The PA/EA Evolution

Your next steps

This 2½ hour session is designed to help you reflect on the evolution of your role as a PA/EA, the current expectations within your organisation and how this relates to the legal industry as a whole.

The practical session focuses on the main changes to your role, the gains, and losses you will experience, the impact of change and how to develop the skills you need now in order to continue developing and growing this role.

A trainer led workshop combining theory with practical and relevant activities. This highly interactive session blends discussion with the application of skills.

Welcome and Introduction

  • Who’s Who
  • Aims and objectives of the session

The evolving role of the PA/EA

  • The [XXX] PA/EA – an evolving role
  • Significant changes to EAs in the Legal Industry
  • Experiencing gains and losses
  • How change impacts our resilience and confidence

How and where I can be proactive

  • Can I help you?
  • Changing Gear – when stretch needs to happen
  • My preference, where it helps and where it hinders
  • Demonstrating Prediction, Prevention, Planning, Participation and Performance

The value of facilitation

  • The challenge of sharing tasks
  • The right person doing the right job at the right time
  • Understanding Important and Urgent
  • Using a SIMPLE approach to delegate effectively

Summary and Toolkit

  • Observations from today’s learning
  • Development of action plans
  • Questions and Answers