As the apex professional body representing the legal profession in Sri Lanka, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) represents over 26,000 legal professionals across 93 regional branches, across the country. In keeping with its commitment to continuous professional development, BASL began an Online Certificate Course in Human Resource Management yesterday.
The course will be conducted every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. over a period of 12 weeks and is open to BASL members, non-members, legal apprentices, and law students.
BASL President Rajeev Amarasuriya, stated that the certificate course recognises the increasingly important role that Attorneys-at-Law play in the field of Human Resource Management. He noted that many senior human resource professionals are themselves Attorneys-at-Law, reflecting the strong career opportunities available to legal professionals in the HR and employment sphere. The programme is therefore designed to equip participants with both the legal knowledge and practical understanding required to effectively navigate contemporary workplace and employment-related matters, while highlighting Human Resource Management and Employment Law as an important area of professional development and career advancement for Attorneys-at-Law.
The sessions will be conducted by a distinguished panel of legal experts and senior practitioners, including Geoffrey Alagaratnam, PC, Uditha Egalahewa, PC, Mohamed Adamaly, PC, Association of HR Professionals Sri Lanka President Thushara Jayawardana, AAL, Manoli Jinadasa, AAL, EFC Former Director General / Chief Executive Officer Kanishka Weerasinghe, AAL, Hayleys Group Group Head – HR and Legal Darshi Talpahewa, AAL.