CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers – 22 March 2022
Want to strengthen your crisis management skills and maintain your brand and personal reputation? Need strategies to deal with difficult colleagues? How about tips to effective and ethical client advocacy? Give yourself the extra skills to move forward in your legal career with this truly practical afternoon to assist you with your practice no matter the size or how long you have been practicing law. 223N37
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Samantha Mangwana, Practice Leader & Special Counsel, Shine Lawyers
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm Crisis Management Skills: How to Manage the Fallout Before it Starts
Crisis management starts well before a crisis happens and even though damage to brand and personal reputation is often significant, research shows many companies are ill prepared for a crisis. Experienced crisis practitioner Craig Badings, Partner at SenateSHJ, will prepare you and your firm by examining:
- The evolution of a crisis and how to identify the early warning signs
- The essential steps in preparing for a crisis and the critical interface of legal and communication
- Why crisis simulation is so important
- Practical lessons from multiple crises
- Reputation recovery post a crisis
Presented by Craig Badings, Partner, SenateSHJ
Practice Management & Business Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm Dealing with Difficult People and Behaviours at Work
Workplace cohesion and fostering a positive workplace culture is what all organisations strive for, but the presence of difficult people and behaviours at work can have a significant impact on the workplace. For that reason, managing and addressing workplace conflict is essential. In this session we will explore:
- The types of conflict in the workplace
- Tips and strategies for handling difficult conversations
- How to respond effectively to complaints
- Health and safety obligations
- Case studies and practical takeaways
Presented by Linda MacKinlay, Partner, Bartier Perry
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
4.15pm to 5.15pm Ethical Challenges: Best Practice Guidance in Advocating Effectively for Your Clients in 2022
- How to achieve effective, good enjoyable practice
- Best practice guidance steps
- The importance of communication and dialogue
- Learnings from recent cases
- War stories
Presented by Stephen Titus, Partner, Carneys Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation
Presenters
Samantha Mangwana
Samantha Mangwana leads Shine Lawyers’ Executive Employment and Partnership practice, focusing on delivering specialist advice to senior executives and partners. Samantha is highly experienced, having advised employers as well as individuals – which gives her a valuable insight into how to get the right outcomes. Prior to working at Shine, she was a Partner at the leading firms in London advising individual senior executives and partners, predominantly from the legal and financial services sectors. Her experience included working on some of the highest profile City discrimination and whistleblowing cases. Often acting for senior people in crisis situations – contentious disputes including restraints of trade, discrimination, whistleblowing, and high-value exits – Samantha understands the pressures her clients are facing, and the priority of protecting reputations.
Craig Badings
Craig has over 30 years’ experience counselling major corporations and senior executives on issues and crisis management, reputation protection and recovery, media relations and profile management as well as thought leadership in the healthcare, financial and professional services, biotech, medical devices, education, property, construction, FMCG, telecoms, manufacturing, not for profit, IT and government sectors. He has worked with numerous legal firms and in-house legal counsel across a range of crises. He recently contributed to Dr Tony Jaques’ latest crisis communication book: Crisis Counsel: Navigating Legal and Communication Conflict.
Venue
Cliftons - Spring Street
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Parking Information
Parking not included in you 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
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km