Family Law Back to Basics Series: Letters and Emails Guide for Junior Family Lawyers
Gain a ‘how to’ guide to writing the perfect and persuasive letter and email no matter the message you’re seeking to convey. WEB226N40A
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Jennifer Hetherington, Managing Director, Divorce Hub Legal
Professional Skills
5.00pm to 6.15pm Letters and Emails Guide for Junior Family Lawyers
- Letters and emails
- Context, background, issues, proposed action, consequences
- What is the purpose of the correspondence and how to achieve its aims?
- How to write and present an offer of settlement
- Preparing and presenting an offer of settlement
- When to use Without Prejudice and Calderbank offers
- Notice of intention to commence proceedings
- When to use other forms of communication?
Presented by Rachell Davey, Partner, Lander & Rogers
Presenters
Jennifer Hetherington
Jennifer Hetherington is Director and Principal Lawyer of Hetherington Family Law. She is an Accredited Family Law Specialist with over 20 years of experience in Family Law. Jennifer is also a Nationally Accredited Mediator and Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. She holds Bachelor of Laws and a Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution Practice and is an experienced Collaborative Lawyer. Jennifer currently sits on the following committees/Boards: Queensland Law Society Family Law Committee; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (Board Member); Queensland Association of Collaborative Practitioners Management Committee (Secretary). Jennifer is currently an adjunct lecturer in the College of Law PLT Program, Jennifer has presented papers and workshops in Australia and internationally for numerous organisations including: Queensland Law Society; Australian Institute of Family Studies; Legalwise; LexisNexis; College of Law; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts; Education CPE; Association for Conflict Resolution - Greater New York. Jennifer is a volunteer with Women's Legal Service. She has formerly been Chair of the board of Mummy's Wish Ltd., (a national charity helping families when mum is undergoing cancer treatment) a Queensland Law Society Councillor and member of the Queensland Law Society Specialist Accreditation Board. In 2017 Jennifer was awarded Sole Practitioner of the Year in both the Australian Law Awards and the Women in Law Awards. She has taken a firm which started as a sole practitioner with no support staff in September 2014, to a firm now consisting of herself and 7 staff. She was a finalist for the Family Law Partner of the Year in the 2018 Partner of the Year Awards and won CEO Magazine's Australian Business Woman of the Year award in 2018. In 2017, Jennifer and a colleague established European Family Law and Mediation Conferences and staged their first conference, in Paris and the Loire Valley, in under 12 months. In 2018, Jennifer launched Untying the Knot - Fixed Fee Family Law Solutions, an innovative family law solution which is set to transform the way families end relationships.,
Rachell Davey
Rachell has practised in family and relationship law since 2000. She has been involved in all aspects of family law with particular expertise in complex property and financial matters. Rachell holds a Master' of International Law (2005) from the University of Melbourne and practises in international family law matters involving expatriate Australians, or for clients across multiple family law jurisdictions. She is highly adept at resolving complex property matters involving corporate entities, businesses, addressing the taxation implications of settlement and third parties. Rachell has extensive experience drafting financial agreements (both pre and post nuptial) and advising clients of the appropriateness of a financial agreement in their circumstances. She also assists clients with complex parenting arrangements involving interstate and overseas relocation. Rachell is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law (2005) and previous member of the Accredited Specialist Committee. She is listed in Doyle's Guide as a Rising Star in Family Law (2016) and a leading practitioner of Parenting and Children's Matters (2018 to 2022). She has been recognised in Best Lawyers (Australia) for her expertise in Family Law. Rachell is also a regular presenter and author covering family law topics.