SKILLS Launches Certification Program, Seeks Volunteers

SKILLS is developing a certification program for legal transformation roles, covering the full range of legal tech and innovation specialisations. The New York-based group, headed by Oz Benamram, is now looking for volunteers to join the UpSkills faculty to help write the curriculum for the training program.

You can see more info here and give your details if you’d like to volunteer.  

Artificial Lawyer asked Benamram some more about it. He explained: ‘The idea is to create an online, self-paced learning environment of nine chapters (the outline is here).

‘The goal is to equip people with the legal context, operational knowledge, mindset, skills, and tools needed to thrive in AI, Data, KM, innovation, operations, and transformation roles across law firms, legal departments, and legal tech vendors.

‘Target Audience:

1. Practicing lawyers transitioning into and progressing through practice support roles, and

2. Business professionals entering or serving the legal sector, who want to build legal fluency and understand the legal operational landscape and culture.’

So, there you go. Check it out and if you’d like to help then please fill in the form or get in contact with Oz.

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Some more info on the outline of the course is here:

‘Program Overview:

The program consists of nine self-paced online modules organized into three courses. After each course, participants will be invited to deliver a presentation during a monthly moderated Zoom session with their peers, allowing them to interact with their cohort who completed the course that month.

Participants will gain year-long access to all pre-recorded content and handouts upon registration. While the coursework is self-paced and open for flexible enrollment, participants are expected to complete all three courses and attend the corresponding monthly meetings before advancing to a final assessment.

Upon completing the courses and live discussions, participants will take a final exam to earn their certification, which will validate their knowledge and equip them with practical skills that can be immediately applied in their professional roles.

Some modules will have a “basic” and an “advanced” version. Draft curriculum, subject to change:

Course I: Law Firm Environment and Tools

Module 1 – Understanding the Law Firm Environment

Module 2 – Risk, Ethics, and Data Governance Essentials

Module 3 – Understanding your Tech Stack

Course II: Drivers and Influences in Legal – KM, Innovation and AI

Module 4 – Knowledge Management

Module 5 – Innovation

Module 6 – AI, Automation & Collaboration

Course III: Transformation in Legal — Making and Managing Change

Module 7 – Internal Product and Portfolio Management

Module 8 – Change Leadership and Influence

Module 9 – Measuring Impact: ROI, KPIs & Roadmaps.’