The responsibilities and powers of directors of legal affairs and their assistants
1Summary
This course delves into the responsibilities and powers of directors of legal affairs and their assistants within an organization. Participants will explore the key functions, legal authority, and ethical obligations that these roles entail. The curriculum covers essential topics such as compliance management, risk assessment, legal strategy formulation, and effective communication with stakeholders. By the end of the course, attendees will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complexities of legal affairs management and support organizational objectives effectively.
2Objectives and target group
Upon completion of the training program, the participant will have achieved the following objectives:
- Full familiarity with all branches of law, both practically and academically.
- Participating in setting and formulating the company's core objectives.
- Participating in committees and meetings to which they are invited and giving their opinion.
- Preparing sub-plans and executive programs.
- Responding to all legal questions and inquiries.
- Supervising the establishment of a dedicated system for recording, auditing, and classifying all decisions.
- Verifying that all legal legislation is actually being applied within companies.
Target group for attending the Responsibilities and Powers of Legal Affairs Directors and Their Assistants course:
- Managers of institutions and companies.
- Those working in the legal field in business establishments.
- Businesspeople wishing to develop their legal skills.
- Those working in legal administration of all kinds.
- Students and graduates of law faculties at various universities.
3Course Content
- The concept of legal administration.
- The study of legal sciences.
- Skills for preparing and drafting administrative decisions.
- Legal considerations related to the decision-making and issuance process.
- The relationship between law and administrative work.
- Skills for using discretionary authority in imposing disciplinary sanctions.
- Types of disciplinary sanctions.
- Basic safeguards for employees.
- The legal importance of contractual specifications and their relation to the "invitation to tender" process.
- Doubtful and deficient descriptive specifications.
- Different types of specifications and their related risks.
- The impact of language on the meaning of contractual clauses and legal terms.
- Applications and examples in writing legal memoranda.
- Skills and methods of legal drafting for legal purposes.
- Stages and mechanisms for preparing legal advice.