CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 7 March
Issues covered include: client trust, ethics, blockchain, technology, cyber security, risk management
Description
The legal industry is evolving. Artificial intelligence, robo-advice, blockchain technology – all are advancing further into the industry every day, impacting the way law is practised and creating entirely new ethical issues to consider. Cyber security is now a top concern for law firms in ways it never has been before. The question is, will you evolve and find success in this new era of real and inevitable change?
Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This seminar was recorded in NSW on 7 March 2019
Chair: Caryn Sandler, Partner + Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer, Gilbert + Tobin
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Client Trust, Ethics and Exposures in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Data exposures of legal practices, confidentiality and legal professional privilege
- Digital ethics and client trust: expectations beyond regulatory boundaries
- Uses and abuses of digital tools and technologies in legal practice
- Digital disruption of evidence: responsibilities and opportunities
Presented by Peter Leonard, Principal, Data Synergies; Consultant, Gilbert + Tobin; Professor, Information Systems and Business Law, UNSW Business School; Best Lawyers 2019, Commercial Law, Defamation and Media Law, Entertainment Law, Information Technology Law, Outsourcing Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Telecommunications Law
Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Blockchain, Disruptive Technology and Practicing Law
- A background to blockchain: How does the technology actually work?
- Practicing law in the future with blockchain and augmented reality technologies
- Appreciating the influence of technology on client expectations and lawyer's legal practice
Presented by Leopold Lucas, Strategy Analyst, Accenture
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Practice Management & Business Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Cyber Security within Law Firms: How to Mitigate the Risks
- What to look out for
- Managing cybersecurity without a large IT department: tips for small firms and sole practitioners
- Keeping ahead of the game
Presented by Andrew Constantine, Founder and Managing Director, CIO Cyber Security
Testimonials
“Interesting, innovative, learnt a lot.”
“Informative and current.”