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.

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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	Register
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100	Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100	Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026	Online	2	US$900	Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000	Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000	Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Durban	2	R10,000	Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000	Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026	Windhoek	2	US$1,100	Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026	Gaborone	2	US$1,100	Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Maseru	2	US$1,100	Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026	Mbabane	2	US$1,100	Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100	Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100	Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Lilongwe	2	US$1,100	Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026	Blantyre	2	US$1,100	Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100	Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100	Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100	Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100	Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100	Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100	Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100	Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100	Register

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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