Practice management course

Are you thinking about becoming a partner?

Do you know your responsibilities before becoming a partner?

This course is open to anyone who is interested in attending, it will particularly be beneficial to those of you who may be thinking about becoming a partner. If you attend before becoming a partner your attendance will be logged for a period of 3 years, should you become a partner within this time there is no need to re-register. There are  options to attend on the Friday only, the Saturday only or both.

Have you become a partner in the past 12 months?

As you will know the Rules known as the Solicitors (Scotland) (Practice Management Course) Practice Rules 1997, require any new partner or principal to attend a Practice Management Course within twelve months of becoming a partner or principal.

Format and content of the course has now been re-developed and we have taken on many of the thoughts and structure passed to us from previous delegates feedback. For all new partners, the duration of the course has been reduced down to one full compulsory day on a Friday, and one reccommended day on the Saturday.

Course Format/Content

The Friday covers regulatory aspects such as accounts rules, money laundering, partnership accounts, client relations, Master Policy and management issues such as people management, ethics and risk management. In additional to the course all attendees will also receive a 'Management Pack' which will include key aspects of advice once becoming a partner. The Saturday consists of management workshops focusing on leadership skills. The course is essentially a practical one and is designed to help new partners and principals in the proper management and control of their practice.

All delegates are invited to an optional informal dinner on the Friday evening, whether residential or not, enabling you to network with your peers and have the opportunity to speak with Society office bearers.

The course is held twice a year, in 2012 the course will be in June and November. The next course will be on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 June at the Westerwood Hotel, Cumbernauld.

Registration and booking