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Legal Department Management - Building an Effective Function
Sector:
Corporate Legal – Leadership
Technical Focus Area:
Legal Strategy & Leadership
Modular Syllabus
About the Course
This course provides practical training in legal department management, covering how legal functions are structured and operated to deliver efficient, business-aligned legal services. It is designed for legal managers and leaders responsible for legal department operations.
Participants examine legal operating model design, resourcing decisions, and technology adoption, building the practical skills needed to run a legal department efficiently at scale. Case examples illustrate legal department transformation in varied organizational contexts.
Learning Milestones
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Design an effective legal department operating model.
- Make informed in-house versus outside counsel resourcing decisions.
- Evaluate legal technology adoption opportunities.
- Build legal department budgeting and reporting processes.
- Measure legal department performance and value.
- Support legal department transformation initiatives.
Professional Audience
This course is ideal for legal managers and leaders responsible for department operations, including:
- Legal operations managers
- General counsel and legal directors
- Legal department budget owners
- In-house counsel taking on management responsibilities
- Legal technology and process professionals
Legal Operating Model Design
- Legal department operating model options
- Centralized versus embedded legal support
- Legal service delivery models
- Aligning the operating model with business needs
- Common operating model design mistakes
Course Dates & Prices
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