Corporate Legal Department Management and Legal Operations

The in house legal team is expected to manage risk, control cost and deliver at speed. This course equips heads of legal and senior counsel to run the department as a business function, covering demand management, matter intake, external counsel spend and legal technology. Delegates build a practical operating model suited to lean African legal teams under pressure to do more with less.

What you will be able to do

Define the legal department operating model and service catalogue.
Design matter intake, triage and prioritisation processes.
Manage external counsel selection, budgets and spend.
Set metrics that show legal value to the business.
Select and deploy legal technology and self service tools.
Build capability, workload balance and succession in the team.

Course outline

01The Legal Department as a Business Function
02Demand Management and Matter Intake
03Managing External Counsel and Spend
04Legal Metrics and Value Reporting
05Legal Technology and Self Service
06Contract and Knowledge Management
07Team Capability and Workload Planning

Who should attend

This programme is aimed at general counsel, heads of legal, senior in house lawyers and legal operations staff running or building a corporate legal function.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 19 Aug 2026	Dar es Salaam	3	US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026	Pretoria	3	R13,000
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026	Cape Town	3	R13,000
14 to 16 Sep 2026	Online	3	US$900
21 to 23 Sep 2026	Mozambique	3	US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026	Cairo	3	US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026	Accra	3	US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026	Lusaka	3	US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026	Kigali	3	US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026	Nairobi	3	US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026	Durban	3	R13,000
9 to 11 Nov 2026	Johannesburg	3	R13,000
23 to 25 Nov 2026	Mauritius	3	US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026	Dubai	3	US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026	Lagos	3	US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026	Harare	3	US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026	Kampala	3	US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Training a whole team?

We can run Corporate Legal Department Management and Legal Operations privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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