Practice Management

Issues covered include: managing client expectations, legal professional privilege, communication skills and managing high conflict matters

Issues include: people skills, communicating effectively, managing difficult skills, communication skills, legal professional privilege, ethics, negotiation skills, making a deal

Issues covered include: data breach, social media ethics, practice management, digital age, business skills, professional skills, budgets, upskilling, employment issues, virtual business models

Issues covered include: business processes, cloud based systems, enquiry conversion

Issues covered include: COVID-19, trust accounting, internal control procedures, safeguards, fraud

Work through the policies and practices you need to prevent or manage sexual harassment in the workplace and the many related legal, professional and ethical risks. Gain a step by step guide to improving your practice’s IT security to prevent increasing privacy and data breach risks for law firms. Learn how to maximise your productivity and efficiency by managing stress and work/life balance. Earn your CPD core area units while skilling up on some of the most critical recent issues facing lawyers.

Gain a step by step guide to improving your practice’s IT security to prevent increasing privacy and data breach risks for law firms.

Need to square your CPD compulsory units for the year but can’t seem to find the time? Take advantage of this convenient and practical lunchtime web series where you can acquire your CPD units and bolster your practice once a week at lunchtime and online. Hear from engaging experts on the latest disciplinary issues and cases, how to manage conflicts of interests, the skills you need to successfully negotiate a deal, and how to protect your practice from cyber threats which have increased over the last year.

WEB213N01C: Worried your firm will be a target of cybercrime with the increase threats of cyberattacks in Australia? Join Simone Herbert-Lowe, Director of Law & Cyber over one hour and receive both prevention and mitigation strategies to improving your cyber resilience in 2021. You don’t want to miss out on this highly important session.

A lunchtime series for your compulsory units – this could not be easier! Join us from wherever you choose while you enjoy your lunch and earn your compulsory units at the same time. Convenient, easy and stress free. Together with this engaging panel of experts you will enhance your practice and benefit your clients by examining effective legal project management, how to build a culturally diverse workforce for a successful practice, and the main ethical duties as a legal practitioner. OND215N01B

Key to any successful organisation is their support staff. Gain the key tools, knowledge and skills required to take your legal support role to the next level. Examine how to manage expectations from management, communicate effectively, manage projects and ensure positive mental health & wellbeing. Learn as an exceptional panel share with you their expertise. WEB218N04

Corporate executives are the prime target for cyber crime. As in-house counsel it’s critical that you understand these risks and precisely how to mitigate them. Delve into exactly how and why cyber crime poses such a significant risk to executives. Gain practical strategies to minimise vulnerabilities, change behaviour in your organisation in a meaningful & lasting way, minimise risk through insurance, and perfect your cyber security policies and training. WEB219N05C

Gain your core CPD units while developing skills & strategies to maximise your practice, minimise risk & avoid ethical pitfalls. Sharpen your negotiation skills to achieve better outcomes in your matters. Examine the ins and outs of confidentiality. Master how to deal with a mistake or oversight right when it happens & before it’s too late. Take advantage of this convenient & efficient lunchtime web series where you’ll gain your CPD units & bolster your practice once a week at lunchtime & online. WEB219N07

At some point in every practice an oversight or an inadvertent mistake will arise. When that happens it’s critical that you’re prepared to act immediately to evaluate the mistake, make the proper disclosures, minimise as much damage as possible, and put yourself in a position to rectify the mistake. Work through each of these issues with step by step guides and insights into what you need to consider and do when a mistake arises. WEB219N07A

Those lawyers who overlook, underestimate or misjudge the significance and complexities of their duty of confidentiality will quickly find their matters or even their practice at stake. Delve deeply into the nuances of the duty of confidentiality, where things can quickly go wrong, and what you need to consider and do to avoid potential disaster. Examine real world cases and examples to ensure you meet this most critical of duties, all while gaining your ethics CPD point for the year. OND219N07B

Whether you’re looking to get started in marketing your practice or you’ve already begun, this session will show you how to build a solid foundation for your marketing strategy. WEB2110N24A

Social media is a critical component of most marketing strategies for lawyers, so it’s important that you get it right. But you also need to use it in a way that makes sense and works for you and your practice. WEB2111N24D

Are you working too much and feeling overwhelmed? Are you looking for simple techniques to boost your productivity but stress less? In just 1 hour you could be on your way to reducing your stress and getting into your peak zone of productivity. Attend & create a simple 10 step plan to organise yourself on a daily basis. You'll be able to achieve more in less time, delight your boss and your clients and regain control of your working life. WEB223N02C

Gain new practices to manage work related stress whilst developing personal resilience. OND216N07_4

Only time will tell if your employees reassess their values and join the Great Resignation. Whether you’re from a small, medium, or large firm, this is your guide to retaining and hiring lawyers in the modern world. Join our panel as they discuss time, flexibility and how to measure value. They’ll talk you through industry trends, challenges, the latest data, personal insights, and key tips to apply to your practice and ensure you have not only the best people, but an ideal workplace culture. WEB226N33

Legal Executives and support staff deal with multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines. You’ll gain valuable insights, tips, and practical takeaways to take your skills in file management to a new level to allow you to deal with deadlines and competing priorities proficiently. WEB226N35A

Legal Executives and support staff are often forced to learn skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel with little, if any formal training. This session, tailored for legal executives and support staff, delivers what you need to hit the road running and gives a valuable update for those with experience in these areas. WEB227N35B

Key to communicating in your team, and with different stakeholders in the workplace, is to understand how to change your communication style to get your message across in a clear and concise manner. You’ll learn valuable tools to allow you to effectively communicate with different communication styles at any time. WEB228N35C

You’ll learn what it takes to grow, maintain, and develop a healthy level of confidence and self-esteem that will propel your career and support you while working in teams and with different stakeholders. WEB229N35D

In this series of workshops, you will look at how psychological principles and an understanding of human behaviour can influence your work with clients and colleagues in the legal profession to achieve better outcomes. You will focus on better understanding the different personality styles of client, building effective client-lawyer relationships, and conflict resolution strategies. Your facilitators will guide you as experienced lawyers and clinical psychologists. WEB227N42A

In this series of workshops, you will look at how psychological principles and an understanding of human behaviour can influence your work with clients and colleagues in the legal profession to achieve better outcomes. You will focus on better understanding the different personality styles of client, building effective client-lawyer relationships, and conflict resolution strategies. Your facilitators will guide you as experienced lawyers and clinical psychologists.WEB228N42B

In this series of workshops, you will look at how psychological principles and an understanding of human behaviour can influence your work with clients and colleagues in the legal profession to achieve better outcomes. You will focus on better understanding the different personality styles of client, building effective client-lawyer relationships, and conflict resolution strategies. Your facilitators will guide you as experienced lawyers and clinical psychologists. WEB229N42C

Fostering technology and innovation in your practice. OND223V04_1

Excel by ensuring you have the latest information & gain your CPD compulsory units from special sessions that address skills that you require as a modern government lawyer. OND223V01B_1

Understand your ethical and professional responsibilities online and out of hours. OND223N12_1

Hear from a stellar lineup of leading practitioners as they discuss strategies to fostering mental wellness. OND223N35_1

Give yourself the extra skills to move forward in your legal career to assist you with your practice no matter the size or how long you have been practicing law. OND223N37_2

Do you struggle with long, unproductive days at work? Hear from specialist Therese Linton on how you can enhance your productivity and bring about the best results for you and your clients. WEB232N02BZ

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Discover invaluable insights on best practices for managing legal administrative tasks, effective communication with your team and optimising workflow to improve your efficiency. WEB236N02AZ

Gain essential knowledge on terminology and procedures to better support your team. WEB236N02BZ

Enhance your skills and expand your professional development opportunities. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to contribute to your success and to your team. WEB236N02CZ

Jumpstart your understanding of stress and your life inside and outside of your legal career and consolidate your stress management skills with a successful wellness coach. Gain tools to promote work-life harmony and strategies to protect your mental and physical health. WEB239N04CZ

This webinar will bring you right up to date with what is happening in terms of data breach, data sharing and cybersecurity and what you should be doing to protect client information. WEB2310N03CZ