This is a course for new in-house lawyers or those thinking about changing career from private practice.
All lawyers understand that being an in-house lawyer is different to private practice, but how is it different?
Do you have a good understanding of what is it like to deliver legal services within a business environment in which your client is also your employer? Are you fully equipped for the challenge?
As an in-house lawyer you’re a crucial part of a business team. You’ll need to interact with company executives, management and fellow employees. Working closely with non-legal colleagues while handling a wide range of legal issues relevant to the organisation is key. This can be challenging and there are a number of new skills and ways of working that you’ll need to adapt to.
You’ll also need to understand and demonstrate your value in a situation where you can no longer rely on billings and chargeable hours. Handling the career differences can lead to greater job satisfaction and a better work-life balance, while making a real difference to an organisations goals.
This comprehensive half day course has been designed especially to prepare those thinking about making the move to in-house legal work, aswell as those who have recently made the change.
Benefits of attending
By attending this course you will:
- Understand the differences between being an in-house lawyer and private practice
- Get to grips with how to succeed in the corporate world
- Learn about the specific challenges you could face and how to approach them
- Consider the career differences and potential benefits
- Examine ways to focus on company ethics and demonstrate your value
Certifications:
- CPD: 3 hours for your records
- Certificate of completion
Course Content
The new relationship: getting to grips with your new 'client'
- Coping with differences in teams
- Working in teams
- Leading and managing
- Co-location/virtual working
Handling career differences
- Career progression
- The opportunities and responsibilities of variety and flexibility
- Work-life balance
Ethics and value
- Ethics - coming under pressure and saying “No"
- Taking decisions your organisation respects
- The complexity of ethics
- Demonstrating value
- Understanding purpose and demonstrating value
- New types of KPIs
- Business thinking
Course Provider
Helene Russell,
The Knowledge BusinessFounder of The Knowledge Business, is a UK solicitor (non-practising) and specialist in Knowledge, Learning and Innovation. After 8 years in practice, primarily in clinical negligence litigation defence, she has worked as a self-employed knowledge management consultant for 13 years. Hélène specialises in practical tools to improve the efficiency and profitability of real-life law firms.
Hélène has extensive experience in business strategy, project management and teaching leadership skills. She runs a popular 'KM Strategy + coaching' course in UK and has written short form and lengthy strategies for a variety of law firms, as well, of course, as writing her own business’s strategy. Hélène has spoken at various events, including Ark’s KM Legal, Lexpo-18, for UWE, St Andrew’s University, BLS and Allice, and chaired international conferences.
She runs a global online KM training and networking group and is a core committee member organising the annual UK Knowledge Mobilisation Conference and
Chair of CILIP’s Knowledge and Information Management Special Interest Group. Hélène has an executive MBA with distinction (which included a strategy module), and she is the sole author of two textbooks, contributor to five of Ark’s multi-author books and is currently contracted to Facet Publishing to write a handbook on KM Strategy.
Who Should Attend
This course has been specifically designed for those thinking about moving to an in-house legal position, aswell as those that have recently made the change.
