Corporate Legal Advisers Conference

•          To familiarize participants with the duties of company directors
•          To examine how company boards organize themselves
•          To highlight the checks and balance that apply to the boards of listed companies
•          To refresh existing and develop new commercial skills for executives working in or managing the legal function
•          To highlight the importance of the Company Secretary’s role
•          To consider alternative methods of resolving corporate disputes
•          To practice tools and techniques in negotiation

•          Corporate Behaviours – Best Practices
•          Company director duties
•          Creating an effective board
•          Corporate conduct - the social responsibilities of the company
•          Consequences of failure in corporate behaviour

Roles and Responsibilities of the Company Secretary

•          Assisting the Board
•          Record keeping
•          Managing the registered office
•          Supporting and managing board and company meetings

Roles and Responsibilities of the Corporate Legal Department

•          What's in the job of the in-house lawyer?
•          Adding value to company performance
•          Identifying and reducing corporate risks
•          Measuring the effectiveness of the corporate legal department

Resolving Legal Disputes

•          Where do the problems occur?
•          Resolving disputes without recourse to the courts
•          Alternative dispute resolution techniques – arbitration, mediation, conciliation
•          Other dispute procedures
•          Negotiating, Drafting and Structuring Legal Agreements
•          Contract law refresher
•          Drafting legal agreements
•          Negotiation principles
•          Tools and techniques for negotiation
•          What are our negotiables?

FOR WHOM

Lawyers transferring from private practice to a corporate role

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.