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Course overview
Law firms and their clients want legal professionals who are well-rounded and equipped with the right skills and behaviours to meet industry and professional expectations. It is not enough to be able to think like a lawyer, you also need to think like a businessperson. From creating a business development strategy, client engagement and networking to drafting contracts, our new business development course will embed the necessary skills to help you (and your firm) grow.
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Course features
- Short and easily digestible: At only 5 hours each, the courses are designed to fit into your busy schedule.
- Affordable: Starting from only £89 for a masterclass and £199 for a course.
- Online and on-demand: Access the course online anytime and from anywhere.
- Practical: The highly interactive courses and masterclasses will help you to apply your new skills from day one.
- Designed for you: The courses use the context of a junior solicitor at a law firm, but they are equally applicable to aspiring, trainee and junior solicitors, as well as paralegals and other legal support professionals.
- Continuing competence: Our courses and masterclasses are eligible for the continuing competence requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority. We’ll also issue a Credly badge upon completion.
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"The course structure works well, the tutor is engaging, and the session interesting."
Subjects
Business Development Skills [Course code: BC1]
£199
This course aims to give you the confidence to start developing productive and professional relationships. We explain business strategy and development and the integral role you play in its implementation.
We discuss using established sales techniques within a regulated profession and the importance of creating professional networks, starting with your work colleagues and clients.
Key topics:
- Business development
- strategy
- Business and lead generation
- Client engagement
- Networking
Introduction to Drafting: Effective Commercial Contracts [Course code: BC2]
£199
Learn how to confidently review and amend standard contract provisions in line with client requirements without prejudicing the legal efficacy of a commercial contract.
You will also gain the ability to reflect clients’ commercial concerns in contracts, and also to explain (and often justify the inclusion of) the many technical provisions included within commercial contracts.
Key topics:
- Good drafting skills in context
- Ancillary agreements
- Common issues and clauses
- Why they need to be drafted in a certain way to be effective
Commercial Savviness [Course code: BM1]
£89
Clients and supervisors demand good commercial awareness from their junior lawyers – but they often don’t explain what they mean by the term, or how to gain it. This masterclass will do both.
Drafting Tips for Tomorrow’s Lawyers [Course code: BM2]
£89
In this masterclass, you will explore the drafting skills needed by human lawyers in an age of document generators and large language models.
You will engage in practical exercises to gain insights into how document generators work, and develop the essential knowledge and skills you need as the human lawyer in the loop.
AI Fundamentals [Course code: BM3]
£89
In this masterclass, you will learn about the fundamentals of AI, the buzzwords associated with AI, and the many uses of AI in the legal industry.
Understanding what AI is and what it can do is critical for attorneys to leverage the benefits of AI and minimize the risks of using it.
Bundle BP1
£269
Package includes:
- Course: Business Development Skills
- Masterclass: Commercial Savviness
Bundle BP2
£269
Package includes:
- Course: Introduction to Drafting: Effective Commercial Contracts
- Masterclass: Drafting Tips for Tomorrow’s Lawyers
Package BP3
£529
Package includes:
- Course: Business Development Skills
- Masterclass: Commercial Savviness
- Course: Introduction to Drafting: Effective Commercial Contracts
- Masterclass: Drafting Tips for Tomorrow’s Lawyers
About BARBRI
BARBRI is the largest provider of legal learning solutions for law students, professionals, law schools, universities, law firms, and organisations. BARBRI delivers exceptional outcomes rooted in learning science through trusted content, innovative technology, and data-driven insights + solutions while our learner-centric mission and core pillars never waiver.
BARBRI started as the leading provider of US bar exam preparation, helping over 1.43 million learners worldwide pass the US Bar Exam. We have expanded our ongoing commitment to lifetime legal education — and help students and partners navigate the ever-shifting complexities of the legal landscape with timely, relevant, engaging content, cutting-edge technology, and dedicated support to excel in the practice and the business of law.
Encompassing pre-law preparation, legal education, and law school materials and services, global licensure exam and certification preparation, and professional education, BARBRI provides a comprehensive suite of offerings to individuals, law schools, universities, law firms, and organisations.
From LSAT practice tests, tutoring, and law school admissions counselling to bar preparation, study aids, and West Academic and Foundation Press law school casebooks, through continuing lifetime legal education, there is a BARBRI solution designed, published, or taught by renowned subject matter experts in the legal field.
Our commitment extends to learners and legal professionals around the world who want to start their careers, attain licensure, or expand their skills. We offer preparation for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in England and Wales as well as Extended U.S. Bar Preparation programs that reflect our mission to open the doors to legal education to the next generation.
Founded in 1967, BARBRI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices in several U.S. cities and the United Kingdom.
