provides practical guidance on how to manage your own and your clients’ expectations and to succeed in a very different environment from what have been used to. We will share ideas on integrating, prioritizing and communicating. The topics we will cover include:
Improving relations with business colleagues – including the hostile, dismissive or sceptical Some business people regard the law (and by association the in-house lawyer) as an alien force from another planet seemingly determined to make their life more complicated or even worse jeopardise their bonus entitlement. The topics we will cover include:
Bringing the best out of your legal team How do you motivate and retain other lawyers? What are the areas for enhanced performance and real cost savings? What resources does your team need to be able to function effectively? What goals should you set for performance and development? What management processes do you need to ensure smooth running without eroding professional autonomy? How do you deal with budgetary and HR policy constraints? How do you make the most of appraisals? The topics we will cover include:
Dealing with legal colleagues who are unhelpful, indifferent or antagonistic Whether you are confronted with this as the ‘boss’, a peer or a subordinate, it can be awkward to find a solution. The topics we will cover include:
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