CPD Compulsory Units: Recorded in February 2020, NSW
Issues include: people skills, communicating effectively, managing difficult skills, communication skills, legal professional privilege, ethics, negotiation skills, making a deal
Description
You run a busy practice. We understand. You also need your CPD compulsory units. We get it. That’s why we’ve come up with this convenient, efficient and practical lunchtime web series where you can acquire your CPD compulsory units and bolster your practice, all from the comfort of your home or office, all while hearing from esteemed experts and engaging speakers.
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
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1.00pm to 2.00pm: Privilege: A Fresh Approach
Legal professional privilege is one of the most important issues facing a lawyer. The rules are complex, and change regularly. A strong understanding of privilege, how it works, and how it can be inadvertently lost, are all critical skills of the in-house or external lawyer.
- A refresh on the law of privilege as it exists today
- The special issues facing the in-house lawyer
- Hints and traps relating to how key documents are handled
- How you can lose privilege in a document inadvertently
- How privilege can be maintained when disseminating a privileged document within a corporate group
Presented by Peter Butler AM RFD, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills; Best Lawyers 2020, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
Monday, 24 February 2020
Practice Management & Business Skills
1.00pm to 2.00pm: People Skills and Communicating to Effectively Manage Clients
- How to perfect your people skills
- The ins and outs of great communication
- Tips and tricks from the field
- Managing difficult clients
Presented by Greg Ross, Partner, Eakin McCaffery Cox
Monday, 2 March 2020
Professional Skills
1.00pm to 2.00pm: Making a Deal: Negotiation Skills
- What makes a good outcome?
- How best to get there?
- The value of the ‘why’ question
- Some real life examples
Presented by Alan Limbury, Negotiator; Specialist Accredited Mediator; NMAS Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator; Managing Director, Strategic Resolution; Leading Mediator, Doyle’s Guide 2019