Professional Skills Acquisition and Development for Government Lawyers

Practical, real-world training is critical for success in any career. Working as a lawyer in the public sector involves additional obligations and challenges that you will never learn about in a textbook. Hear from experienced government lawyers on what they see as the absolute must-know issues for anyone starting a legal career in the public service.

CONTENT

Legislative Process and Interpreting Legislation

• Executive Government and Parliamentary processes
• The making of legislation, regulations and statutory instruments
• Understanding legislative frameworks
• The role of regulations, statutory instruments and policies
• Introduction to interpreting legislation and statutory instruments

Delegations and Authorizations

• The legal basis for the devolution of power
• The difference between delegations and authorizations
• When a delegation or authorization can be made

Legal Professional Privilege Issues for Government Lawyers

• Understanding the extra layer of responsibilities and duties tied to the legal professional privilege in government practice
• Waiver in a government context
• Important exceptions for government lawyers
• Public interest immunity
• Executive privilege

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.