CPD Compulsory Units for In-House Counsel
Being in-house counsel isn’t what it used to be. You can’t just be a lawyer. You have to be a leader, a strategist, an influencer. You have to be prepared to manage the legal and political ramifications of internal investigations, You have to complete a seemingly ever-growing number of tasks while meeting heightened expectations and demands all while fulfilling your ethical obligations in an environment that can make doing so more than challenging.
Description
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 23 November 2018
Chair: Jane Webster, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Moorebank Intermodal Company
Practice Management & Business Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Influencing and Guiding Company Strategies and Goals from an In-House Legal Perspective
- Advancing your role and your value in your organisation by contributing to and guiding company strategy
- Leveraging your expanding influence
- Striking a balance between reducing risk through legal frameworks and making strategic business decisions
- Ensuring that others keep legal considerations in mind when creating and enacting company strategies
- Legal compliance considerations and how they impact strategy and financial issues
- Balancing commercial efficiency and productivity against legal diligence
Presented by Alexandra Finley, General Counsel Company Secretary, Spark Infrastructure
Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Effective Internal Investigations
- Step by step guide to internal investigations
- When to investigate?
- Who should conduct the investigation?
- Preserving privilege
- Using technology to improve efficiency and results
- Reporting considerations
- Common pitfalls in internal investigations
Presented by Susan Bennett, Principal & Director, Sibenco Legal & Advisory; Co-founder & Director of InfoGovANZ
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
4.15pm to 5.15pm: The Ethical Obligations of In-House Lawyers: A Practical Guide Map
- Ways to encourage ethical best practice across an organisation
- How we can best meet our ethical obligations when dealing with internal clients, external customers of the organisation for whom we act, and litigants and other parties in dispute with our organization
- Tips on how to practically ensure ongoing ethical practice
Presented by Lachlan Carr, In-House Lawyer, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Western Sydney University