Professional Certificate in Legal Practice of the Future Module 2: The Business of Law and Digitalising and Streamlining Legal Operations
- Innovation & Business Improvement
- Legal
This module is conducted in-person.
1 day
Weekday (9am to 5pm)
Who Should Attend
- Associates with at least 1-2 years of experience
- Paralegals and Operations Managers in the legal services industry
PREREQUISITES
Participants should have at least 1-2 years of experience in a legal services firm.
Overview
This module provides useful frameworks and metrics to evaluate the performance of one's practice, as well as highlights the optimisation of a financial setup.
Learning Objectives
- Reframe their firm’s business model as contrasted with a legal department
- Justify and plan for a budget from management in order to stretch the dollar and “do more with less"
- Appreciate legal operations in a digital, data-driven world and be equipped with frameworks for analysing and improving operations
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.
CPD POINTS
Participants will be able to earn 6 CPD Points awarded by Singapore Institute of Legal Education for this course.
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
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
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$327 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$327 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$127 (After SSG Funding 70% |
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International Participant |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
$1,090 (No Funding) |
$1,090 (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
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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
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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
This module is conducted in-person.
| Course | Dates |
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| INTAKE 4 | 17 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration] |
*Online registration will close 5 calendar days before the course start date
