Training – Communication Skills for Lawyers

The training: “Communication skills for Lawyers” will be held at Caucasus International University on April 5, 6 and 7.

The legal profession requires good oral and written communication skills. In the modern digital age, effective communication is a means of achieving goals and objectives. Therefore, within the course, you will be able to develop/improve communication skills, which are necessary for your professional success and advancement. The training is based on the Harvard Law School Negotiations Program.

The training aims to:

Deepen the participants’ knowledge of modern communication capabilities, including digital platforms, which facilitate effective communication between lawyers and clients, and other stakeholders;

Introduce to the participants the methods and approaches of developing communication strategies of law firms, which are one of the main factors of the company’s success;

Study the tactics of correct delivery of messages to the client and other interested parties and to analyze the factors contributing to the formation of trust;

Review modern technologies of persuasion, analysis of both strategic and tactical issues of public speaking based on concrete examples.

Training implementation dates: April 5, 6 and 7;

Fees: 300 GEL;

For registration, please visit the following link: t.ly/E5cyk

Trainer - Khatuna Burkadze, Doctor of Law, Professor, graduate of the Harvard Negotiation Program.

Khatuna Burkadze focuses on strategic communication issues. She has experience of working in legislative, executive and judicial governmental branches. Ms. Burkadze graduated from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tafts University. She has been a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, and the Fletcher School. She has successfully completed the programs on negotiations and security studies at Harvard University and George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. In addition, she is an alumna of the US Department of State’s Program on American Foreign Policy. Khatuna Burkadze was a member of the organizing committee of the 2018 European Conference at Harvard. She is the author of many scientific articles. Her articles on Fletcher Forum have been published and cited in the Harvard National Security Journal.