Stephen Honey heralds the rise of the webinar
According to a report published last year by research firm Outsell, the UK legal CPD market is estimated to be worth £21m in 2016. While the delivery of this training would once have been dominated by face-to-face conferences and seminars, over recent years there has been a move away from this traditional format in favour of learning through online means such as podcasts and webinars.
This change has been enabled by greater access to cheaper, faster broadband connections which facilitate the streaming of audio and video. However, the change in lawyers’ learning habits has largely been driven by the increased convenience and cost-effectiveness of online learning as compared with the face-to-face alternative.
While online training events may be delivered live in real time, they are also generally made available on demand so can be viewed at whichever time is most convenient for the lawyer.
As training can be undertaken from your own desk, or even on-the-go via your mobile, the costs of travel and accommodation are avoided and the impact upon billable time minimised.
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