Legal Services Management is Canada’s only online graduate diploma focusing on business skills for lawyers. Individuals may enrol in individual GDLSM courses or apply for the full Graduate Diploma program. The GDLSM offers the following five courses.

LSM 810: Financial Literacy for Lawyers

LSM 810Learn how accounting works, how financial statements are constructed and how to discern the story they tell. Get an insight into law firm financial management, business valuations, and income tax. It includes a look at fraud and fraud risk – things every lawyer should be aware of.

LSM 820: Fundamentals of Legal Services Business

LSM 820Learn the core functions of business: strategy, marketing, operations and business development through theory, examples and practical application. Better advise your clients by understanding and responding to what’s important to them – and be more effective in operating your own practice.

LSM 830: Shaping the Future of Legal Practice

LSM 830Explore the economic, political, technological and demographic forces shaping legal services today. Learn how to innovate and harness the forces of change to enjoy a more rewarding career.

LSM 840: Working with Teams and Managing People

LSM 840Learn how to become a great leader, bringing together and effectively running multi-disciplinary teams. Understand how to manage and motivate people to ensure that your career and legal practice flourishes.

LSM 850: Project Management for Lawyers

LSM 850Learn the skills required by law firms and law departments around the world to make effective use of the tools and best practices of legal project management. This course focuses on how to use proven techniques to deliver better results for clients and lays the foundation towards gaining your certification as a Project Management Professional.