Corporate Legal Advisers and Chartered Company Secretaries
Course Information:
Venue: | Duration: | Date: | Price: |
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Online | 20 hours | Flexi-date | £2,750.00 |
In-House | Agreed with client | Flexible | POA |
London | 5 days | 22 January 2024 | £4,250 |
London | 5 days | 8 April 2024 | £4,250 |
London | 5 days | 7 October 2024 | £4,250 |
If you are unable to attend this course on the dates above, please contact us to discuss alternative options.
Please note that prices shown above are exclusive of VAT (20%).
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Who should attend?
- New or Experienced in-house lawyers wanting to refresh their skills and knowledge about their role
- Lawyers transferring from private practice to a corporate role
- Executive and Non-Executive Company Directors
- Public officials in a regulatory, supervisory or compliance functions
- Company Secretaries of public companies
Outcomes
- Describe the duties of company directors
- Review how company boards are organised
- Apply the oversight obligation of boards of listed companies
- Refresh their existing and develop new commercial skills applicable to legal roles
- Examine the importance of the Company Secretary’s role
- Apply alternative dispute resolution techniques to resolving corporate disputes
- Negotiate more effectively
COURSE TOPICS:
Corporate Behaviours – Best Practices
- Company director duties
- The role of the NED
- Creating an effective board
- Corporate conduct – the social responsibilities of the company
- Consequences of failure in corporate behaviour
Roles and responsibilities of company secretary
- Assisting the Board
- Record keeping
- Managing the registered office
- Supporting and managing board and company meetings
Roles and responsibilities of 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?
- Best alternative to negotiated agreement (BATNA)