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