5 Skills for the Commercially Minded In-House Counsel
Issues covered include: contract tendering, negotiation strategies, legal risks and commercial challenges of operating across multiple jurisdictions, insolvency risk management procedures, analytics, automation, litigation
Description
In-house counsel are increasingly expected to do more with less, so it’s crucial that your commercial acumen is just as sharp as your legal knowledge. Bolster your legal and commercial skills with 5 in-depth and practical sessions that will give you the tools you need to avoid legal risk while maximising commercial potential
Attend and earn 4 CPD units including:
2.5 units in Professional Skills
1.5 units in Practice Management & Business Skills
Chair: Cathy Lyndon, Special Counsel, MinterEllison
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: Contract Tendering and Negotiation Strategies: Getting the Agreement You Want
- Balancing the need to cover off risk against the pressing need to keep the organisation commercially competitive
- Identifying risks that need to be accepted to maintain your organisation’s competitive edge and to meet board and shareholder demands
- How to best deal with contractual risks you need to take
Presented by Robin Lonergan, Special Counsel, Mills Oakley Lawyers
9.50am to 10.35am: Managing the Legal Risks and Commercial Challenges of Operating Across Multiple Jurisdictions
- Ensuring your team is capable of dealing with problems occurring outside of your jurisdiction
- Strategies to best utilise and leverage your available resources for dealing with several jurisdictions
- Maintaining knowledge of laws, market conditions and best practices for operating in different jurisdictions
Presented by Michael Kent, General Counsel, Transit Systems
10.35am to 10.50am Morning Tea
10.50am to 11.35am: PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: Insolvency Risk Management Procedures for In-House Counsel: Answers to the Key Questions
- Strategies to reduce risk when dealing with key counter parties (customers and suppliers)
- Dealing with a customer payment defaults: Are there better options than applying for winding up?
- Protecting the business from voidable transactions claims when customers fail
- Financial health checklists and early warning signs of insolvency
- Ensuring the board of directors and C-suite is protected in circumstances of financial distress
Presented by Cameron Crichton, Partner – Financial Advisory and Matt Mullen, Senior Manager – Financial Advisory, Grant Thornton
Practice Management & Business Skills
11.35am to 12.20pm: Utilising Analytics, Automation & Organisational Change to Meet Regulatory Duties
- Compliance & reporting: how to use the latest technology and trends to meet regulatory challenges
- Insights into Intelligent Process Automation to improve your legal department’s performance
- Staying on top of future trends in compliance in a post Hayne Royal Commission world
- How you can leverage technology, data and legal analytics in your role
- Organisational change for senior management and the board to manage the future regulatory environment
Presented by David Millhouse, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, Bond University
Practice Management & Business Skills
12.20pm to 1.05pm: A Guide to Litigation for In-House Counsel: Getting There Better, Cheaper and Faster
- How to use technology in litigation to improve costs and outcomes
- AI and technology trends
- Common issues with discovery and the use of technology
- Checklists, best practices and strategies to resolve litigation in an effective and efficient manner
Presented by Kate Clark, Executive Director, Enhanced Litigation Management Solutions
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Venue
Mercure Brisbane
Level 2, 85-87 North Quay
Brisbane 4000
QLD
Australia
Parking Information
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Directions
Nearby Public Transport:Train Stations - Roma Street StationBus Interchange - George Square Bus Station