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Litigation Management and Working with External Counsel

Help in house legal, risk and management teams take control of disputes and get better outcomes and value from external lawyers. The course covers early case assessment, litigation strategy, budgeting, privilege and settlement decision making. Delegates work through a running dispute scenario and build tools to brief, instruct and manage attorneys while keeping legal costs and business risk under control.

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What you will be able to do

  • Conduct early case assessment to shape strategy and expectations.
  • Brief and instruct external counsel with clear scope and objectives.
  • Budget and control legal spend across the life of a dispute.
  • Protect legal privilege and manage discovery and evidence responsibly.
  • Evaluate settlement, mediation and trial options objectively.
  • Report dispute status and exposure to management and the board.

Course outline

  1. 01Early Case Assessment and Strategy
  2. 02Selecting, Briefing and Instructing Counsel
  3. 03Budgeting and Controlling Legal Spend
  4. 04Privilege, Discovery and Evidence Management
  5. 05Settlement Versus Trial Decision Making
  6. 06Managing Experts and Witnesses
  7. 07Reporting Exposure to Leadership

Who should attend

This course is aimed at in house legal advisors, company secretaries, risk managers and executives who oversee disputes and instruct external attorneys.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
26 to 27 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

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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