• Wednesday, 21st November 2018
• New Park Court Chambers, Baltic Chambers

Legal Sector Breakfast Briefing - Newcastle

As with our previous events, invites are restricted to key decision makers within key regional firms.  Our intention is to hold these events for a select group of no more than 20 regular attendees.  That way we can attract high quality nationally recognised speakers to present on law firm management issues. 

Leadership & Management in a Law Firm of the Future 
Digital technologies are having a radical effect on the way legal services are delivered in the same way that they are changing the way we live our lives. How do leaders make the most of opportunities and mitigate risks in a digital era? PwC ‘s 2017 Legal Survey describes an imperative for change in the way law firms work, “fundamental action is needed to future-proof the shape and operation of the firm.” What does this look like in practice? No one has a blue-print, but we do know that businesses need to be well led and managed in order to create opportunities and be agile enough to capitalise on the possibilities. In a digital era, human skills will be at a premium. 

Outline points: 

1.    Creating relationships - leadership behaviours, skills & attitudes to survive in an era of change
2.    Manage as a facilitator – letting go and enabling others
3.    Re-setting expectation for everyone “As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew” Abraham Lincoln

Speaker Profile – Nicola Jones 
Nicola is former barrister with 20 years’ experience designing and delivering professional development support for senior lawyers, scientists and technical specialists in the UK and abroad. She is co-founder of Athena Professional, an award-winning learning & development consultancy. 

A graduate of Balliol College, Oxford and the University of Sussex, she is a Fellow of the Learning & Performance Institute and a member of the Association of Business Psychology. She is also an executive coach and an experienced facilitator and speaker. She writes and speaks for the Law Society and others about learning, behaviour and change. 

Schedule 

8.00am – Arrival and breakfast 
8.30am – Briefing 
9.30am – 10.00am – Q & A and close 

Date & Time

Date: Wednesday, 21st November 2018
Time: 8:00am - 10:00am

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