Overview of the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Practice Management: Practical Tips for Managing your Legal Career (018939)

Overview

Delivery method

Online Self-Paced

Duration

2 hours 39 minutes

Audience

Legal Professionnals

Description

Law practice management – managing a law practice – is often defined by law societies as a set of practical tools to assist legal professionals in assessing, maintaining and enhancing their quality of service. They provide a general framework for conducting various aspects of legal work. This course focuses on twenty-one (21) practice management guidelines described as laws of practice, to help streamline the work of legal professionals at the Department of Justice Canada (Justice) according to a set routine or sound practice established by the Legal Practices Policy Division and leading legal professionals at Justice. Inspired from the management best-selling book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership,” this course aims to provide the leading 21 best practices for career and profile management as a legal professional at Justice.

Topics Covered:

• Improve their ability to carry out straightforward files (low to medium complexity or risk level) independently and effectively with minimal supervision.
• Better apply applicable policies, directives, standards, guidelines, and procedures (e.g., Civil Litigation Deskbook) at Justice.
• Better comply with business practices at Justice (e.g., information and document management, access to information, privacy, security, timekeeping protocols).
• Enhance their capacity to use technological tools and resources that support departmental work.
• Work more effectively under pressure.
• Better monitor the quality and timeliness of their work.
• Ensure that they honour their commitments.
• Better manage files in an organized and professional manner.
• Better identify colleagues and others with whom to collaborate including reaching out to expertise within and outside the department.
• Listen and learn from the testimonies of experienced lawyers sharing their practical tips on their best practices for career and profile management.

Accommodation measures: The Department of Justice is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free learning environment. If you have any accessibility needs in order to fully participate in the training activity, please contact your manager to discuss your needs. You may also call upon the services of the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness to help identify what type of accommodation measures you require.

For more information: Contact the Centre for Legal Education Services.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2024 Accreditation Summary.

Click here for the 2023 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions, please contact the accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).