Project Management Skills For Lawyers

This practical and engaging session, presented by executive coach Carolien Moors of HardTalk Biz Coaching, provides you with insights and tips from the world of project management tailored to the world of law.

Legal project management is the application of the concepts of project management to the control and management of legal cases or matters. Since the 2008 economic downturn and the push to move away from the billable hour, clients are increasingly demanding that legal services are delivered better, faster, and cheaper, and they want negotiated fee arrangements, predictability in legal spending, efficiency in how 'their project' is handled, timely communication when deadlines or budgets are in danger, and they want the best possible billing practice for the widest scope of work. Among many other things these circumstances and demands require solid project management skills. With the complexity of many cases increasing for a variety of reasons, your ability to effectively manage projects is crucial to your success. But really every case, regardless it's size, requires you to prioritize, organize, collaborate, negotiate, and manage your time and energy well.

Learning Objectives:

1. Develop a project management framework and mindset

2. Gain insights into foundational project management principles

3. Apply four crucial project management skills: communication, personal organization, team management, and risk management

4. Review the stages of planning, executing, monitoring and evaluating a project