Legal Beagle

  Having good communication has always been the key to success in every aspect – including providing law services. With the advancement of globalization and international cooperation, legal issues have become more sophisticated and covering more areas. It is essential for lawyers within firms to collaborate – specialize in what they are good at, work as a team, and deliver a more comprehensive solution for clients. Law firms and lawyers often have difficulty with engagement and collaboration, as the focus in developing lawyers (and rightfully so) is on technical legal skills, intelligence and attention to detail. However, these areas and collaboration are not mutually exclusive. This engaging CPD course , Getting Teams to Collaborate and Perform discusses how law firms and lawyers can break this cycle and encourage teamwork, engagement and collaboration towards higher performance as both individuals and teams. This course will help you understand: 1. What makes a te...

  With the recent challenges in Hong Kong with the novel Coronavirus, many law firms have instituted a work from home policy for lawyers and staff in Hong Kong.  Government and other institutions have also followed suit.  Solicitors and Registered Foreign Lawyers in Hong Kong are either working remotely outside of Hong Kong or are working from their own home on a laptop or PC. Within larger law firms, face to face training has been cancelled until the situation resolves, and many presentations for CPD and RME credit have been cancelled or postponed.  Even the Law Society of Hong Kong announced recently that they will cancel their public CPD and RME courses, and have cancelled all Core Courses for Non Principal Solicitors, Core Course for Principals and Core Course and First Elective Courses for Trainees until such time it can be rescheduled. This presents a problem for many legal professionals in Hong Kong:  how can I earn my CPD and RME requiremen...