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5 Planning for the future

The final activity of this course is designed to encourage you to reflect on your ways of working with others and how you can continue to develop them.

Activity 7 Reflecting on ways of working

Timing: Allow around 30 minutes

In the text boxes below, make a note of the following:

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Well done on working your way through this part. You can access the other parts of this course – About the authors and Additional resources – as well as joining in the ongoing conversations at #FitforLaw and in our Fit for Law Facebook group.

Final questionnaire

We would also be grateful if you could complete an anonymous questionnaire giving feedback on this course. The responses will be used to understand the impact of Working with Others and to identify ways in which to develop Fit for Law further.

Please find the questionnaire at this link: https://forms.gle/ wMkgicML3j2Z4QXP9

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Acknowledgements

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5 Planning for the future