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 7 - 9 Feb 2019 25 Feb 2019 11 Mar 2019 4 - 6 Apr 2019 23 Apr 2019 6 May 2019 13 - 15 Jun 2019 1 Jul 2019 15 Jul 2019 25 - 27 Jul 2019 12 Aug 2019 26 Aug 2019 19 - 21 Sep 2019 8 Oct 2019 21 Oct 2019 21 - 23 Nov 2019 9 Dec 2019 13 Jan 2020 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 21 - 23 Feb 2019 11 Mar 2019 25 Mar 2019 16 - 18 May 2019 3 Jun 2019 17 Jun 2019 22 - 24 Aug 2019 9 Sep 2019 23 Sep 2019 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 2 - 4 May 2019 20 May 2019 3 Jun 2019 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 13 - 15 Mar 2019 1 Apr 2019 15 Apr 2019 27 - 29 Jun 2019 15 Jul 2019 29 Jul 2019 16 - 18 Oct 2019 4 Nov 2019 18 Nov 2019