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Introduction to Legal Risk Management for In-House Lawyers

This module will help in-house lawyers to understand what risk is, and the different types of risk in an organisation. It also looks at how to conduct an audit to identify legal risks, and how to map and assess them. Finally, it investigates strategies for mitigating risk, key skills for effective risk management, and the SRA competences associated with identifying, assessing, controlling and reporting on legal risk.

Learning outcomes

In this module we will be looking at the following areas.

  • Defining risk and legal risk
  • Ownership of risk in an organisation
  • Conducting an audit to identify legal risks
  • Assessing and mapping legal risk
  • Mitigating legal risk
  • The key skills and competences needed for effective risk management
£45 (ex VAT)

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Format
Online course
Level
Introduction
Who is it for?
In-house lawyers
Course length
30 minutes
Assessment type
MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).
SRA Competence
A5
B5
B6
C1
C2

The experts

Sophie Gould
Sophie Gould

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