LMS Events

• LMS Legal Human Resources Forum 2008
  September (date TBC) - Hotel Russell, London

• LMS Management Development Programme 2008
  5-8 October - Milton Hill Hotel, Oxfordshire

• LMS Junior Lawyers Forum 2008
  Thursday, 2 October - The Law Society, London

Other Events

LMS Legal Human Resources Forum 2008
September (date TBC)
Hotel Russell, London
CPD Hours: TBC

Planning for the Law Society’s annual Legal Human Resources Forum is well underway. It will be taking place this year on Wednesday, 24 September, at the Hotel Russell in London. We will once again provide you with key speakers discussing those important topics relating to human resources in your practice.

Further details and information to come at a later date.

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LMS Management Development Programme 2008
5-8 October
Milton Hill Hotel, Oxfordshire
CPD Hours: 25.5

Managing a law firm is not getting any easier. The business environment changes constantly, including those changes arising from the credit crunch and the Legal Services Act 2007. These come on top of the ever present challenges of acquiring and satisfying clients, recruiting and retaining staff and improving financial performance. All this puts responsive and consistent management and leadership at the top of the agenda. It is more important than ever to ensure that you have the right level of management expertise to succeed.

The LMS Management Development Programme 2008 is a four-day residential course on law firm management. It is designed to help managing partners, partners (equity or salaried), directors and those involved at a senior law firm management level to manage and lead their firms to continuing business success. Combining the best in modern management thinking and practice, the LMS Management Development Programme 2008 will use a mix of short presentations, realistic case studies, facilitated discussions, practical exercises and individual attention. To ensure the best possible learning environment, numbers are limited to 30 delegates and sell out well in advance.

Don’t just take our word for it

“…It should be required attendance for most senior managers / partners and gives a useful insight into other firms’ issues and methods … It shows you are not alone!”

“…An excellent balance of academic analysis and practical help.”

“…Very good and well balanced course detail. This is a very worthwhile course with informative and proactive speakers. It represents good value for money.”

“… An eye-opening, educational and enjoyable course … It has prepared me for moving forward with many current issues in the practice.”

“I thought the delivery hit exactly the right note and got better through the programme as we all got to know each other.”

About the faculty

The faculty is drawn from members of Sherwood PSF Consulting, a management consultancy specialising in serving professional service firms, especially law firms.

Julian Boardman-Weston has been consulting since 1994. He has worked with lawyers and their firms in a wide variety of consulting and development projects in the UK, Europe, Canada, the Middle East and Russia. He studied law at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, holds a Master of Science in
management from London Business School and has practised at different times as both a barrister and solicitor.

Simon McCall has 14 years’ experience in consulting, facilitating, training and coaching lawyers. He worked as an in-house lawyer in the oil industry and with American Express after qualifying as a solicitor with Lawrence Graham in London. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Cranfield School of Management.

Des O’Connell joined Sherwood in 2001, where he helps clients by advising on strategic and structural issues and creates and delivers bespoke leadership and management development programmes at senior level. He is a trained business coach. He has been a partner and managing
partner of Biddle (now part of Pinsent Masons), and an inhouse lawyer with Barclays Bank Group Legal where he was projects and operations director. He qualified as a solicitor in 1982.

Sally Woodward is a professionally trained facilitator and business coach with 30 years’ experience working with lawyers and other professionals as a fee-earner, senior manager and external consultant. She spent 12 years at Freshfields in a senior management role and also practised as a solicitor with Allison & Humphreys (now part of Field Fisher Waterhouse). She has a Master of Business Administration from London Business School.

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LMS Junior Lawyers Forum 2008
Thursday, 2 October
The Law Society, London
CPD Hours: 7

The seventh LMS Junior Lawyers’ Forum satisfies the criteria for Management Course Stage One (MCS1), an important compulsory phase in your training that must be completed within three years of qualification, and is specifically designed for newly qualified solicitors, those seeking partnership and in-house lawyers interested in the management of a legal department.
 
The course covers essential management issues including finance, marketing, business development, quality, risk management and informative sessions on career development and preparing for partnership.
 
Delegates can choose from six in-house and private practice breakout sessions and have the opportunity to network during the wine reception and exhibition following the event. Delegates also receive free copies of Clarity for Lawyers (Mark Adler, Law Society Publishing, 2006, £29.95 RRP) and Solicitors' Guide to Good Management (Trevor Boutall and Bill Blackburn, Law Society Publishing, 2001, £19.95 RRP).

Please note: delegates must attend all seven hours to earn the MCS1 certificate.

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Solicitors' Code of Conduct CPD Online (The Law Society)
Starting now
Online
CPD Hours: 2

The new Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 came into force on 1 July. It introduced a number of significant changes to the professional conduct regime for solicitors, including the creation of a set of core duties, such as integrity, independence and the best interest of clients, that underpin the rest of the Code; and key changes from the previous Guide to Professional Conduct in the areas of client relations, conflicts of interest, client confidentiality, supervision and the business management of solicitors' firms.

These changes will impact upon the responsibilities of every solicitor in England and Wales.

To help you prepare for this important event, the Law Society has specially developed an online training course designed to enable you to gain an understanding of the contents of the new Code and get up to speed on the impact of the changes. The course also allows you to earn two hours continuing professional development, all at a time and place most convenient to you!

Read an introduction to the course by Fiona Woolf, immediate past President of the Law Society

To get started, simply register and pay online. A username and login will be allocated to you after registration and payment.

Register

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Discounts are also available for group bookings as follows: 6 to 25 individuals receive a 10% discount and bookings for more than 25 individuals receive a 20% discount.

Receive information on group bookings

Printed copies of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 will be available from Prolog for £29.95. The Companion to the Solicitors' Code of Conduct, by Peter Camp, is also available from Prolog for £34.95.

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Risk management module: CPD online (Lexcel in association with PYV Legal)
Starting now
Online
CPD Hours: 2

In association with:

This online training course will show you how to identify and minimise risks confronting your firm. It carries two hours' continuing professional development.

It contains three scenarios of typical risk situations, including taking instructions from clients, client care, and supervising work. You then answer five multiple choice questions per scenario to test your ability to recognise and reduce the impact of the risks
involved.

You can request a PowerPoint demonstration of the course by e-mailing lawsocietycpd@lawsociety.org.uk.

Price

£55 + VAT per individual, for bookings before 1 December 2007. Bookings thereafter are priced at £60 + VAT.
Group discounts: six to 25 individuals receive a 10 per cent discount. Larger bookings receive a 20 per cent discount.

Getting started

Register and pay
Introduction by Andrew Holroyd, president of the Law Society
Contact us with enquiries
About Lexcel

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Anti-money laundering – getting it right (Law Society)
through Monday, 7 July 2008
various locations
CPD Hours: 2

NEW DATE – 7 July!

The Money Laundering Regulations 2007 are in force, and your firm is at risk if you have not implemented appropriate controls to prevent money laundering. These seminars build on the introduction to the Law Society practice note series. They focus on getting your policies and procedures right by understanding what the regulations require you to achieve.

In particular, our expert speakers will focus on the following:

Sponsored by:

• anti-money laundering and mortgage fraud risks for solicitors;
• practical issues around identifying and verifying;
• client due diligence (CDD) on beneficial owners;
• relying on others to conduct CDD;
• how to deal with others seeking to rely on you for CDD;
• identifying and dealing with politically exposed persons; and
• ongoing monitoring requirements – when, how and how often?

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E-disclosure – the rules, the practice and the benefits
through Wednesday, 9 July
various locations
CPD Hours: 2

Exlcusive sponsors:

The courts are adopting a more rigorous approach to disclosure under Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) part 31. Disclosure increasingly means electronic disclosure, so the subject sits at the crossroads of two technical subjects – the rules and the technology.

Litigation solicitors need to understand the relationship between these two subjects. The rules require discussion between parties at an early stage, and the court cannot fulfill its duty to meet the overriding objective without an informed picture from the parties.

Properly used, the rules are an aid to efficient case management to the benefit of court, practitioners and clients.

Why attend?

Understand the new expectations from the courts as to disclosure, the problems inherent in electronic document collections of whatever size, and the solutions which exist to help with them.

The session will include:

• the formal disclosure obligations as applied to electronic documents;
• documents and the Practice Direction to CPR part 31;
• the management and discretionary powers of the Court;
• the Case Management Conference – preparation and tactics;
• the resources, tools and services to help with e-disclosure;
• the professional implications – the scope of the duty and risk management factors;
• data exchange; and
• future developments, including the wide potential impact of the Commercial Court recommendations.

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The whys and hows of file auditing (Law Society)
various dates through Thursday, 23 October
various locations
CPD Hours: 2

This seminar focuses on file auditing and aims to translate your professional obligations into a practical audit. It aims to complete the following tasks:

• explain the practice rules relating to supervision and risk;
• outline the benefits of file auditing;
• offer advice on implementing a file audit strategy; and
• help you develop a relevant file audit for your firm.

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Junior Lawyers Division Annual Conference and Ball (JLD)
Saturday, 5 July 2008
The Law Society, London
CPD Hours: 3

The conference will be held from 10:30am to 3:30pm at the Law Society Hall in London. Sessions include training the trainer (what is expected of trainees and supervisors); getting a training contract with group discussions on being a trainee and how work is given; and breakouts sessions on obtaining a training contract; honing your CV and interview skills; taking the route to partnership; obtaining an newly-qualified position; and recieving financial advice on mortagages, graduate study loans and pensions; as well as personal style advice from the style managers at TM Lewin. The conference offers a buffet lunch and will end by revealing the results of the JLD election.

The Ball will be held from 7pm to 1am at the Four Seasons Hotel in London. It will include a drinks reception and dinner, three-course meal, circus-themed entertainment and disco.

For more information visit the JLD website or download the booking form below.

Event details
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Commercial awareness programme (Cass Business School and The Law Society)
September 2008 through June 2009
Cass Business School, London

Cass Business School, in association with the Law Society, has launched an innovative programme to help lawyers understand more about the commercial environment in which their corporate clients work. It combines the essential elements of strategic awareness and relationship management, with an insider's guide to key business disciplines including corporate finance, banking, risk and insurance.

Who should attend?

Any solicitor, from senior associate to new partner level, wishing to build a greater understanding of their corporate clients, as well as in-house lawyers from large organisations, particularly in the City. The course starts in September 2008 and runs through to June 2009.

For more information, contact:
Cass Executive Education Team
Tel: 020 7040 8710
E-mail: cassexec@city.ac.uk
Cass Business School, Executive Education

Details

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Personal insovency law – An end in sight to the relentless rise of personal insolvency? (Law Society)
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
The Law Society, London
CPD Hours: 2

With personal insolvency at record levels, this seminar explores the causes of the explosion, assesses the impact of the Enterprise Act reforms and highlights the responses of creditors and the government to the current personal debt crisis. The seminar will deal with the proposed measures that, it is hoped, may go some way to reducing bankruptcy numbers in the future.

The seminar will accomplish the following tasks:

• provide an introduction to the current personal insolvency regime;
• explore the reasons for the debt crisis and rise in personal insolvency numbers, paying particular attention to the effects of legslative change;
• examine the trends in personal insolvency and the consequences of these changes for debtors and creditors alike;
• look at the new statutory measures to tackle over-indebtedness and assist the socially excluded, including a new County Court Administration system, Enforcement Restriction Orders, Debt Relief Orders and Debt Management Schemes;
• deal with the rise of IVAs and the effect of new protocols; and
• look at the future for IVAs, including possible new forms of IVA.

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