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Becoming an In-house Lawyer - Navigating your path to corporate success Training Course

Moving from private practice to an in-house lawyer position brings many challenges, aswell as benefits. Attending this course will give you the knowledge to make the leap and set you on your way to success.

30 January 2025
+ 10 June 2025, 3 October 2025 »

from £350

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Course overview

This course has been specially designed for new in-house lawyers or those thinking about changing career from private practice to ensure you're prepared and ready to succeed in the role.

All lawyers understand that being an in-house lawyer is different to private practice, but how is it different?

Do you have a good understanding of what is it like to deliver legal services within a business environment in which your client is also your employer? Are you fully equipped for the challenge?

As an in-house lawyer you’re a crucial part of a business team. You’ll need to interact with company executives, management and fellow employees. Working closely with non-legal colleagues while handling a wide range of legal issues relevant to the organisation is key. This can be challenging and there are a number of new skills and ways of working that you’ll need to adapt to.

You’ll also need to understand and demonstrate your value in a situation where you can no longer rely on billings and chargeable hours. Handling the career differences can lead to greater job satisfaction and a better work-life balance, while making a real difference to an organisations goals.

This comprehensive half day course has been designed especially to prepare those thinking about making the move to in-house legal work, aswell as those who have recently made the change.

This training course is part of our collection of Legal Function Training Courses for the in-house lawyer.

Benefits of attending

By attending this course you will: 

  • Understand the differences between being an in-house lawyer and private practice
  • Get to grips with how to succeed in the corporate world
  • Learn about the specific challenges you could face and how to approach them
  • Consider the career differences and potential benefits
  • Examine ways to focus on company ethics and demonstrate your value

Who should attend?

This course has been specifically designed for those thinking about moving to an in-house legal position, aswell as those that have recently made the change.

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This course will cover:

The new relationship: getting to grips with your new 'client'

  • Coping with differences in teams 
  • Working in teams
  • Leading and managing
  • Co-location/virtual working

Handling career differences

  • Career progression
  • The opportunities and responsibilities of variety and flexibility
  • Work-life balance

Ethics and value

  • Ethics – coming under pressure and saying “No"
    • Taking decisions your organisation respects
    • The complexity of ethics
  • Demonstrating value
    • Understanding purpose and demonstrating value
    • New types of KPIs
    • Business thinking

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Helene Russell
TheKnowledgeBusiness

Hélène Russell, founder of The Knowledge Business, is a UK solicitor (non-practising) and specialist in Knowledge, Learning and Innovation. After 8 years in practice, primarily in clinical negligence litigation defence, she has worked as a self-employed knowledge management consultant for 13 years. Hélène specialises in practical tools to improve the efficiency and profitability of real-life law firms.

Hélène has extensive experience in business strategy, project management and teaching leadership skills. She runs a popular 'KM Strategy + coaching' course in UK and has written short form and lengthy strategies for a variety of law firms, as well, of course, as writing her own business’s strategy. Hélène has spoken at various events, including Ark’s KM Legal, Lexpo-18, for UWE, St Andrew’s University, BLS and Allice, and chaired international conferences.

She runs a global online KM training and networking group and is a core committee member organising the annual UK Knowledge Mobilisation Conference and Chair of CILIP’s Knowledge and Information Management Special Interest Group. Hélène has an executive MBA with distinction (which included a strategy module), and she is the sole author of two textbooks, contributor to five of Ark’s multi-author books and is currently contracted to Facet Publishing to write a handbook on KM Strategy.

 

 

More details

NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:

  • 30% off the 2nd delegate*
  • 40% off the 3rd delegate*
  • 50% off the 4th delegate*

Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates

30 January 2025

Live online

13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
08:30-12:00 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 14326

  • GBP 350 400
  • EUR 490 560
  • USD 562 640

Until 26 Dec

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10 June 2025

Live online

13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
08:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 14883

  • GBP 350 400
  • EUR 490 560
  • USD 562 640

Until 06 May

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3 October 2025

Live online

13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
08:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 14972

  • GBP 350 400
  • EUR 490 560
  • USD 562 640

Until 29 Aug

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* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.

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Multiple colleagues? See above for details of our discounts for 2, 3, or 4 delegates. For more, talk to one of our training experts to discuss how to:

Run this course conveniently and cost-effectively in-house for your staff and colleagues

Aleksandra Beer

Aleksandra BEER
Training expert

Yesim Nurko

Yesim NURKO
Training expert

+44 (0)20 7749 4749

inhouse@ipi.academy