Corporate Legal Advisers and Chartered Company Secretaries

• New or Experienced in-house lawyers wanting to refresh their skills and knowledge about their role
• Lawyers transferring from private practice to a corporate role
• Executive and Non-executive Company Directors
• Public officials in a regulatory, supervisory or compliance functions
• Company Secretaries of public companies

Course objectives

• To familiarise participants with the duties of company directors
• To examine how company boards organise themselves
• To highlight the checks and balance that apply to the boards of listed companies
• To refresh existing and develop new commercial skills for executives working in or managing the legal function
• To highlight the importance of the Company Secretary’s role
• To consider alternative methods of resolving corporate disputes
• To practice tools and techniques in negotiation

Course content

Corporate Behaviours – Best Practices

• Company director duties
• The role of the NED
• Creating an effective board
• Corporate conduct - the social responsibilities of the company
• Consequences of failure in corporate behaviour

Roles and Responsibilities of the Company Secretary

• Assisting the Board
• Record keeping
• Managing the registered office
• Supporting and managing board and company meetings

Roles and Responsibilities of the Corporate Legal Department

• What's in the job of the in-house lawyer?
• Adding value to company performance
• Identifying and reducing corporate risks
• Measuring the effectiveness of the corporate legal department

Resolving Legal Disputes

• Where do the problems occur?
• Resolving disputes without recourse to the courts
• Alternative dispute resolution techniques – arbitration, mediation, conciliation
• Other dispute procedures

Negotiating, Drafting and Structuring Legal Agreements

• Contract law refresher
• Drafting legal agreements
• Negotiation principles
• Tools and techniques for negotiation
• What are our negotiables?