Business Skills for Lawyers
Issues covered include: digital footprint, online space, building your brand, running many matters, financial management, cyber resilience
Description
It’s no secret that being a successful lawyer takes more than just knowing the law. Whether you’re a solo practitioner or leading your own team, having the right set of skills can be difference between getting ahead and getting forgotten. From digital marketing to time management, financial literacy to cyber resilience, this seminar equips lawyers with the core skills they should have taught in law school.
Attend and earn 3 CPD units in Practice Management & Business Skills
2.00pm to 2.45pm: Let's Get with the Times: Building a Digital Footprint and Navigating the Online Space to Build Your Brand and Attract Your Ideal Clients
- Why digital marketing is necessary for your business’s long term growth and sustainability
- The marketing bundle for your business: the essentials to building an online presence
- Strategy, website, content, social media, and clients: mapping it out
- The future of marketing for lawyers and migration agents
- DIY vs hiring a marketing expert: when to hire and when to DIY
Presented by Simran Singh, Director, LegalStudio
2.45pm to 3.30pm: Troubleshooting Guide to Running Many Matters all at Once
- Walking the tightrope of balancing multiple deadlines, priorities and client demands
- Strategies for dealing with administrative and recordkeeping tasks with little or no administrative support
- Staying motivated, energised, and in control
- Burnout: recognising the symptoms and addressing the causes
- Making time for you and yours
Presented by Christopher Stannage, Managing Director, Saltwater Insurance Consultants; Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2015 Finalist, Sole Practitioner of the Year
3.30pm to 3.45pm Afternoon Tea
3.45pm to 4.30pm: Financial Management and Understanding Financial Reports
- The story behind the financial reports
- What you can learn about your business through your accounts
- How access to real-time accurate financial reporting will assist your business
- What reports do you really need
- How you can work with your accountant to assist your business
Presented by Fiona Bateman, Director, Dolman Bateman
4.30pm to 5.15pm: Cyber Resilience for Your Practice
In a recent survey of 174 law firms, 87% of participants reported that cyber security was a concern for their practice, and almost one in five experienced a cyber security breach over the previous two years. However, 87 percent invested less than 30 minutes of cyber security training per month for employees. Examine the following essential issues:
- Examples of email fraud and cyber incidents impacting Australian legal practices
- Lawyers’ professional responsibilities including duty of care, trustees’ duties and other legal and ethical obligations
- Practical steps you can take to enhance your practice’s cyber resilience
Presented by Simone Herbert-Lowe, Solicitor Director, Law & Cyber
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km
Parking Information
Parking not included in your registration. Here are some options below.
Secure Park 20 Bond Street - click here for rates
Wilson Park 1 O'Connell Street - click here for rates
Wilson Park 31 Bond Street - click here for rates