Management Course Stage One - The Core Skills

Introduction

Whilst the compulsory requirement for all solicitors to attend MCS1 in the first 3 years of admission may have been removed by the SRA, the core skills required of all solicitors remain as well as for those on the journey to becoming a successful manager.

Aimed at all solicitors in their first 3 years of PQE, this classroom seminar will explore the key skills areas which all practitioners must develop; all of which are aligned to the 4 Core Competency sections of the SRA Threshold Standard in the Competency Statement.

Presented by our highly experienced management tutor and author, Peter Scott, this in-person course will provide an enjoyable, interactive, and practical workshop for delegates.

What You Will Learn

This course will cover the following:

A - Ethics, Professionalism and Judgement

• Managing Your Learning and Development
• CPD as part of your career path
• Assessment and reflection
• Problem Solving
• Applying understanding, critical thinking and analysis to solve problems
• Assessing, recognising inconsistencies and gaps
• Evaluating the quality and reliability of information to make effective judgements
• Obtaining Relevant Facts
• Use of questioning and effective listening

B - Technical Legal Practice

• Negotiating solutions to client's problems
• Managing expectations
• Assessing, communicating, and managing risk

C - Working with Other People

• Professional Relationships - Client Facing
• Establishing and maintaining effective and professional relations with clients
• Effective communications
• Diversity - equality and fairness
• Professional Relationships - Inside Your Firm
• Establishing and maintaining effective and professional relations with colleagues
• Managing conflict
• Being a team player
• Persuasion skills

D - Managing Yourself & Your Work

• Applying Good Business Practice
• The key financial drivers in a law firm
• Applying the rules of professional conduct on accounting and financial matters
• Understanding the organisational and financial context in which the firm works and your role in it
• Managing Yourself & Your Work
• Managing your time
• Personal effectiveness
• Personal progression