What is Legal Project Management (LegalPM) and what is in it for you? (019104)

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

45 minutes

Audience

Legal Professionnals

Description

Legal project management (LegalPM) can help legal professionals manage files more efficiently and effectively while meeting clients' expectations. In addition to substantive legal knowledge, clients increasingly expect efficient, predictable, and consistent legal services.

Topics covered

This session will provide an overview of LegalPM to the legal professionals of the Department of Justice Canada on the following topics:

• How to implement legal project management principles in legal files in accordance with the Directive on legal project management?;
• What are the benefits of LegalPM?;
• Demonstration of the internal LegalPM tools that may be used to manage files with an emphasis on: Client service, practice management (productivity and efficiency), technology competence, communication challenges and stakeholder engagement;
• The important role of a LegalPM coach.

Registration deadline: 5 working days prior to the course date.

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars.

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).