E-learning for the legal & insurance sectors

You can gain a real competitive edge if you can demonstrate to your clients that you really understand their finances and what makes their business tick. This e-learning course is designed to give lawyers a basic introduction to financial analysis and interpretation. It covers the most common key performance indicators, how to calculate them and what they mean. Course level: PSC Elective - 1 hour distance learning You must complete all sections, and the feedback form, to complete the course. Read more

This course will help you to take and prepare concise and accurate minutes of meetings. It covers the following topics:     Preparing before the meeting     Taking notes     Turning your notes into minutes     Approval and circulation     Recap You can download templates and pdfs as you go through the course. The course is accredited for 1 hours of PSC Electives.  You must complete the feedback form at the end of the course in order to claim your hours. Read more

On 6 April 2021 Practice Direction 57AC came into force and introduced new rules on interviewing witnesses and drafting trial statements for cases in the Business and Property Courts. Litigators need to adopt new ways of working to make sure they don't fall foul of the sanctions. This practical course will help you to understand what you can and can't do when interviewing witnesses. The course uses video reconstructions of an interview with exercises to identify questions which fall foul of the new rules. Accredited for 1 hours of PSC Electives. You must complete all sections, and the feedback form, to complete the course. Read more

This course examines key aspects of how law firms operate in a commercial context. It focuses on the fundamentals of effective financial management – profit and cash. You will explore the importance of managing the firm’s cash flow and examine how time recording and transaction management impact on profitability and how quickly your firm gets paid. The course features a case study which allows you to assess the effect of  different approaches to time recording, billing and managing the firm's cash. You will look at law firm key performance indicators and have the opportunity to try some basic calculations.   The objective is to help you understand exactly how you can change your behaviour to contribute more effectively to  delivering excellent financial results for your firm.   Read more

This course looks at techniques for improving your time management. The first module looks at how you can make the most of your day by by planning and prioritising your work effectively. The second module looks at the delegation process.  The course is accredited for 1 hour of PSC Electives. Read more

This course provides practical guidance on writing attendance notes of meetings with clients. This is an interactive course which uses meeting reconstructions to highlight the problems faced by note-takers and to provide tips and techniques for improving your attendance notes. The course is accredited for 1 hour. Read more