5 Courses Sole practitioners Experienced practitioners will guide you through the challenges and pitfalls of running your own practice with a focus on: • business planning and development • work and people management • financial management and profitability • financing your practice – taxation strategies • ethics and professional responsibility • trust money and trust records • setting up the trust account • trust account pitfalls and problems • Lawcover and risk management • stress management Course dates Workshop dates Assessment date Completion date 1– 3 Feb 2018 19 Feb 2018 5 Mar 2018 5 – 7 Apr 2018 23 Apr 2018 7 May 2018 31 May – 2 Jun 2018 18 Jun 2018 2 Jul 2018 6 – 8 Sept 2018 24 Sept 2018 8 Oct 2018 18 - 20 October 5 Nov 2018 19 Nov 2018 22 – 24 Nov 2018 10 Dec 2018 14 Jan 2019 Partners Learn the role and responsibilities of partners in: •  strategic and business planning •   management systems and technology •   work and people management •   effective partnership relations •   marketing and business development •   financial management and profitability •   ethics and professional responsibility •   trust money – responsibility, pitfalls and problems •   Lawcover and risk management •   financing your practice – taxation strategies •   stress management Course dates Workshop dates Assessment date Completion date 15 –17 Mar 2018 3 Apr 2018 16 Apr 2018 28 – 30 Jun 2018 16 Jul 2018 30 Jul 2018 20 – 22 Sept 2018 8 Oct 2018 22 Oct 2018 Large firm partners With a strong emphasis on strategic and business issues confronting partners in national legal practices, learn the role and responsibilities of partners in: •  strategic and business planning •   maintaining positive partner relations •   business development and client relationship strategies •   managing time and planning •   financial mechanics and costing •   staff management, motivation and IR •   personal performance and stress management •   trust money – responsibility, pitfalls and problems •   ethics and professional responsibility •   risk management – the insurer’s perspective •   risk management – prevention strategies Course dates Workshop dates Assessment date Completion date 26 – 28 Jul 2018 13 August 2018 27 August 2018 Corporate and Government This course is designed for in-house lawyers and focuses on legal and organisational strategy. This course covers the role of in-house lawyers in: •  strategic management – challenges for corporate and government lawyers • people management •  work and systems management •  developing an ethical business culture •  financial mechanics – budgets and balance sheets •  client relationship strategies – delivering value •  ethics and professional responsibility •  risk management – the insurer’s perspective •  risk management – prevention strategies • stress management Course dates Workshop dates Assessment date Completion date 15 –17 Feb 2018 5 Mar 2018 19 Mar 2018 10 –12 May 2018 28 May 2018 12 Jun 2018 15 –17 Aug 2018 3 Sept 2018 17 Sept 2018