PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR LAWYERS
A FRAHAN LEGAL ACADEMY COURSE
Optimise your skills to manage complex, long-term projects and carry out multiple projects at the same time.
Our Project Management Soft Skills Training Program is designed specifically for lawyers in law firms and in-house law departments.
It will address the special challenges most lawyers experience in relation to project management and provide them with the skills and methodologies necessary to elevate their project management skills, become highly effective project managers, and contribute in a successful way to the projects led by your clients or business colleagues.
Available in English, French and Dutch.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This program will be beneficial for lawyers managing projects in law firms and in-house law departments who wish to become more effective in managing either a complex project or a portfolio of simultaneous projects.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN LEGAL PRACTICE
What is project management, and when to use this methodology (or not)?
What are the alternatives to project management, and when to use them?
Four reasons why project management is problematic for lawyers
METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS
Traditional vs. agile project management
Overview of project management techniques and tools
How to manage roles, tasks, calendar and budgets
How to integrate risks in project management
How to deal with urgent and unexpected matters
MANAGING A PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS
Listing projects and setting priorities
How to deal with conflicting demands from various clients or colleagues
Overview of portfolio management concepts and techniques
Strategies for mitigating risk and managing expectations.
OPTIMISING YOUR CONTRIBUTION
Understanding the project management culture of your organisation
How to excel as a project team member
How to avoid doing all the work that others don’t want to do
Project teams in matrix organisations
