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How to Manage Legal Professional Privilege for In-House Lawyers

Are you confident in your understanding of legal advice privilege and litigation privilege as they apply to in-house lawyers? 

Led by our expert speaker, Will Hayes, this session will delve into key issues including who qualifies as your client for the purposes of legal advice privilege, the challenges that arise in an in-house setting, and how to distinguish between privileged legal advice and other, non-privileged advice. We will also address the complexities of the dominant purpose test, the application of privilege to communications between in-house lawyers and external counsel, and the scope of litigation privilege in internal disputes and investigations. 

Specifically tailored for in-house lawyers, this online classroom will provide you with the essential knowledge to ensure you fully understand the core principles of legal professional privilege and its impact on your role. 

To have the opportunity to learn from your peers and ask the questions most pertinent to your work, book your place now!  

This online classroom was delivered on Tuesday 4 March 2025.

You may also be interested in our online classroom, Internal Investigations and Legal Professional Privilege (Tuesday 30 September 2025).

What this will cover

This course will cover:  

  • who is an in-house lawyer’s client for the purpose of legal advice privilege 
  • the issues concerning legal advice privilege that arise in an in-house setting, including the distinction between privileged legal advice and other, non-privileged advice provided by an in-house lawyer and the difficulties presented by the dominant purpose test 
  • how privilege applies to communications between in-house lawyers and external lawyers 
  • how litigation privilege applies to internal disputes and investigations 
Learning outcomes

By the end of this online classroom, you will be able to:  

  • identify who is an in-house lawyer’s client for the purpose of legal advice privilege 
  • understand the issues concerning legal advice privilege that arise in an in-house setting 
  • be aware of how privilege applies to communications between in-house lawyers and external lawyers 
  • understand how litigation privilege applies to internal disputes and investigations 
How you will learn

Course format    

This online classroom consists of the following elements:    

  • an SME presentation with opportunities for interaction, delivered using Microsoft Teams    
  • an optional MCQ assessment, to obtain a certificate of completion    

Assessment  

In order to pass the assessment, you must achieve a mark of 80%.  

Length 

The online classroom will take 60 minutes, excluding the assessment. 

No. of items Discount
11 – 19 15%
20 – 29 20%
30 – 39 25%
40 + 30%
£104.19 ex VAT
Type of training
CPD
Format
Recorded online classroom
Level
Intermediate
Who is this for?
In-house lawyers
Course length
1 hour
Assessment type
MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).
SRA Competence
A1
A2

The experts

Will Hayes

Expert

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