CPD Core Competency Areas for All Lawyers
Explore the high risk hot spots for breaches in your role by examining recent cases and investigating underlying principles. Protect yourself and your practice by making sure that you have the right skills for costs for a healthy lawyer/client relationship. Gain in depth knowledge on internal control procedures for operating your trust account and your obligations.
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Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD points including:
1 point in Competency Area 1: Practice Management
1 point in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
1 point in Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
This program is based on WA legislation
Chair: Amy Pascoe, Associate Director, Coulson Legal
Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Developments in Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- The need to understand the basic principles
- What do recent cases tell us about growth areas of risk
- What else is trending
Presented by Ashley Macknay, Director, MDS Legal
Competency Area 1: Practice Management
3.05pm to 4.05pm: Costs and Your Practice
- Background to the Uniform Legal Profession Laws, from a national perspective
- The importance of valid costs agreements and good disclosure
- A refresher on solicitor and client costs
Presented by Maria-Luisa Coulson, Managing Director, Coulson Legal; Legal Costs Committee Member
4.05pm to 4.15pm: Break
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Trust Accounting Requirements
- Implementing good internal control procedures for operating your trust account
- Understanding your obligations in establishing a trust bank account
- Common issues with Trust Accounts
Presented by Conley Manifis, Director, William Buck