We do not do it for you, we guide you on how you should do it. We empower you to do it.
Find out what a Michalsons programme is by reading about it.
What a Michalsons programme is NOT
- A general learning or awareness training programme. Our programmes include modules that help you to develop and manage an awareness training programme. We can also help with your legal learning or training requirements separately.
- A regulatory compliance software programme (legal tech or reg tech). Our programmes complement rather than replace legal tech. Our programmes include modules in which we help you to select, buy, implement and get the most value out of legal tech.
- A compliance framework or regulatory universe. Our programmes help you to build a compliance framework for your organisation.
- A standard – Our programmes help you identify which standards you should apply.
- A compliance risk management plan (CRMP). Our programme does not include CRMPs for specific regulatory requirements but it will help you find the ones you need.
- An eBook or a textbook. Our modules do contain text but they are so much more.
- A course or a toolkit. It is much more than that.
- A certification that an individual has a certain level of knowledge (like an IAPP certification). Our programmes help an organisation take the necessary practical steps to implement an effective programme in their organisation. Many members of our programmes and Michalsons people are IAPP certified. The Michalsons programmes are complementary to the IAPP certifications and sit on top of them – a lawyer over and above.
- An information security product that secures the information you process.
- A hardware tool (like a shredder) that helps you protect personal information.
- A marketplace connecting those who need to comply with those who help organisations comply.
What is NOT included in a Michalsons programme
There are limits to a programme. We can do these things, but not as part of a programme. We provide legal services to clients in addition to the programmes. We can give you a fixed price quote for each one (or will bill you at the end of each month based on the time we spend and our hourly rates).
- Compliance with other related laws, but we will take them into account. For example, the data protection programme will not ensure you comply with access to information laws (like PAIA), but we’ll take it into account.
- Michalsons taking action for the member. For example, an attorney from Michalsons briefing the board in person or doing a private in-house workshop. Meeting face-to-face at your offices. Michalsons actually doing the things that need to be done to comply. For example, the 15% of the implementation actions that Michalsons can do (such as mapping your activities for you, drafting or reviewing your privacy policy, reviewing a PAIA manual or training all employees on data protection law). The implementation actions will be different for each organisation and therefore we need to scope and cost them separately. Other service providers and your own staff will have to do many of the implementation action items.
- The programmes do not include personal legal support or advice from a Michalsons attorney to answer questions (or deal with issues) specific to your organisation. We are happy to do so at an additional fixed fee or according to our hourly rates.
- Determining your specific organisation’s compliance framework or regulatory universe.
- Providing formal written opinions or interpretations on issues that relate to your specific organisation. Specific considerations for a particular industry.
- Michalsons conducting a compliance audit to check that you comply with the law.