CPD Compulsory Units for In-House Counsel: Managing the Greatest Risks
Issues covered include: preventing and dealing with damage to your organisation's brand or reputation, data breach, managing stress and mental health in the workforces
Description
Gain your core CPD units for the year while developing effective strategies and skills for dealing with some of the most urgent risks facing in-house counsel today. Master the art of protecting your organisation’s brand and reputation so that your own professional reputation doesn’t take a hit. Receive a step by step survival guide to dealing with cybersecurity and data breach risks, including critical insurance issues and third party claims.
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
Chair: Richard Fisher AM, General Counsel and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Office of General Counsel, The University of Sydney
Practice Management & Business Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Preventing Damage to Your Organisation’s Brand or Reputation…and Repairing it When Things go Wrong
The Governance Institute of Australia’s 2019 Risk Management Survey identified damage to brand or reputation as the 2nd highest risk to manage in the coming year. Hone your skills and strategies in preventing and dealing with damage to your organisation’s brand and reputation by examining:
- Managing your organisation’s reputational risk
- Effective strategies for corporate crisis prevention and planning
- The role of the general counsel
- What to do when things go wrong
- Communicating and managing your staff’s obligations, even out of hours
- Tips for preventing or repairing damage to your organisation’s reputation online
- Defamation risks and defences
- How to respond if threatened with legal action
- Practical examples and case studies
Presented by Darshana Parekh, Legal Counsel, Mission Australia; Advisor, SkyBuys
Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm: How to Survive a Data Breach: A Practical Guide
- Summary of current cybersecurity landscape and latest trends, including key risks
- How to prepare and plan in advance of any data breach
- Responding to breaches: from first steps to aftermath
- Managing insurance issues and third party claims associated with data breaches
Presented by David Rountree; Intellectual Property & TMT Rising Star, Doyle’s Guide 2018; and Jonathan Light; Construction & Infrastructure Rising Star, Doyle’s Guide 2019; Managing Associates, Allens
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Your Toolkit for Managing Stress and Mental Health for You and Your Workforce
- Stress and mental health in the work context
- Conceptualising your ethical, professional and legal duties
- Key triggers and risks
- Case study: managing bullying
- Case study: managing worker burnout
Presented by Danny King, Director, Danny King Legal; Leading Employment Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km
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