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THE
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS COURSE
In addition to the compulsory core,
trainees are required to undertake a minimum of 24
hours of tuition on elective courses.
Such courses fall within the 3 compulsory subject areas:
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Financial
and business skills
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Advocacy
and communication skills
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Ethics
and client responsibilities
Because
nowadays
it is not enough for a lawyer to be technically competent, individuals
need a broad range of additional skills to be successful in their careers
as lawyers. Lawyers who acquire the skills to be effective in these other areas, are highly
valuable assets in their firm.
As
well as practicing law competently, lawyers need to:
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Manage
staff
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Manage
work effectively to ensure correct levels of productivity
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Manage
relationships with clients
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Win
new work
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Manage
client satisfaction
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Present
themselves professionally with authority and gravitas in a variety of
situations.
Many
training managers have recognised the value of personal development
training in the PSC Electives Programme because it means that when
trainees qualify they have started to develop the skills needed to take
them beyond technical competency. In
a market where competition for good lawyers is tough, trainees are more
demanding. They too recognise the
value of personal development training and expect their firm to provide
it.
Ridley
Fleming offers
personal development training for firms who want to run
their PSC programme in house.
Modules
are stand-alone and can be selected according to the trainee’s
requirements.
Our
electives include:
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Presenting to
Persuade
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Introduction
to Negotiation
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Communicating
with Colleagues
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Introduction
to Marketing
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Effective
Delegation
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Making
Meetings Work
WHY RIDLEY
FLEMING?
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Ridley
Fleming courses are tailored to meet the needs of the legal
profession. Our PSC electives meet the criteria set down by the Law
Society and all case studies used have been designed to reflect the
situations that fee earners will encounter.
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Ridley
Fleming currently delivers a number of PSC courses for trainees in
major UK National, Regional and City firms.
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The
firm’s founder, Kate Fleming has designed and currently runs a
number of PSC courses for the College of Law.
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Prior
to setting up Ridley Fleming, Kate Fleming was Marketing
Director for a 40-partner firm in the NW and therefore has first hand
knowledge and experience of the marketing challenges facing fee
earners today. As
Marketing Director, part of the role was also to plan and implement
the firm’s business development programme.
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Ridley
Fleming is approved by the Law Society as an external provider of
management training.
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Ridley
Fleming PSC electives qualify for CPD
For more details on our PSC electives
programmes please call us now 01925 754424 or email kate-f@ridleyfleming.co.uk
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