Managing Your Legal Practice CPPD
Course Information
| Start Date | Start Time | Duration | Cost | Course Code | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 26 September 2016 | 09:30 | 1 day | £280.00 | Managing your Legal Practice | Apply Now |
Course Content
This course will introduce you to all the concepts you need to understand what makes a successful law firm. By understanding the goals of your practice, you will be able to communicate ideas and strategies effectively to colleagues and clients.
This course is designed for persons who must be ‘qualified to supervise’ – i.e. sole practitioners, managers of authorised bodies, and supervisors of those who undertake reserved work – it counts towards the SRA requirement that such persons undertake at least 12 hours of management skills training (rule 12 of SRA Practice Framework Rules 2011).
Course Fee: £280 (no VAT)
Course Accreditation: 6 CPD hours
To find out more, please call +44 (0)20 7040 0316 or email cpd-cls@city.ac.uk.
What will I learn?
Managing client relationships
At the end of the course you will be able to:
- State the importance of having a client relationship strategy
- State the main reasons why clients change legal advisors
- State what clients look for in legal service
- Carry out a client satisfaction survey using various methods
- Identify ethical cross-selling opportunities
Managing people
At the end of the course you will be able to:
- Identify your preferred learning style
- State the four elements of Kolb’s learning cycle
- State best practice for delegating client work
- Distinguish motivating and demotivating behavior by managers
- State best practice rules for giving effective feedback to others
- Run an effective appraisal meeting
Managing finance
At the end of the course you will be able to:
- Analyse profit/loss accounts and balance sheets
- Assess the financial health of a law firm
- Analyse the profitability of different departments
- Prepare a work breakdown summary and timeline for a case or transaction
- Prepare a fee quote based on this summary and timeline
Application Deadline:
To book your place now please contact:
Claire Stevens
CPD Business Development Executive
Tel: +44 (0)20 7040 0323
Email:Claire.Stevens.1@city.ac.uk
Stephen Laurie
CPD Business Manager
Tel: +44 (0)20 7040 0364
Email:s.laurie@city.ac.uk
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