Practice Management

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.

Attend to be educated, motivated, and empowered. Sexual harassment, discrimination & gender bias in the legal profession are being acknowledged and discussed like never before, but the truth is that real change continues to be slow to come. Gain frank, honest & real-world insights into how you can navigate the challenges facing women in law. From dealing with misconduct to career changes, to leadership, our panel will share how you can take action to guide your career in the direction you want it to go.

Don’t miss this comprehensive examination of the latest criminal law developments from an esteemed panel including a District Court Judge. Explore psychological reports on child behaviours in sexual assault cases, the admissibility of evidence related to a complainant’s sexual experience, intensive correction orders, trial directions, & mental illness. The afternoon focuses on CPD core areas with an expert panel of accredited specialists covering cross examinations, ethics & more.

Gain in-depth guides to 3 critically important issues facing in-house counsel today while earning your core CPD units. Meet your duties in staying on top of employee mental health in a time of change & uncertainty. Master how to analyse a company’s financial position to minimise the legal & business risks arising when in-house counsel are asked to weigh in on a commercial transaction. Finally, learn how to utilise data, analytics & AI to keep up with your industry peers in this increasingly important area.

Gain practical guides for 3 of the most urgent issues facing legal practices today while earning your CPD core area units for the year. Stay on top of the latest employment law issues that will have a significant impact on your practice & your clients. Brace yourself for the risks related to out of hours conduct, including online activities and working remotely. Finally, gain a thorough understanding of how to understand and analyse financial reports at a time when those skills are as critical as ever.

Hone your skills in running an effective, efficient and paperless practice. Gain practical guidance for working with clients who have experienced trauma. Explore ethical issues for personal injury lawyers. Designed specifically for personal injury lawyers, attend this webinar to earn all the mandatory ethics, professional skills and practice management points before the end of the calendar year.

213N06: Face the many significant changes & new risks facing in-house counsel by arming yourself with timely updates & strategies. Consider how to handle financial & insolvency risks in a tight market. Enhance your insurance law knowledge & tactics. Examine significant defamation reforms. Catch up on new health & safety risks & obligations. Explore legal & tax issues involving contractors. Gain your core CPD points while examining ethics, bullying, wellbeing, technology, & reputation risks.

213N20: Gain high level updates & strategies related to the key areas commercial litigators need to be on top of in 2021. Master how to navigate insolvency disputes. Examine game changing defamation law reforms. Explore how to handle the onslaught of insurance litigation following COVID-19. Be prepared for the many consumer law claims facing litigators right now. Understand contract termination disputes. Gain your core CPD points while examining case valuations, ethics, & working with experts.

213N05: Whatever property problem your clients bring your way this coming year, this comprehensive program will prepare you. Strata, conveyancing, FIRB, government reform, cladding, tax, easements, covenants, technology, new legislation, new cases: Sydney’s leading experts have you covered. Gain all the updates you need in each of these key areas and more, plus lock down your core area CPD points.

213N07: Your practice needs to keep up with rapid change in the construction industry. Come along to hear a carefully selected panel of speakers explore the latest developments, trends and changes in the building industry. Explore the latest cases and hear in depth presentations on major new developments in liability, security of payment, legislation, tendering, procurement, safety, bankruptcy, insolvency, long life warranties and more.

213N19: When a problem arises involving strata law, off the plan considerations, building issues, environment and planning, defects, tax, risk management, ethics or other property pitfalls, you need (1) information and (2) a strategy. This practical conference delivers both with a comprehensive breakdown of what you need to know right now and into the next year. Plus, gain your CPD core area points for the year.

213N16: Make it easy on yourself by making this your one stop shop for everything you need for your wills and estates practice this CPD year. Review recent cases in informal wills, family provision, and probate. Gain insights on elder law issues, asset protection, estate planning and so much more. Attend the full day to earn your compulsory CPD units with unique sessions for wills and estates lawyers.

213N14: 2020 has reminded practitioners of some of the most important issues that need to be front of mind. Join an expert panel as they explore strategies to developing a healthy mindset for conducting a legal practice, the risks and ethical problems associated with social media use for lawyers, and how to interpret financial reports at a time when those skills are more critical than ever.

213N09: Wary of traps in your obligations regarding privilege? Grappling with how to be an effective leader and trusted adviser? Don’t let these challenges side-track your career path. Hear from a stellar lineup of leading practitioners and master the skills needed to effectively deal with each of these issues all while gaining your CPD compulsory units for the year.

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.

212P01: In its 8th year, the Parramatta 10 Points in One Day Program offers you insights from the industry’s front-line practitioners. You don’t have to travel to the CBD to gain updates in all the current topics and achieve your compulsory CPD units. Attend the full program or choose only the sessions most relevant to your practice.

213N38: The legal side of things is just one aspect of a successful practice. In order to thrive you also need to know how to position your services to win and maintain online clients, how to respond to crises and personal or firm public relations nightmares and how to deal with complaints and your disclosure obligations. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from industry experts and practitioners about some of the best practices that can make or break a career or practice.

213N35: A truly practical afternoon to assist you with your practice no matter the size or how long you have been practicing law. Want to master your presentation style and delivery? Need to understand the latest ethical issues for lawyers in 2021? How about strategies to deal with difficult colleagues? Give yourself the extra skills to move forward in your legal career and with your personal practice with this informative seminar, all while gaining your core area CPD points for the year.

213N15: Chase the cutting edge of IP by immersing yourself in the latest trends and updates in trade mark issues and trends, copyright reform, patent cases and innovation patents, design reform, artificial intelligence innovations and infringement, and IP rights. Make sure your first stop is this highly anticipated annual IP conference so you stay ahead of the competition. Attend the full day to earn your compulsory CPD units with unique sessions designed especially for IP lawyers.

213N11: Spend the morning with our experts to obtain key updates in public liability, workers compensation, psychological injury, the medical perspective on permanent impairment and developments in claims for malicious prosecution and wrongful arrest. Stay for the afternoon’s CPD compulsory session, created with the personal injury lawyer in mind, so that you’ll become CPD compliant while gaining valuable skills and practical takeaways on mediation, ethics, and enhancing your practice.

Protect yourself and your practice by making sure that you have the right skills in your costs and billing toolkit. Gain tips on improving costs recovery in litigation, examine lessons from recent case law and ensure you’re across your obligations regarding cost disclosures and ethical billing. Don’t miss out on squaring away your CPD compulsory units for the year and brushing up on your knowledge of costs in one afternoon. WEB213N42

213N22: Don’t miss your opportunity to hear directly from a District Court Judge and catch up on all the most relevant topics in criminal law. Examine recent decisions of the High Court, duty of disclosure by prosecution and police, and how to navigate the new sexual assault laws and regulatory prosecutions. Plus, gain your core CPD units in issues of paramount relevance to criminal practitioners. You’ll leave equipped with the information and skills your clients will expect of you.

213N32: Join a panel of Accredited Immigration Law specialists to examine a myriad of topics covering current immigration concerns: the practical impacts of the travel ban and travel exemption requirements on family and partner visas, character cancellations & refusals, criminal law issues in migration matters, other visas concerns and related reforms. Attend the full day to earn your compulsory CPD units with unique sessions delivered and designed especially for lawyers and migration agents.

213N27: Gain insights & practical guidance from a stellar line-up of family law practitioners. Understand what is in & out of the asset pool; the weight of contributions; and the impacts of tax liabilities and insolvency on financial settlements. Earn your core CPD units by mastering how to set aside existing orders and introduce new evidence; considering ethical obligations of disclosure, and learning how to recognise and deal with clients, opponents & colleagues displaying signs of mental illness.

213N23: Sure it’s a Saturday, but once you are done, you really are well and truly done. This day will be time well spent and won’t cut into your work week. Take the plunge, wear what you like, come and hear the latest issues you need to catch up on, and get it all done in one fell swoop.

If you have left it to the last minute, do not despair. All your CPD points are taken care of right here. Featuring 10 timely topics hand-picked to cover some of the most crucial areas for commercial lawyers, you’ll gain all the CPD you need and bolster your practice in one efficient, information-packed day. Attend the full day or just the sessions relevant to you and complete your CPD with a lineup of excellent speakers covering the most important topics you need to know. 213N50

WEB213V04: As the market becomes increasingly competitive it’s critical that you ensure you have the skills to succeed. Join our stellar lineup of specialists as they walk you through the skills you need regarding use and abuse of privilege, holding effective conversations with your staff and perfecting legal your writing skills – all while gaining your core CPD units for the year.

WEB213V22: 10 presentations, 10 points. Featuring pre-eminent and leading silks, barristers and solicitors, you will gain insights and practical guidance you can utilise in your everyday practice while gaining all of your CPD points without missing a day in court or the office. Attend the full day or just the sessions relevant to your practice.

Face the many significant changes & new risks facing in-house counsel by arming yourself with timely updates & strategies. Consider how to handle financial & insolvency risks in a tight market. Enhance your insurance law knowledge & tactics. Examine significant defamation reforms. Catch up on new employment law and health & safety risks. Gain your core CPD points while examining legal & tax issues involving contractors, ethics and harassment, bullying & wellbeing, and reputation risks. WEB213V15

213V02: Whatever property problem this coming year brings, this comprehensive program will prepare you. New legislation, new cases, environment & planning, owners corporations, retail and commercial leasing, building defects, stamp duty, FIRB and more: Melbourne’s leading experts have you covered. Gain all the updates you need in each of these key areas and more, plus lock down your core area CPD points.

213V24: Make the most of your last chance to earn CPD this year by hearing from 15 experts who will give you all the information and skills necessary to grow your knowledge and practice. Featuring timely topics hand-picked to cover some of the most crucial areas for all lawyers, you’ll gain all the CPD you need and bolster your practice in one efficient, information-packed day.

Attend this comprehensive full day conference and gain the latest information and essential strategies you need to avoid slipups and keep yourself up to date. Delve deeper into the most timely and significant considerations in conveyancing such as survey and title issues, cladding risk, title insurance, owners corporations, tax, planning, eConveyancing, the latest cases you need to know and more. 213V14

213V08: Gain high level strategies related to the key areas commercial litigators need to be on top of in 2021. Master how to navigate insolvency disputes. Examine game changing defamation law reforms. Explore how to handle insurance & professional liability litigation following recent developments. Be prepared for the many consumer law claims facing litigators right now. Understand the latest in trust litigation. Gain your core CPD points while examining case valuations, ethics, & technology.

213V18: Obtain a comprehensive roundup of developments in personal injury law covering damages for work injuries, medical panels, psychological injuries, head injury claims, TAC cases and more. In the afternoon, gain your CPD compulsory units through sessions tailor made for personal injury practitioners. Examine critical issues including pain conditions, managing your practice and ethics.

213V06: Gain insights & practical guidance from a stellar line-up of leading family law practitioners. Understand what should go in the asset pool, the weight of contributions; the impact of tax liabilities; insolvency on financial settlements, and recent cases. Earn your core CPD units by mastering how to set aside existing orders and introduce new evidence; ethical obligations of disclosure, and how to recognise and deal with clients, opponents & colleagues displaying signs of mental illness.

213V21: Catch up on recent developments and key issues for IP lawyers from the last 12 months. Gain insights on trade marks reputation and global protection, pertinent issues in copyright, patent oppositions, and how to build an IP strategy for your clients. Attend the full day and gain all your CPD compulsory units while exploring IP due diligence, data breaches, and your ethical obligations as an IP lawyer.

213V20: Catch up on all the most relevant topics in criminal law. Analyse judge alone trials, representing clients online, changes in sentencing decisions and the credibility of complainants. Plus, gain your core CPD units in issues of paramount relevance to criminal practitioners, including making an effective bail application, the duty of disclosure, and trauma informed courts. You’ll leave equipped with the information and skills your clients and the courts will expect of you.

Enhance your career and be guided by these notable women in law. Join accomplished & innovative women in the public sector who will explain how to navigate your career while achieving your professional goals. Work through how to approach perennial workplace issues such as harassment, bullying & gender bias. Hear about creating an inclusive & supportive public sector workplace. Engage in enlightening case studies to consider some of the different & varied roles the public sector can offer you.

213S01: Featuring 12 practical sessions & 15 leading experts this is the only program you need. Gain all your CPD points in one go while gaining the latest updates, strategies & skills across a wide range of areas that you come across in your daily files.

213Q03: Gain a wealth of knowledge from the best in their field all in one day. You will gain insights on a variety of areas of law and issues impacting on your practice including all the big areas of dispute today: insolvency, defamation, employment law, estates, family and property. Take away key skills that you can immediately apply to your practice including trial tips and tricks, billing issues and building a team to help you succeed. Attend the full day to gain all the CPD points that you need.

213Q06: Examine the many new risks facing in-house counsel and arm yourself with timely updates & strategies. Catch up on new health & safety risks & obligations. Examine significant defamation reforms. Examine the legal minefield of fiduciary and best interest duties. Enhance your skills & strategies related to technology, smart contracts & biometrics. Gain your core CPD points while examining ethics and harassment, bullying & wellbeing, collaborative contracts, and data issues.

213Q04: Navigate some of the critical issues that will be coming your way in the year ahead. Delve into the latest developments in family provisions and elder law issues including the new guardianship and administration laws, informal wills, mutual will agreements and SMSF death benefits. Attend the full day to earn your compulsory CPD units from the best in the field. This annual conference is not to be missed.

213Q09: Gain key updates on public liability, workers compensation psychiatric claim plus technical legal issues of employers duties, workplace injuries related to plant and equipment and claims involving strata and bodies corporate so you stay at the cutting edge of these areas. Explore the interaction between insurance contract and personal injury claims. Plus in the afternoon, gain your mandatory core areas while working through case selection, trial preparation and ethics.

Hear from directly from a District Court Judge, the Coroner, & a panel of leading barristers and specialist solicitors . Gain the information & skills your clients & the court will expect by delving into judge-only trials, family violence, sexual assault, & offenders with mental impairments. Plus, gain your core CPD units while exploring client relations, the Coroner’s court, & the ethics of clients with mental impairments or illness. 213Q15

213Q08: When a problem arises involving body corporate law, off the plan contracts, GST, land tax, environment and planning issues, adverse possession, e-conveyancing, or other property pitfalls, you need (1) information and (2) a strategy. This practical conference delivers both with a comprehensive breakdown of what you need to know right now and into the next year. Plus, gain your CPD core area points for the year.

213Q07: Gain insights & practical guidance from a stellar line-up of leading family law practitioners. Analyse the latest and most significant cases in Family law, add backs, asset pools, and the impact of tax liabilities and insolvency on financial settlements. Plus, earn your core CPD units by examining how to set aside existing orders & introduce new evidence; ethics during settlements, and how to recognise and deal with clients, opponents & colleagues displaying signs of mental illness.

213Q18: This is it! If you have left it to the last minute, do not despair. All your CPD points are taken care of right here. Featuring 10 timely topics hand-picked to cover some of the most crucial areas of law, you’ll gain all the CPD you need and bolster your practice in one efficient, information-packed day. Attend the full day or just the sessions relevant to you and complete your CPD with a lineup of excellent speakers covering the most important topics you need to know.

213W14: Attend this seminar to ensure you obtain practical advice on managing costs in your personal injury practice, cover important ethical considerations, and take a journey with Martin Dobson to explore how personal injury practice functioned before the pandemic, how it adapted to the changed environment and what the future holds.

213W16: Acquire skills on aligning your business succession, SMSF and personal estate plans. Delve deep into the world of litigation costs in contested probate proceedings, Family Provision Act claims and trust litigation. Gain clarity on dealing with privilege and how to handle clients of questionable capacity or integrity. This is a must attend seminar for wills and estates lawyers involved in estate planning, administration and litigation.

213W02: When your reputation, your client relationships or even your practice are potentially on the line with every property matter you take, can you afford to make a critical mistake on your practice and procedure or when trying to avoid ethical pitfalls? Gain the skills and strategies necessary to stay out of trouble and keep your clients happy, all while pinning down your core CPD points while delving into conveyancing, compulsory land acquisition and avoiding ethical traps

213W08: This in-depth program tailored for family lawyers takes a deep dive into several complex and critical practice issues for family lawyers while covering all the CPD core competency areas. Spend an afternoon gaining practical guidance on costs in the Family Court of WA and understanding the impacts of the new Uniform Law, navigating conflicts of interest and ethical pitfalls, and dealing with the mental health of clients, opponents and work colleagues.

213W10: Understand the anticipated changes from the Legal Profession Uniform Law. Explore the high risk, hot spots for ethical breaches in your role by examining recent cases and investigate the underlying principles. Gain in depth knowledge of internal control procedures for operating your trust account and your obligations. Protect yourself and your practice by making sure that you have the right costs and billing skills and processes for a healthy lawyer/client relationship.

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. WEB215N01

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

Support staff play a vital role in the effective operation of public sector legal practice. Invest in your assistant spending a half a day to learn essential information specifically tailored for all levels of Government. They’ll learn from senior government managers how to meet managerial expectations, delve into their record keeping responsibilities and the importance of confidentiality and privacy, & gain new practices to manage work related stress whilst developing personal resilience. WEB216N07

Tailored for Public Sector legal counsel, divisional heads, managers, supervisors & HR personnel, you’ll hear practical ways to deal with key workplace complaints within the Public Sector workforce. Learn how to prevent non-performance allegations becoming unfair dismissal claims. Avoid investigations into claims of discrimination, harassment & bullying exploding. Understand how to deal with COVID related issues & finally, review your workplace policies are correct in light of current reforms. WEB218N06

Analyse how to effectively prepare and manage your litigation matters & gain your core CPD units. Master how to manage your files to optimise costs. Examine ethics in pleadings, pre-trial procedures & evidence management, and perfect your litigation project management skills. In the afternoon, take a deep dive into traversing the best evidence to support your case. Hone your strategies regarding the admissibility of evidence, disclosure, and maximising evidence from experts and lay witnesses. 218Q01

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