Legal Project Management Diploma (LPM)

Program details

A comprehensive diploma applying project management frameworks to legal operations, culminating in a capstone project and completion diploma.

Field

Practice Development & Legal Marketing

Duration

64 training hours · 10 modules

Modules

10 modules

Location

Saudi Arabia · Egypt · Remote

Who it is for

Partners and matter managers in law firms, and corporate in-house legal departments.

Certificate

Certificate of attendance or completion, with a QR code

Modules and course outline

1. 01Introduction to legal operations and legal project management (LPM)(4 hours)
2. 02Intake assessment, matter feasibility, and conflict-of-interest checking(6 hours)
3. 03Scope definition, drafting engagement letters, and managing change orders(6 hours)
4. 04Work breakdown structures (WBS), matter scheduling, and milestone planning(7 hours)
5. 05Legal pricing, matter budgeting, cost tracking, and alternative fee arrangements (AFAs)(7 hours)
6. 06Resource allocation, legal team leadership, and RACI responsibility matrices(6 hours)
7. 07Legal project risk assessment, quality assurance protocols, and review stages(6 hours)
8. 08Client progress reporting, KPI dashboards, and matter review meetings(6 hours)
9. 09Legal tech software, task boards, automated document assembly, and data governance(6 hours)
10. 10Applied capstone project: delivering a full project management plan for a live legal matter(10 hours)