Professional Certificate in Legal Practice of the Future

Innovation & Business Improvement
Legal

Next Intake: 15 Jan 2025 (Wed)

Basic
SkillsFuture
Full Certificates

Next course starts on

15 Jan 2025 (Wed) See Full Schedule

Fee

SGD6,540* (as low as SGD762 after maximum funding) Learn More

Duration

6 days
Weekday (9am to 5pm)

Level

Basic

Overview

A law firm’s business is more than courtroom cases and endless documentation. Much like any other business, law firms also require management in all its pillars. The development and succession of these pillars will substantiate the all-rounded management of the law firm.

This professional certificate programme aims to arm participants with the knowledge and systems they can use to transform their firm/ department business model from top to bottom. Focusing on such diverse areas as Technology, Business Development, HR, Operations and Legal Design, it is designed to be an introductory course giving insight and structure to processes in order to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Topic/Structure

To achieve the Professional Certificate in Legal Practice of the Future, participants will need to complete the following modules offered by SMU Academy:

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of every module. 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 for each of the 6 modules within 3 years in order to be awarded the digital Professional Certificate in Legal Practice of the Future issued by Singapore Management University.

CPD POINTS

Participants will be able to earn 6 CPD Points awarded by Singapore Institute of Legal Education for each module.

Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.

Calculate Programme Fee

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$1,962

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$762

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

$1,962

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$762

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

$762

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

$762

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

International Participant

$6,540

(No Funding)

$6,540

(No Funding)

$6,540

(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.

Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

Intake Information

MODULES	DATES
Module 1: Fundamentals in Legal Technology	15 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 2: The Business of Law and Digitalising and Streamlining Legal Operations	17 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 3: Business Development and Networking For a Young Professional	22 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 4: Legal Design and Design Thinking	3 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 5: HR in Law - Attracting and Engaging Legal Talent and Being a Leader in a Professional Services Firm	5 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 6: Rapport Building and Customer Profiling	7 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration]