CPD Core Competency Areas for All Lawyers on 11 March
Issues covered include: Practice Management, Building a Prosperous Law Firm, Negotiating and Drafting Settlement Agreements, Duties of a Solicitor
Description
In this fast paced legal environment, your practice needs to stay ahead of the rest. A well rounded and successful law firm is a must in this competitive environment and this seminar will bring you three dynamic and informative sessions that will give your practice the edge. We take a look at the important features of a law firm – culture, performance, behaviour, and then dive into settlement agreements and the ethical duties of a solicitor. Not to be missed.
Attend and earn 3 CPD points including:
1 CPD point in Competency Area 1: Practice Management
1 CPD point in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
1 CPD point in Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Chair: Graham Castledine, Partner, Castledine Gregory
Competency Area 1: Practice Management
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Practice Management: Building a Prosperous Law Firm
- The pillars on which a successful law firm are built
- Beyond the billable hour: is fixed fee pricing a successful business model?
- Culture and strategy: what are they and which is more important?
- Is there a link between performance and behaviour?
- Pay Up: making sure you get paid
- Standing out in a competitive market
Presented by David Vilensky, Managing Director, Bowen Buchbinder Vilensky
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Negotiating and Drafting Settlement Agreements
- Why settle?
- Settlement negotiations
- Drafting terms of settlement
- Tips and traps
Presented by Mark Hemery, Partner, Hotchkin Hanly Lawyers
4.00pm to 4.15pm: Afternoon Tea
Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Duties of a Solicitor
- The duty of a solicitor to the court
- Obligations this imposes on a solicitor
- The duty of a solicitor to the client including the duty to advise and the solicitor’s duty of loyalty
Presented by GiGi Visscher, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Venue
Mercure Perth
Level 1, 10 Irwin St
Perth 6000
WA
Australia