Graduate Certificate in Allied Legal Professional Skills Module 2: Legal Design

Legal

Next Intake: 23 Jan 2025 (Thu)

Basic
SkillsFuture
Short Courses
This module is part of Graduate Certificate in Allied Legal Professional Skills

This module is conducted in-person.

Next course starts on

23 Jan 2025 (Thu) See Full Schedule

Fee

SGD2,180* (as low as SGD254 after maximum funding) Learn More

Duration

2 days
Weekdays (9am - 5pm)

Level

Basic

Who Should Attend

Practicing lawyers and Legal Service Officers, looking to integrate Allied Legal Professionals into their organisations
Lawyers interested in transitioning into Allied Legal Professional roles
Paralegals/ others interested in transitioning into Allied Legal Professional roles

PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this programme. Prior knowledge on any of the topics is not required.

Overview

The practice of law today no longer functions in silos, and today’s lawyers need to consider and innovate solutions that often cannot be found within the bounds of case law and legal theory. It has even been observed that design thinking is no longer a “nice-to-have” for the legal profession, and that it increasingly features in various aspects of legal practice.

Design thinking and its related fields such as systems thinking and futures thinking are new types of problem-solving approaches that are suited for making sense of and navigating complex environments. This module will introduce participants to the concepts, frameworks and approaches of using design thinking in everyday work. It will use case studies from legal and non-legal domains to showcase the versatility of these approaches. In addition, the course will offer practice exercises, so participants gain finger-knowledge of the concepts. Participants will also learn how to take the new ideas and get them implemented in the real world. They will see how design thinking leads to other modules in the course such as technology and innovation and change management.

Programme Partner

Learning Objectives

At the end of the 2-day module, participants will be able to:

Describe the differences between Design thinking, Systems thinking and Futures thinking
Identify with the mindsets needed for creative problem-solving
Analyse bottlenecks to adopting a creative mindset
Unpack and frame wicked problems
Use different approaches to build empathy
Use different approaches to make ideas visible
Use different approaches to testing ideas out
Identify issues related to scaling design thinking across the law firm

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.

Calculate Programme Fee

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit: Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).
Workfare Skills Support Scheme: From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

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