CPD Core Competency Areas for Government Lawyers
Issues covered include: tendering and procurement, workplace investigations, ethical issues
Description
With additional duties and requirements on lawyers in the public sector, it is more important than ever to ensure you meet your annual CPD requirements in ethics, professional skills and practice management. Gain real world advice on how to master the procurement process, expertly manage workplace investigations, and navigate tricky ethical issues that threaten to derail your practice. Take a deep dive into each of these critical topics in tailor-made sessions designed especially for government lawyers.
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 seminar was recorded in WA on 20 March 2019
Chairs: Peter Macliver, Director Perth Office and Teresa Ling, Senior Executive Lawyer, Australian Government Solicitor
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Minimising the Legal Risks in Tendering and Procurement: Perfecting the Process
This presentation aims to give attendees a greater understanding of the legal issues that arise from running and participating in a tender process while providing practical insights into the legal risks faced by both principals and contractors and how to effectively deal with them when engaging in procurement.
- How to minimise risks in the tender process
- Navigating the ‘process contract’ procedures
- Practical tips to minimise the legal risks arising from a tender process
- The top 10 procurement risks and how to deal with them
- How to minimise commercial, legal and financial exposure to your organisation
- Practical tips for moving from tender phase to contract execution and beyond
Presented by Alyson Eather, Partner, DLA Piper
Competency Area 1: Practice Management
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Managing and Conducting Workplace Investigations in Government Departments
- Types of investigations
- Legal form and process issues
- Managing the investigation
- Managing Investigation outcomes
- Closing out an investigation
Presented by Shane Entriken, Partner, Allion Partners
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Ethical Issues for Government Lawyers
- Equitable briefing
- Model litigation
- Who is the client
- Understanding core work guidelines
Presented by Dirk Feinauer, Principal, Feinauer Commercial Lawyers