JUScampus Course Catalogue
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Introduction to Organizational behaviour for legal professionals: Thinking Things Through for career and profile management as a legal professional
Organizational Behavior (OB) is not a well-known field of studies for legal professionals. However, it is a field that is well known to business professionals who have studied management at university. For example, it is a mandatory course in most Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs in North America. Theories of work motivation, leadership, team dynamics, change management and other organizational theories are part of the introductory curriculum in all OB courses. Organizational behaviourists and organizational psychologists' study four (4) main areas of behavioural science: 1) individual behaviour, 2) group behaviour, 3) organizational structure, and 4) organizational processes, with the goal of maximizing organizational performance and the work performance of professionals working in organizations. They study many facets of these areas, such as personality and perception, attitudes and job satisfaction, group dynamics, office politics and the role of leadership in the organization, work design, the impact of stress on work, decision-making processes, the communication chain, and organizational cultures and climates. Such organizational practice management skills are essential for legal professionals, both to work effectively with their peers and to better service their clients. Soft skills such as communication, teamwork, motivation, understanding office politics and the ability to think and function effectively in a legal organization (law firm) are essential for a successful career. Overall, OB offers the best practices for career and profile management for legal professionals to work more effectively in their organization. Legal professionals are not expected to become "organizational psychologists," but gain essential knowledge for thinking things through in complex organizational bureaucracy structures. These are often lacking in traditional legal education in law school or in continuing professional development (CPD) programs but can be found in OB.
Introduction to the New Justice Legal Risk Framework (LRF)
This course provides an overview of the process for assessing and communicating legal risk and introduces the new Legal Risk Framework. This course discusses the Legal Risk Spectrum, best practices and essential skills in assessing and communicating risk to federal departments and agencies.
Introduction to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
This course provides an overview of the UN Declaration and the Act. Participants, including legal professionals and all public servants, will learn about how they can contribute to government efforts to implement the UN Declaration Act in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples.
Jewish Pride, Rebuilding a People and Reclaiming our Story, antisemitism awareness session
The objectives of the program are to recognize anti-Jewish racism as equal of DE&I discussions on hate and intolerance, and to make connections between historical and contemporary manifestation of anti-Jewish racism.
