CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers – 8 March 2022
Practicing in an increasingly hybrid workplace comes with a unique set of challenges and risks, but are you ready to find success in this fast-changing world? Minimise the vulnerabilities of your systems at home and at the office to protect yourself from cyber attacks. Understand your ethical and professional responsibilities online and out of hours. Finally, learn how to grow and build your brand and profile in a digital world. 223N12
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Professional Skills
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Katherine Hawes, Principal Solicitor, Digital Age Lawyers
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm Building Your Brand and Profile in a Digital World: An Essential Business Development Skill for Lawyers
- How to build your brand in a digital world
- The importance of writing and content development
- How to highlight your skills and experience to your audience
- The benefits of business development and the key to attracting new clients
Presented by Julian Brophy, Director, Perception Partners
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
3.00pm to 4.00pm Navigating Ethical Dilemmas Online and Out of Hours
- Professional conduct online (don’t email the judge, and don’t tweet at them, either)
- Professional conduct ‘out of hours’ (When does conduct ‘outside’ practice imperil your right to practise?)
- Using the Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules to understand (and navigate) ethical dilemmas
Presented by Angus Macinnis, Director of Dispute Resolution, StevensVuaran Lawyers
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Practice Management & Business Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm Protecting Your Firm from Cyber Attacks and How to Respond when Attacked
- The evidence: cyber attacks against law firms that become claims
- Typical attacks and identifying vulnerabilities
- Implementing your critical cyber incident response plan
Presented by Malcolm Heath, Practice Risk Manager, Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd
Presenters
Katherine Hawes
Katherine Hawes completed a Bachelor of Communications prior to reading law. While working at Clayton Utz, Katherine developed her Commercial Law experience, then registered as a Barrister. Along with her two undergraduate degrees Katherine has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management and a Masters of Adult Education and a Masters of Marine Law. Katherine spent her years after Clayton Utz in Legal Aid. Katherine’s interest in Social Media Communications led her to open Digital Age Lawyers (DAL) in 2015, having successfully set up Aquarius Lawyers in 2013, around her other passion – ‘the blue space’. As the Principal Solicitor at DAL, Katherine has over 20 years commercial law experience and applies that experience to her own business, which she leads within a virtual business model. That virtual business model emphasises a high standard of service through the use of e-commerce that comes with clearly articulated processes, documentation and systems compliance. This approach has been refined to ensure that customers understand the service they will receive, their responsibilities and that access to a legal service remains affordable.
Malcolm Heath
Malcolm Heath joined Lawcover in 2012. As Practice Risk Manager, Malcolm undertakes risk reviews of law practices involving onsite visits and interviews with practice principals, employed solicitors and senior staff. Malcolm promotes law practice risk management strategies through workshops and at conferences and seminars, on-site at law practices' seminars and retreats, at the compulsory professional development courses of The Law Society of NSW, Regional Law Societies' CLE and other means. Prior to joining Lawcover, Malcolm ran his own company for 20 years which researched and produced training programs and he consulted to the general insurance industry and the legal profession.
Angus Macinnis
Angus Macinnis has a broad commercial practice with a focus on dispute resolution, and in particular, on employment and work health and safety law, and intellectual property law. He advises employers and employees on all aspects of employment law, from drafting contracts and employment policies, to advising on employment related disputes, to dealing with employment and safety regulators. He has a particular interest in the employment law aspects of social media use and has published in this area in publications including the Law Society Journal, The New Lawyer, and the Internet Law Bulletin.
Julian Brophy
Julian Brophy is a strategic communications specialist of 30 years standing. He holds a BA Hons. from the University of Sydney and has worked as a broadcaster, government advisor and specialist provider of high level communications, stakeholder and engagement advice. Julian commenced private practice in 1999 and is the Principal of Perception Partners, a specialist provider of high-level strategic communications’ advice and counsel. He is skilled in crisis communications and issues management and has extensive experience in the provision of advice for clients within the legal context including complex commercial and other litigation, Royal Commissions, other Commissions of Inquiry and civil & criminal proceedings. His expertise includes the provision of a wide range of communication services including: Development of communications strategies and plans including proactive and defensive media management; Crisis communication services and issues management; Reputation management; Stakeholder liaison and management, including government, community and private sector; and Media training and preparation services.
Venue
Cliftons - Spring Street
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
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Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km