Foundations for Thriving | Thrive Legal

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Foundations for Thriving

This 9-month programme focuses on the essential human skills that in-house lawyers need to maximise their impact as business advisers.

Through an immersive learning experience, combining workshops, mentoring and group discussion, delegates will explore how to maximise their contribution to the business using human skills including communication, connection and priority management.

Perfect for in-house lawyers who are:

keen to grow their human and business skills to accelerate their development;
looking for a mentor to help them navigate their career, share ideas and offer unique insights and perspectives;
keen to develop a community of in-house peers to share ideas and experiences during the programme and beyond.

Perfect for managers who are:

looking to nurture their team's development;
engage and motivate their team;
stuck for time to design their own comprehensive programme of human and business skills training.

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The Foundations for Thriving programme is designed to be interactive and deliver practical skills that participants will be able to implement immediately in order to maximise their impact across the business.

Module 1: Finding Balance

During this module we will introduce the concept of resilience, explore what it means and how it affects our performance. We will explore how we can help ourselves and our colleagues to better manage the potential and perceived stressors associated with legal practice and develop strategies to build resilience.

By the end of the module delegates will be able to:

understand that wellbeing and self-care are the foundations of high performance.
proactively consider and recognise stress in ourselves and others.
understand the tools available to build resilience.

Module 2: Communicating to Succeed

In this module we will consider the communication challenges that in-house lawyers may encounter in the high pressured environments of a dynamic business and explore how we can communicate effectively as a team.

By the end of the module delegates will be able to:

understand how to communicate effectively
consider the importance of active listening, empathy, and compassion
understand the principals for having courageous conversations.

Module 3: Commercial Writing

To follow....

Module 4: How to Prioritise & Thrive

In this module we will explore how to achieve goals in the dynamic, ultra-adaptive environment of legal practice through the application of priority management.

By the end of the module delegates will be able to:

understand the concept of priority management
explore the importance of effective decision making in dynamic and ultra-adaptive environments
consider the practical and effective application of priority management tools

Module 5: The Power of a Team

In this module we will explore how we can create psychological safety and how to raise concerns through appropriate assertiveness. We will discuss the steps that we can take to fast-track new professional relationships that will enable trainees to integrate quickly and easily into new teams.

By the end of the module delegates will be able to:

understand the importance of psychological safety;
integrate quickly and thrive in dynamic teams and fast track working relationships
explore appropriate assertiveness

Module 6: Taking the Next Step

In this module we will will discuss career planning and gaining the skills needed for aspiring to leadership positions.

By the end of the module delegates will be able to:

understand the the importance of network for nurturing your pathway
understand the importance of focussing on your own learning and development including the importance of cross-fertilising
understand alternative career paths open to them within the profession

Join the Programme and benefit from:

in-person launch day event in London with development goal setting;
individualised pairing with a mentor;
virtual training session to ensure you get the most out of your mentoring experience;
6 monthly mentoring sessions;
6 virtual workshops focused on the human skills that in-house lawyers need to maximise their impact as business advisers;
6 virtual small group reflective learning sessions to grow connections, exchange ideas and develop the skills learned in the workshops;
in-person closing celebration in London.

Investment: £675* + VAT

*We believe that human skills training should be accessible to all in-house lawyers and therefore if you would like to join the programme but are unable to fully fund a place please get in touch to discuss funding options.

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