Skills Accelerator series 2012
An exciting new initiative for early career lawyers!
Being a successful lawyer is about having more than just legal knowledge – various practical skills are needed at each stage of a lawyer’s career that are essential for success. Based on practitioner feedback and consultation, Queensland Law Society has identified key competencies and now offers an exciting new professional development opportunity for early career lawyers.
The Skills Accelerator series consists of highly interactive, full-day, outcome-based training modules designed to assist young lawyers in honing their practical skills to better handle the realities of legal practice.
The series reflects a commitment by the Society to assist legal professionals in attaining required skills, and provides a flexible, high quality solution to the challenges faced by large and small firms alike in providing practical training to early career lawyers. Limited places will be available per session to allow personalised attention and development.
The 2012 Skills Accelerators topics include:
- Practical legal ethics - hands-on practice at identifying and resolving actual and potential ethical dilemmas and duties.
- Practical commercial skills - focus on commercial elements of legal practice to foster an awareness of how your activities affect the company’s bottom line.
- Personal communication skills – gain confidence in ensuring positive and effective interpersonal communication with clients, colleagues and managers.
- Client interviewing - identify and manage the many risks and challenges of a client interview.
- Effective legal writing skills - cover basic principles of legal writing and apply these principles to a range of written legal documents.
- Legal research skills - gain practical experience using online research tools and advanced search techniques.
- File management - effective management of a matter from commencement to closure.
- Time management – overcome key barriers to effective time management, recording and productivity.
- Negotiation skills - explore crucial factors for successful negotiation and practice a range of strategies to maximise outcomes.
- Advocacy - practice trial techniques and strategies with the assistance of experienced instructors.
- Resilience and stress safeguarding - build personal resilience and manage stress within the workplace.
For more information, or to register your interest, please contact Josephine Webb on 3842 5888 or j.webb@qls.com.au.
Calendar of events and topics
| Date |
Topic |
Facilitator |
Venue |
CPD Points |
Core CPD area |
| 28 March |
Practical legal ethics |
Stafford Shepherd & Josephine Webb |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prac Legal Ethics |
| 18 April |
Practical commercial skills |
Giles Watson |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prac Mgmt & Bus Skills |
| 15 May |
Personal communication |
Julie Watson |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prof Skills |
| 19 June |
Client interviewing |
Giles Watson & Pippa Colman |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prof Skills |
| 13 July |
Effective legal writing skills |
TBA |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prof Skills |
| 25 July |
Legal research skills |
Fabian Horton |
Training Choice 88 Creek St |
6 |
Prof Skills |
| 28 August |
File management |
Giles Watson |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prac Mgmt & Bus Skills |
| 13 September |
Time management |
Julie Watson |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prof Skills |
| 3 October |
Negotiation skills |
Pat Cavanagh |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prof Skills |
| 17 November* |
Advocacy |
Australian Advocacy Institute |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prof Skills |
| 12 December |
Resilience and stress guarding |
Cheryl Adams |
QLS Auditorium |
6 |
Prof Skills |
* plus 2 hour overview session on evening of 16 November 2012.
Maximum number of bookings per session: 25
Pricing and discounts
| Category |
Price |
| Member earlybird |
$615 |
| Member |
$705 |
| Non-member |
$950 |
| Number of workshops booked |
Member price per workshop |
Non-member price per workshop |
Discount |
| 1 |
$705 |
$950 |
|
| 2-5 |
$635 |
$855 |
10% |
| 6-11 |
$564 |
$760 |
20% |
| 12 |
$413 |
$563 |
40% |
Book all 12 for $4,950 (members) or $6,750 (non-members) and save over 40%.
Book two or more workshops and receive Ethical Decision Making or Resilience at Law DVD free of charge.
For law firms:
Purchase a block of 6 or 12 bookings at discounted prices shown above, and have the flexibility to use workshop places as desired for different staff.
For any block bookings, also receive one free day registration at any 2012 conference or seminar (excluding Family Law Residential and Insurance Intensive).
Features of the training
- Competency-based - all modules will focus on practical skills development and are designed to equip newly admitted solicitors with skills they can apply in the workplace, rather than just theoretical knowledge.
- Interactive - all modules will be genuinely interactive training events with exercises, scenarios and case examples relevant to early career practitioners.
- Targeted at 0-2 year qualified solicitors.
- Assessment - each module will feature assessment to confirm competency.
- Experienced trainers - training will be conducted by highly qualified trainers and educators.
- All compulsory CPD points available - Professional Skills, Practice Management & Business Skills, and Practical Legal Ethics.
- Flexible, and excellent value - attendees can attend training that suits their development needs and also access discounted rates for attending multiple sessions, making them great value.
Benefits for newly admitted solicitors
- Learn about the practical challenges of legal practice
- build your competence and confidence in key areas
- accelerate your career and add value to your practice
- reduce stress and anxiety.
Benefits for practices
- Higher productivity and profitability
- higher retention
- better client communications and service
- fewer claims and complaints.
