An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Legal Skills for Non-Legal Professionals
Course Introduction
This Oxford Management Centre training course is designed to equip professionals with essential legal knowledge and practical contract management skills, enabling them to confidently navigate business agreements, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance. In today’s fast-paced business environment, understanding contract law is crucial for avoiding costly legal disputes, negotiating favorable terms, and safeguarding organizational interests. Whether you are involved in procurement, sales, HR, finance, or general management, this training course will provide the tools to handle legal matters effectively without requiring a legal background.
Through a highly interactive and practical approach, this training covers key aspects of contract formation, drafting, enforcement, and dispute resolution. Participants will learn how to identify potential legal risks, interpret contract clauses, and apply best practices to manage agreements efficiently. Real-world case studies, hands-on exercises, and expert-led discussions will ensure that attendees leave with actionable insights to improve their contract management strategies and protect their organizations from legal pitfalls.
This Legal Skills for Non-Legal Professionals training course will highlight:
- Essential Contract Knowledge – Understand the key elements of contracts, including formation, enforceability, and potential risks.
- Effective Contract Drafting & Negotiation – Learn best practices for drafting clear, concise, and legally sound agreements to prevent disputes.
- Risk Identification & Legal Compliance – Develop the ability to spot red flags, mitigate risks, and ensure regulatory compliance in contracts.
- Dispute Resolution & Remedies – Gain insights into handling contract breaches, resolving disputes efficiently, and minimizing financial and reputational damage.
- Real-World Case Studies & Practical Exercises – Apply legal principles through engaging, hands-on exercises and real-life contract scenarios.
Objectives
By the end of this Legal Skills for Non-Legal Professionals training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand key principles of contract law and enforcement.
- Analyze risks and legal implications in business agreements.
- Apply best practices in contract drafting and negotiation.
- Evaluate dispute resolution strategies and legal remedies.
- Develop risk management techniques to prevent contract issues.
At the end of this Legal Skills for Non-Legal Professionals training course, you will learn to:
- Interpret key contract law principles and their real-world applications.
- Draft clear, concise, and legally sound contracts with confidence.
- Identify potential legal risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
- Resolve contract disputes using negotiation, mediation, and legal remedies.
- Apply best practices in contract management to protect business interests
Training Methodology
This highly interactive training course combines expert-led lectures, real-world case studies, and hands-on exercisesto ensure practical learning. Participants will engage in group discussions, role-playing scenarios, and contract drafting workshops to apply legal concepts in realistic business situations. A mix of problem-solving activities and mock negotiations will enhance understanding, while structured feedback from instructors reinforces key takeaways. This dynamic approach ensures participants gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills for immediate workplace application.
Organisational Impact
By attending this Legal Skills for Non-Legal Professionals training course, employees will gain valuable legal knowledge and practical skills that enhance decision-making, reduce business risks, and improve contract management efficiency.
- Enhance contract negotiation skills to secure better business deals.
- Reduce legal risks and liabilities by ensuring compliance with contract laws.
- Improve contract drafting and review to prevent costly disputes.
- Strengthen risk management strategies for better business protection.
- Develop effective dispute resolution skills to handle conflicts efficiently.
- Increase overall legal awareness to support informed and strategic decision-making.
Personal Impact
Delegates will acquire valuable legal skills that will empower them to excel in their roles, make informed decisions, and drive their career growth.
- Gain confidence in handling contracts and legal issues in day-to-day business.
- Enhance negotiation skills to secure favorable terms in agreements.
- Develop critical thinking to identify legal risks and proactively mitigate them.
- Hone practical legal skills for effective contract drafting and review.
- Improve problem-solving abilities in contract disputes and issues.
- Boost career prospects by becoming a valuable asset in legal and business operations.
Who Should Attend?
This Oxford Management Centre Legal Skills for Non-Legal Professionals training course is suitable for professionals across various industries who deal with contracts and need a deeper understanding of legal principles. It will be particularly beneficial to those involved in decision-making, contract negotiation, and risk management.
- Contract Managers and Administrators
- Procurement Officers and Supply Chain Professionals
- HR Professionals involved in Employment Agreements
- Finance and Operations Managers overseeing Business Contracts
- Legal Advisors and Compliance Officers seeking practical insights into contract law
Course Outline
Day One
Understanding Contracts, Sources of Obligation, and Effective Procurement Management
- Sources of obligations
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- Contract
- Law
- Sole discretion
- Unjust act
- Enrichment without cause
- Definitions of contract
- Essential elements of a valid contract
- Classification of contracts
- Procurement and contracting process
- Contract management responsibilities
- Contracting strategies
- Contract evaluation process
Day Two
Building Effective Contracts, Managing Risks, and Avoiding Legal Challenges
- How to build a contract
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- What is a contract?
- Does the following constitute a contract?
- What are contract terms?
- Fundamentals of drafting contracts
- Areas of concern
- How to draft a term
- Punctuation
- What is the “Battle of Forms”?
- Issues with memoranda of understanding
- Letters of intent,
- Letters of award,
- NDAs,
- Purchase order and
- Letters of comfort
- Avoiding common contractual pitfalls
- Capacity and authority in contracting
- Legal capacity of individuals and businesses
- Rules on agency and authority
- Statutory provisions affecting capacity
- Practical steps to overcome capacity-related issues
Day Three
Mastering Legal Language and Precision in Contract Drafting
- Formality of legal language on the word level
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Technical meaning & lexical meaning
- Be meticulous and doubt every word you know
- Use of jargon countable & uncountable
- COUPLINGS (doublets and triplets)
- Writing law numbers
- Writing Latin numbers
- Writing dates
- Exempt and exempted
- Separation
- Sex-neutral terms
- Syntax & semantics
- Practical drafting exercise with a case study on ‘Plain English’ contract clauses
Day Four
Mastering Contract Negotiation, Risk Identification, and Closing the Deal
- The Essentials of negotiation
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- Types of negotiation
- Issues to be negotiated
- The negotiation process
- Style, strategy, and tactics
- Risk Management
- Identifying contractual risk
- Assessing contractual risk
- Contract risk responses
- Particular issues with oil & gas contracts
- Particular Issues with engineering and construction contracts
- Understanding force majeure clauses to reduce risk
- Closing the contract
- Contract discharge
- Contract close-out
- Feedback
- Archiving
Day Five
Effective Dispute Resolution in Contractual Agreements
- How can disputes arise?
- Understand the effects of termination
- Exploring how to deal with disputes
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Traditional dispute resolution
- Modern dispute resolution
- Real-Life case studies and Mock ADR
Certificate
Oxford Management Centre Certificate will be provided to delegates who successfully completed the training course.
Accreditation
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