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Beth Pipe
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In-house lawyers—How to prepare and deliver a training course
In-house lawyers—How to prepare and deliver a training course
Practice Notes

This Practice Note covers how to prepare and deliver a training course or presentation, including guidance on why it is important for any learning event to have a clear purpose, to be pitched at the right level and to avoid death by PowerPoint. It also provides tips on managing nerves and dealing with difficult delegates.

In-house lawyers—Identifying learning needs
In-house lawyers—Identifying learning needs
Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides guidance on what learning needs are, identifying both individual and organisational learning needs, and how to undertake a learning needs analysis.

In-house lawyers—Learning and development plans
In-house lawyers—Learning and development plans
Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides guidance on learning and development (L&D) plans.

In-house lawyers—The role of learning and development
In-house lawyers—The role of learning and development
Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains what learning and development (L&D) is and provides information on any regulatory requirements that must be observed when undertaking L&D for the legal department. It also includes guidance on assessing the contribution L&D makes to your organisation, why L&D policies sometimes fail, funding L&D, responsibility for L&D, and ensuring that L&D delivers results.

Leadership and influence
Leadership and influence
Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains the importance of influence, a key leadership skill, and why leaders need to be able to communicate effectively.

Learning and development plans
Learning and development plans
Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides guidance on learning and development (L&D) plans. It covers what an L&D plan is, regulatory requirements, why an L&D plan is good practice, the content of the plan, budgets and resources, the corporate fit of the plan, why a plan might fail, how the plan can assist with recruitment and the induction of new employees, and reviewing and monitoring L&D plans.

Legal project management: A step-by-step guide
Legal project management: A step-by-step guide
Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Beth Pipe of OnLive Learning, considers the five key stages of legal project management (LPM): defining the scope, planning the work, budget and resources, managing the timeline, and wrap-up/closing the project.

Managing personal responses to change
Managing personal responses to change
Practice Notes

This Practice Note summarises the issues faced by a manager implementing change and provides practical guidance on how to manage the team effectively throughout the process based on the different ways people may react to change.

Managing your leadership brand
Managing your leadership brand
Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Beth Pipe of OnLive Learning, explains what personal branding is and why having and maintaining a strong, authentic personal brand is important for leaders. Managing your own personal brand is hugely important—how people perceive you really matters.

Measuring success—continuous improvement—law firms
Measuring success—continuous improvement—law firms
Practice Notes

This Practice Note on measuring success focuses on the importance of measuring the impact of the changes you have made to improve efficiency and demonstrate levels of success.

Offer and induction—law firms
Offer and induction—law firms
Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Beth Pipe of OnLive Learning, provides guidance on the content of a written offer of employment, eg an offer letter, gathering references, preparation for a new employee and the importance of an induction programme.

Popular coaching models and methodologies
Popular coaching models and methodologies
Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Beth Pipe of OnLive Learning, considers a selection of common coaching approaches and tools you could use to ensure you get the most from each coaching session.

Presenting with confidence—in person
Presenting with confidence—in person
Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides guidance on how to present with confidence when you are in the same room as your audience. Presenting information clearly and effectively is a key skill to get your message across and influence people successfully.

Presenting with confidence—virtually
Presenting with confidence—virtually
Practice Notes

Presenting a session virtually has much in common with delivering face-to-face, but there are many differences. This Practice Note covers planning and rehearsing the presentation, dealing with technology and distractions, and body language and tone.

Programme management v’s project management: A guide for in-house lawyers
Programme management v’s project management: A guide for in-house lawyers
Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Beth Pipe of OnLive Learning, discusses programme management and project management. Programmes and projects are at the core of business operations, and whilst they are very similar and closely related, there are a number of key differences that need to be understood by in-house lawyers.

Project management: Project kick off, risk, delivery and closure
Project management: Project kick off, risk, delivery and closure
Practice Notes

This Practice Note, originally produced in partnership with Cranfield School of Management and subsequently enhanced by Beth Pipe, OnLive Learning. provides guidance on launching a project, managing project risk, using common project management tools, project implementation and project closure.

Project management: Project lifecycle and set-up
Project management: Project lifecycle and set-up
Practice Notes

This Practice Note, originally produced in partnership with Cranfield School of Management and subsequently reformatted and enhanced by Beth Pipe of OnLive Learning, considers the key phases of a project lifecycle and set up.

Recruitment and selection—conducting a selection interview—law firms
Recruitment and selection—conducting a selection interview—law firms
Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Beth Pipe of OnLive Learning, will provide you with the tools you need to structure and conduct a recruitment interview and ask the right questions to ensure you select the best person for the job.

Retaining diverse talent—law firms
Retaining diverse talent—law firms
Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides information about why retaining diverse talent in a law firm matters, highlights common reasons why people leave jobs and how law firms can minimise these factors and suggests tips for retaining diverse talent.

Simplifying continuous improvement—law firms
Simplifying continuous improvement—law firms
Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains the basic concepts and key stages in improving efficiency. The definition of continuous improvement (CI) is often over-complicated and buried in jargon, but it means exactly what it says: continually looking for ways to improve processes, methods and procedures.

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