Legal Risk Management for Non-Legal Managers

Equip managers who are not lawyers to recognise legal exposure before it becomes a costly problem. This course demystifies the everyday legal risks in contracts, employment, consumer dealings and data handling, and shows when to act and when to call for legal help. Delegates practise on realistic South African workplace scenarios and build a personal legal risk register.

What you will be able to do

Recognise common sources of legal risk across contracts, staff and customer dealings.
Apply a simple framework to assess and prioritise legal exposure in daily decisions.
Know when to escalate an issue to legal counsel and how to brief them effectively.
Manage documentation and records that protect the organisation in a dispute.
Respond appropriately to demands, complaints and early signs of litigation.
Build a legal risk register and reporting routine for your department.

Course outline

01Understanding Legal Risk in Everyday Management
02Contract and Commitment Risk
03Employment and Workplace Legal Risk
04Consumer, Data and Regulatory Exposure
05Documentation and Record Keeping That Protects You
06Working Effectively with Legal Counsel
07Building and Using a Legal Risk Register

Who should attend

This course is designed for line managers, supervisors, team leaders and business owners who make operational decisions with legal consequences but have no formal legal training.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Online	2	US$900
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100

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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We can run Legal Risk Management for Non-Legal Managers 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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