Ensure your firm is competent and compliant with SRA workplace culture recommendations with our suite of training designed by a former SRA regulator.
SRA WORKPLACE GUIDANCE CONSULTATION
This consultative style session is the first important step for firms who want to take the guesswork out of implementing SRA workplace culture recommendations and ensure their firm is investing in a tailored and strategic approach towards compliance and risk management.
During the session your trainer will facilitate a benchmarking exercise between the SRA’s culture guidance and your firm’s current processes and strategy, helping you identify key risk and compliance gaps and priority areas of development for your firm.
Best suited to: HR teams, L&D teams, Partners
SRA Workplace Culture Guidance in Practice
Set in the context of the SRA’s rules on workplace behaviour and guidance on employee wellbeing, this session looks at the particular requirements on managers/leaders.
It focuses on translating SRA culture guidance into practical proactive and responsive behaviours that enable the effective supervision and management of teams in your firm.
The session also focuses on the SRA’s enforcement strategy and the obligation on managers to challenge behaviour that does not meet the prescribed regulatory standard.
Best suited to: Senior Managers, Partners
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK
Developed with the SRA Competency Frameworks in mind, this interactive and scenario-based training will cover the following topics:
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The importance of feedback to organisations, groups, and individuals – along with examples of each within law firms
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Explaining feedback and performance measurement mechanisms to your team, and setting clear expectations
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Employee justice – developing and offering internal procedures for review of performance management
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Pastoral support, including early employee interventions
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Delivering difficult feedback and managing sub-par performance
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Navigating mental health challenges and performance management
Best suited to: Managers, Supervisors, Partners
ALLOCATION AND DELEGATION
Developed with the SRA Competency Frameworks in mind, this interactive and scenario-based training will cover the following topics:
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The business case for effective allocation and delegation
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Current SRA rules and guidance about workload
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Practical ideas for the design of work allocation, including:
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Complexity assessment
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Work framework designs
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Development of your firm and teams
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Assigning work in practice
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Dealing with common challenges and potential barriers including under / over utilisation
Best suited to: Managers, Supervisors, Partners
EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION
A key theme throughout the SRA’s report on workplace culture is the integral role supervisors play in shaping mental health culture. Echoing research by Gallup and Deloitte, the SRA report also suggests that subpar supervision not only contributes to a culture of poor mental health, but one that undermines engagement, retention and, ultimately, the profitability and competitiveness of your firm.
Learn more about our trainee supervision programme here, and our apprentice supervision programme here.