Delegation skills for lawyers
Delegation skills training for lawyers gives the skills and tips for better

Our delegation skills training for lawyers is a practical session tailored for lawyers  at different levels. Work has to be carried out at the right level to ensure cost effectiveness. Senior lawyers need to develop the competence of their team and the practice area. This training session helps lawyers to improve their delegation skills.

Our delegation skills training for lawyers compliments training you can do inside your firm.

Your internal training is best placed for training your lawyers on what to delegate in detail. We can compliment that with the behavioural change training needed to delegate more. We’ll explain why lawyers don’t delegate as much as they need to and how to develop their delegation. Then we give lawyers the strategies and tips to improve their delegation skills.

"The trouble with delegating is I could do it quicker myself." Senior lawyer.

Why are delegation skills a challenge for many lawyers?

This is a common challenge for lawyers at all levels including Associates and Partners. Here are some of the common reasons:

"My challenge is that I need to delegate to someone who is much older than me." Junior lawyer.

Levels of Delegation Skills training from Senior Lawyers to Junior Lawyers

We have developed this delegation skills training session to work at different levels in the firm, from senior lawyers to junior lawyers. The difference with these levels is that senior lawyers know they should do it and have the confidence to be able to do it. Mid level lawyers tend to have the challenge of delivering billable hours whilst developing the team. Junior lawyers very often do not have the confidence. Our training is adapted to the level of lawyers we’re working with.

Delegation Skills for Senior Lawyers

Senior lawyers often don’t delegate as a conscious choice, even though they know they should. This could be for a number of reasons as indicated above, plus a belief that the junior person won’t do a good job, or simply a lack of knowledge on how to delegate successfully. Senior lawyers tend to need a workshop which understands their challenges and gives them tools to improve their delegation.

Delegation Skills for Junior Lawyers

For the junior lawyer the session needs to work on their confidence in their delegation skills and how to delegate successfully. As one participant put it, “I’m delegating to someone who is much much older than me.” or as another said, “I have to delegate to someone who has been at the firm longer than I have been alive!”

At the junior lawyer level we include role plays. We have these already written as drafts and then develop the role plays based on your typical situations. These include conversations with PAs, secretaries, business services and paralegals.

Participant Reviews

Rewarding and relatable course

Rated 5.0 out of 5
December 6, 2024

Really good course, fully interactive and flowed nicely in the direction we, as a company, took it. Martin was excellent and delivered the day really well.

Lewis

Very helpful

Rated 5.0 out of 5
December 5, 2024

I really enjoyed the professional communications session that Martin led. Very useful and would most certainly recommend to other junior lawyers.

Lina

Loved it

Rated 5.0 out of 5
December 5, 2024

Thanks very much Martin

Hope

Enhancing Virtual Presentation Skills

Rated 5.0 out of 5
November 28, 2024

I recently attended the “Presenting with Impact Virtually” workshop and found it to be highly beneficial. The session was well-organised and provided practical strategies for enhancing virtual presentation skills. The interactive elements and real-time feedback were particularly valuable, allowing participants to apply techniques immediately. The facilitator, Martin Chapman was knowledgeable and engaging, making the workshop both informative and enjoyable. Overall, it was a worthwhile experience that has equipped me with tools to improve my virtual presentations.

Ritesh Kumar

I found the training session to be exceptional and loved every moment

Rated 5.0 out of 5
November 27, 2024

The trainer possessed a deep understanding of the subject, and the way he managed the pace, timing, and creatively delivered the training was outstanding.

Kiirii Zidkim

Objectives of the session

For the senior lawyer successful delegation skills are fundamental to a motivated team. For the junior lawyer delegation skills are essential to manage work efficiently. The workshop explores the individual lawyer’s automatic style of delegating. This automatic style is often driven by their personality, for this we use our work styles model. This model is simple to understand and easy to apply. It reviews a variety of ideas for developing delegation skills in the context of a time pressured day.

The specific objectives for the session are:

Timing

This session can be delivered in any of the following formats:

Delegation skills based on personality

One of the models we use in the delegation skills for lawyers training. The feedback we get is that lawyers find this really useful. Read more participant feedback on our training reviews page

Delegation Skills Agenda

We will adapt this agenda to suit the needs of your firm and the participants. We can make it practice area specific and suited to the specific level of lawyers, whether they be partners, 3 to 4 years qualified, or junior lawyers.

Follow up support

Emails are sent to participants as a reminder of their action points. We find these are well received as even when lawyers like a session, they soon get distracted once back to their desks.

Outcomes

This session gets excellent feedback because it is very practical and based on real situations. Participants gain the following:

Internal training on delegation compared to using an external provider

Delegation training on what the client wants, preferred style and context, is probably better carried out internaly. But explaining why lawyers don’t delegate, understanding the personality drivers of delegation and frameworks for delegating are often better coming from an experienced external trainer

Why choose ITD for your Delegation Skills training?

20+ years' experience

We've been working with law firms for over 20 years. From large international firms to smaller regional firms.

Tailored to your needs

We will tailor the training to suit the needs of your firm and the participants, at no extra cost.

Work at all levels and roles

We work with all levels of fee earners and business services, so we understand the importance of delegation.

Countries and cultures

We've worked in many different countries and cultures from UK & US to UAE, Africa & Far East.

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Call us to discuss your needs for delegation skills training on +44 (0)800 804 8086