- Intermediate *6 hours CPD
If you have staff responsibilities, this course is designed to help you to maximise productivity and profitability, and crucially, the enthusiasm and morale of your people.
The session provides a practical overview of the main issues, which anyone with people management responsibilities in law firms or legal departments must understand, starting with acknowledging the 'psyche' of lawyers, and adapting management styles accordingly, working through to developing lawyers and managing their performance.
Key areas covered are:
- Understanding the 'psyche' of lawyers
- Developing standards and common values
- Motivating (and demotivating) people
- Management/leadership styles
- Delegation and development
- Managing performance (feedback and review)
- Dealing with underperformance
The Solicitors’ Code of Conduct Rule 5 makes the effective running of the firm a matter of professional conduct, requiring partners ‘to be able to produce evidence of a systematic and effective approach to management’. It requires effective systems for supervision, risk management and delegation, and expects training to ensure the competence of all personnel in performing their duties. This course will help you meet this requirement.