People Management

“I liked looking at the importance of induction and probation and getting it right at the beginning. I thoroughly enjoyed the course as a whole”

Delivered by experienced organisational development consultants Vicky Ling and Matthew Howgate, this two-day online course focuses on the key management skills needed to build, strengthen and manage teams while enhancing their performance.

Each session runs online from 10am to 4pm with breaks and is accompanied by a full set of written materials. This session is perfectly pitched at new managers (and potential managers) but is a great reminder session for those who have been managing for some time.

Session 1: Building Your Team – 21st January

With reference to SRA, legal aid, Lexcel and SQM requirements, participants will understand how to deliver effective recruitment, induction and probation, training and development, delegation, creating healthy workplaces and how to manage people exiting the firm.

Session 2: Managing Your Team – 25th February

With reference to SRA, legal aid, Lexcel and SQM requirements, participants will understand how to deliver effective supervision; performance management, giving feedback, dealing with bullying and inappropriate behaviour, whistleblowing and handling grievances and disciplinary matters.

The prices are:

LAPG Member: £420

Non-LAPG Member: £500

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Staying afloat and making money from legal aid has never been harder. This session focusses on understanding resource and income and on budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis. It aims to give participants the tools necessary for effective financial planning and analysis.

“Now I can read our balance sheet properly and see the real benefit of forecasting and monitoring and the introduction of KPIs”
The course is currently under development and it will be reintroduced soon.

Planning is at the heart of a successful practice. We discuss approaches to strategic and operational planning, including undertaking a SWOT and PSTLE analysis and setting meaningful organisational and operational objectives. We also look at business continuity and general risk management. With this in mind, we discuss GDPR and data security risk.

“I’ll certainly use the checklists for compliance, Business Continuity Plan ideas, data security improvements. Thank you for all your enthusiasm and inspiration”

The course is currently under development and it will be reintroduced soon.

All legal aid firms must hold either the Legal Aid Agency’s Specialist Quality Mark or the Law Society’s Lexcel standard. They also need policies and procedures to ensure compliance with SRA, OISC, Legal Aid and other regulatory requirements. This risk focussed session covers how to approach effective policies, procedures safeguards and controls. In addition, our guest tutor, Phanuel Mutumburi, leads a session on diversity, equity and inclusion and their importance in an effective workplace.

The course is currently under development and it will be reintroduced soon.