In order to attract, one has to be well-presented. Likewise, for companies, the importance of looking good goes beyond the name. This requires knowing how to position the company to the talents you are looking for and what you have to offer as a company.
This module provides methods for law firms to position themselves as attractive employers for talent and identify pathways for the development, as well as help lawyers, identify their leadership styles to improve themselves in becoming effective leaders.
This module is part of the Professional Certificate in Legal Practice of the Future. It is also available on a standalone basis.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the 1-day module, participants will be able to:
- Understand the ways in which law firms can position themselves as attractive employers for millennial talent for the development of their professional skills and careers
- Identify their personal leadership inclinations and take a deliberate approach towards upgrading the necessary skill sets for being an effective leader in addition to a proficient lawyer
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Senior Associates with 3-4 years of experience
- Junior Partners with 5 years’ experience and above
- Paralegals and HR Professionals in the legal services industry
PREREQUISITE
Participants should have at least 3 years experience in a legal services firm
ASSESSMENT
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of every module. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.
SPEAKERS
Carina Rogerio
Carina, a Paris Bar Foreign lawyer, arrived in Singapore in 2011 and quickly rose at Luther LLP, establishing a French Desk. Despite new challenges, she mastered business development, client pitching, and team management. Becoming Senior Associate in 2013 and Partner in under 5 years, she also trained as a Coach and Mediator, leading to a 1,500% increase in French Desk turnover. Carina served as a Board Director at the Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and attained Professional Certified Coach status. She collaborates with key stakeholders like FCCS and SAL, mentors in legal hackathons, judges mediation competitions, and conducts corporate training since 2016 in Profiling, Communication, Business Development, and Leadership.
Rodney Yap
Rodney is the Co-Founder and Director of Regall Private Limited and UserTip Private Limited, and represented Singapore in the New York finals at the inaugural 2018 Global Legal Hackathon. As Regall’s director, Rodney has taken on multiple legaltech development projects and consulting projects with solution providers, law firms, and government affiliated agencies. Regall is also the first Singapore based company to provide legal design services to the market. As UserTip’s director, Rodney oversees the development and implementation of technology that is specifically designed to smoothen out the process of digital adoption. The UserTip platform is the only digital adoption platform in Singapore enabling the building of in-application guidance for solutions without the use of code.
Rodney’s prior experience also includes helping with the implementation of a legal technology solution with many local law firms of varying sizes, ranging from sole proprietors to mid-large size firms. This experience lends well to identifying potential roadblocks or pitfalls in the legal operations of a firm that would impact the effectiveness of any digital transformation efforts by the firm. Being called to the Singapore Bar, Rodney is also able to understand the requirements for certain areas of laws and how the legal operations of the firm needs to cater for certain situations.
Rodney is also an adjunct faculty with the Yong Pung How School of Law, where he specialises in teaching Legal Design and Design Thinking to both undergraduate and professionals. Rodney is 1 of only 3 Singaporean members in the global Legal Design Alliance which links professionals and researchers in the Legal Design space.
