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With a CPD Digital Subscription, you’ll unlock our diverse and dynamic library of short-form online on-demand content – including interactive courses, vodcasts and podcasts – for only $499/year.
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Each module has been expertly curated by the College of Law – and our industry partners. This includes the Centre for Legal Innovation (CLI), Hearsay, CPD Interactive and On the Run.
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Professional skills module overview:
Professional skills courses:
Unpack practical case studies as you learn why etiquette matters and what courts expect. You’ll gain tangible tips on: appearing in court with civility, etiquette techniques and the standard procedure to follow in virtual courtrooms.
Explore contract law essentials and changes to the unfair terms regime. You’ll learn about terms implied by Common Law and Statute, applications of Australian Consumer Law, and terms that are illegal and unfair.
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Roman Rozenberg
Roman specialises in commercial and public law. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (with First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce (with a major in Finance) from Monash University.
Being culturally aware is key to establishing trust with Aboriginal stakeholders. Our expert will guide you through the importance of cultural awareness, discuss cultural shock, and review examples where lawyers need to be culturally aware.
Learn how to draft settlements to resolve disputes at the earliest possible opportunity – outside of costly court trials. And help your clients avoid the stressful culture of adversarial litigation.
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Albert Monichino
Albert has a general commercial litigation practice in the Supreme and Federal Courts. He advises on and appears in matters relating to building and construction, contractual disputes, minority shareholder and joint venture issues, and intellectual property.
Albert is a Chartered Arbitrator. He has appeared in commercial arbitrations (both domestic and international) as counsel and as arbitrator. He is also accredited as an advanced mediator.
Is streamlined electronic document management part of your litigation toolkit? You’ll learn about the discovery of electronic documents, relevancy and privilege claims, and responding to a Notice to Produce.
Want to prepare and run appeals like a seasoned pro? Enrich your understanding of the various types of appeals, error as a basis for appeal, leave to appeal and appellate advocacy.
This practical guide will walk you through how to streamline your research tasks. You’ll gain strategies for using databases, know where to start with a set of facts, and learn how to track legislation.
In this practical presentation, you’ll explore the role of mediation intakes. You’ll learn why intakes are required, the importance of confidentiality, and the need for empathy during intakes.
In part 2, you’ll gain practical tips on what to include in intakes, and explore conflict resolution styles and analysis. You’ll sharpen your skills to conduct intakes with competence and confidence.
When you encounter high-conflict clients, you need to adjust your writing to avoid becoming their next target of blame. You’ll learn how to recognise high-conflict clients and strategically adapt your communication style.
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Bree Williams
Bree Williams is a Monash University Doctorate candidate, researching clear legal writing education in Australia. Bree was Maurice Blackburn's Knowledge Support Lawyer for 5 years prior to that. She provided training and resources for the firm nationally on legal research and clear writing. Bree now works in the Legal Academic Skills Centre at Melbourne Law School as an academic teaching writing.
Bree's professional experience began with private legal practice in Victoria and Queensland from 2003. Bree has worked at Victoria Legal Aid, as a Professional Support Lawyer and Australian Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents, Product Developer/Senior Legal Editor.
Bree holds a Masters of Global Communication, Bachelor of Laws, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and training qualifications.
Poor mental health and burnout are common symptoms of our high-pressure industry. But you can strengthen your capacity for resilience. Learn how to identify barriers to wellbeing and develop strategies for managing stress.
Facilitator
Florence Thum
Psychotherapist and executive coach with extensive experience in the legal profession
High-quality briefs enable counsel to consider matters quickly, reduce distractions and save clients money. Gain the skills to summarise a brief’s critical features, collate supporting evidence and draft effective observations.
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Prudence Stone
I am a Content Editor at the College of Law, but my main focus is on developing practical legal content for the future of law practice. I am also a lawyer with experience in civil litigation across insurance and planning and environment matters.
Effective legal drafting is a powerful communication tool. Sharpen your skills as you examine what details affidavits require, practise client interview techniques, gain drafting tips, and identify errors in witness statements.
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Paul Venus
Paul Venus (Managing Partner, Holding Redlich) is a partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Litigation group and has over 20 years’ experience in complex litigation, intellectual property, information technology law, commercial law and competition law issues. Paul’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation, principally in trade practices law, product liability law, information technology law, franchising law, and patent and trademark litigation. Paul is an accredited mediator, regularly acting as mediator in franchising disputes and is a graded arbitrator. Paul is an accredited specialist in Commercial litigation with the QLS.
Repeat business is often more lucrative than new business. So it’s vital you nurture rich relationships – existing and emerging – through every matter. Discover what your firm can do to retain clients and drive repeat business.
In any settlement, you need to know how to correctly draft a balance sheet. Learn to identify legislative requirements, apply property valuation methods, and prepare detailed balance sheets for your clients.
Poor communication can mislead your clients and lead to costly errors. Examine the importance of plain language drafting, and gain strategies to reduce ambiguity in your writing and avoid unnecessary queries.
What skills do you need to present with confidence in judicial forums? Hear from Mary Jerram AM as she shares insights and tips from her experience as a judge in adversarial and inquisitorial courtrooms.
Want insider insights into what happens after closing submissions? The Honourable Michael Kirby discusses his difficult decision in Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v B [2004] HCA 20.
Brilliant advocates aren’t born. They’re made – and they meticulously plan and prepare for their appearances. This module will equip you with techniques to prepare for appearances and develop a complete understanding of your case.
A balanced diet is essential for your brain health and work performance. Explore the latest research, unpack the science behind the nutrition behaviours of busy people, and walk away with tips to improve your eating habits.
Poor sleeping habits can harm your health and wellbeing. So learn about the link between sleep, burnout and deteriorating passion for your job. And equip yourself with evidence-based strategies for a better night's sleep.
The legal profession values IQ – yet often overlooks EQ. So learn about the five domains of human social experience, recognise the importance of regulating your feelings, and strengthen your resilience muscles.
Want to know what it takes to become a trusted advisor – and change the way your team engages with you? Harness strategies to create constructive relationships and discover how to influence your team effectively.
Regaining confidence is like recovering from physical injuries – it takes time. So don’t place extra pressure on yourself. Explore criticism in the legal profession and gain practical tips to rebuild lost confidence.
Learn evidence-based strategies to master public speaking and deliver powerful presentations. Gain practical skills to manage intrusive thoughts and feelings of judgement. And take steps to find joy in your craft again.
From jumping between matters to juggling deadlines, time management is an essential skill in your legal toolkit. Receive useful tips to manage your time and break up tasks to avoid feeling overwhelmed.
When is ‘good enough’, good enough? In this candid talk, Pierre Johannessen explores dealing with stress in law. He draws on real-life learnings to tackle unrealistic expectations and perfectionism – so you can rise above.
Overcome the misconception that it's better to do everything yourself. Learn how to manage your workload to focus on your priorities. And develop your delegation skills to empower your team.
Keeping file notes is both crucial and unavoidable in legal practice. Learn about how to prepare effective file notes effectively.
Knowing how to effectively take instructions and maintain your files are two key skills every lawyer needs to know, irrespective of whether you are in private practice or work in-house. How to manage matters effectively is a key to good risk management practice.
Learn about how trauma-informed practice in a family law context strengthens the ability of practitioners to screen, understand, and respond to trauma and its impact on a client’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
Get practical tools to improve your ability to write clearly, succinctly and in a way that interests your target readership. Test your ability in this course with practical and interactive exercises to refine your craft.
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Elana Benjamin
Elana Benjamin is a qualified lawyer and freelance writer. She is the author of the memoir/history: My Mother’s Spice Cupboard: A Journey from Baghdad to Bombay to Bondi (Hybrid Publishers, 2021).
Elana worked for many years in the corporate insurance sector, specialising in financial lines claims at major Australian and Lloyds-backed insurers and underwriting agencies. Elana holds an Arts/Law degree from the University of New South Wales.
With this course, you will recognise the significance of assessing mental capacity and decision-making during mediation, ensuring fair and effective outcomes. Additionally, you will gain practical tools and tips to navigate the complexities of neuro functions in the brain.
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Olivia Munn, Paul Lewis, Dr. Nicole Ash, Fiona Kirkman and David Roberts
In the land of family law, the significance of affidavits cannot be overstated. In this course you will learn, precise application, using the rules of evidence, how to draft ethically, strategic construction and a range of tips that are essential when constructing these documents.
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Kathryn Kearley, Lawyer and Accredited Specialist, Family Law
Kathryn has practised at a number of leading national law firms and in her own firm working in the areas of family law, litigation and dispute resolution and property practice.
Kathryn is an accredited family law specialist with the Law Society of NSW, a national accredited mediator and collaborative practitioner.
Kathryn Kearley has over 30 years in legal practice and over 20 years of experience as a law teacher .Kathryn holds degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws (UNSW), Master of Laws (Hons) (UNE) and Master of Higher Education (Macquarie University).
Practice management and business skills module overview:
Practice management and business skills courses:
Looking to go from legal technician to leading the charge? To help you secure new business, you’ll learn 10 building blocks to build your practice – and how to build your profile through thought leadership and word-of-mouth marketing.
Effective client management is at the heart of effective practice management. You’ll explore client engagement theories and unpack the SACRED model – style, awareness, clarity, reliability, excellence, dynamic – to manage clients with ease.
Whether you’re a partner, principal or sole practitioner, basic bookkeeping is an essential skill in your legal toolkit. Learn about types of trust money, common pitfalls and managing cash in a legal practice.
Grow your understanding of the causes and effects of regulatory risk to better advise your clients. Learn about the relevance of regulatory risk management, and contrast compliance and regulatory risk management.
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Karen Lee
Karen is the Principal of Legal Know-How and she provides expert advice to firms and businesses on risk management, legal and business process improvement, legal documentation, regulatory compliance and knowledge management.
Want to explore and examine what’s in store for law firms? Gain business development insights and discover how to plan for the dynamic legal world of tomorrow – so you can help your firm get ahead, today.
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Silvia Coulter, Mark Medice
Silvia Coulter is a Co-founding Principal of LawVision. Silvia is widely regarded as one of the legal industry’s most experienced sales, key client planning, and leadership experts. Her experience includes working as a former strategic account executive and sales leader at a Fortune 50 company, a chief marketing and business development officer at two global law firms, and consultant and facilitator to firms across the globe.
Law firm leaders rely on Silvia’s experience and assistance with leadership development, strategic account analysis and planning, and business development strategy. She is a co-founder of the Legal Sales and Service Organization (Legalsales.org), a Past Elected President of the Legal Marketing Association, and an elected Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management.
Silvia is the co-founder of BizDevGals, a certified business woman enterprise, to help women in professional services to achieve their revenue goals. She is a frequent speaker and facilitator at law firm retreats and legal industry meetings.
Mark Medice is a Principal at LawVision and leads the Financial Performance and Data Science Practice. He has over 20 years of leadership experience providing and applying data solutions to the most pressing challenges facing law firm leaders. Mark spent over 10 years at Thomson Reuters, where he launched and led the Peer Monitor program. During that time, he created the Peer Monitor Index (PMI), which is widely used throughout the legal industry. Immediately prior to LawVision, Mark led new initiatives around analytics and metrics at Intapp.
Law firm leaders rely on Mark’s unparalleled experience in financial competitive intelligence and benchmarking, predictive analytics, industry performance, rates, pricing trends and strategy, profitability, and other critical issues facing firms today.
This video explores how effective legal operations can benefit your people. You’ll examine the growth and future of legal operations, unpack the legal operations toolkit, and analyse real-world case studies.
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Mollie Tregillis
Mollie Tregillis leads Minter Ellison’s Legal Optimisation consultancy practice, which leverages MinterEllison’s award winning Legal Operations team to support clients in optimising their inhouse legal function to improve operational efficiency, develop high performing teams and provide strategic client service. This practice works with clients to achieve best practice across six domains: strategy, delivery, team, resources, technology and data.
With a depth of Legal Operations experience, Mollie is a people person with a passion for building strong relationships and influencing for change. As a ‘recovering’ lawyer, Mollie brings an empathetic yet strategic approach to all her engagements. She is also passionate about supporting up and coming Legal Operations talent and mentoring them to find their dream job just as she has.
She has an ongoing focus on further education and her certifications include Prince2, AgilePM, Lean Six Sigma, Design Thinking and Service Design.
Be guided through the building blocks of legal automation. Learn what legal automation actually is, how it can benefit your business, and when to launch your own automation projects.
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Giles Thompson
Giles Thompson is the Head of Growth at Avvoka, a document automation, collaboration, negotiation, and analytics platform with a global client base that includes many CEE lawyers. Giles spearheads its revenue growth strategy, works with leading law firms, in-house legal teams, and businesses. Aside from this, he spends lots of his time designing and creating bespoke document automation solutions for clients.
Previously, Giles worked as a city lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills and Kirkland & Ellis. He also had in-house experience working for BP’s in-house legal team and in the regulatory division of PAX Labs.
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Mark Ford
Mark Ford is an Associate Partner and Global Law Knowledge Leader for E&Y based in London. He recently joined the firm from Echo Legal, a document automation specialist, to lead the legal knowledge management function and support the organization in its goal to create the world’s leading enterprise legal services business. With more than 3,500 legal professionals in 94 countries, there is much for Mark and the team to do. At a strategic level, his focus is on three primary areas:
content – to create, collect and curate market-leading content for legal professionals to use in serving clients
systems – to build powerful yet user-friendly repositories to put this knowhow at users’ fingertips as and when they need it, and
culture – to create a strong knowledge culture to ensure that every member of the organization is participating in the program.
Time to transition from time billing to value-based pricing? In this instructive video, you’ll learn crucial tips and traps, and why value-based pricing isn’t just a billing model change – it’s a business model change.
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John Chisholm
John (Director and Co-founder, The Innovim Group) describes himself as a third generation recovering lawyer who has been coaching professionals on the implementation of aligned pricing into their practices since 2006.
His experience both at the helm of, and consulting to, numerous professional firms nationally and internationally, over many years gives him rare insight as to what firms do well and where the hiccups are as they journey away from time-based billing.
Coastal living, drawing and grandfatherhood sit well with John.
All clients expect quality legal advice. So to stand out in today’s legal landscape, you need to deliver delightful service experiences. Learn what clients value, how to use CX tools – and how to be a CX champion.
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Carl White
Carl (Director, NewLaw, PwC Australia and Founding Director, CXINLAW) is a recognised expert in Client Experience, service culture and legal transformation. He is the founder of CXINLAW, an international law firm advisory service, which in 2021 was absorbed by PwC Australia.
He studied theatre arts and practice at the Royal Academy of Dramatic (RADA) before forging a unique career path in law. Carl has authored market leading research supported by the College of Law (UK). He became a faculty member and Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Legal Innovation in 2019.
Drawing on human-centred design, how can – and should – we reimagine the legal ecosystem? You’ll cover the need for Design Thinking, review practical examples, and learn how to enable it in virtual environments.
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Melissa Lyon
Melissa (Executive Director & Experience Designer, Hive Legal) brings design thinking and a human-centred approach to everything at Hive. She consults to clients by assisting them to identify, develop and implement innovative processes, systems, strategies and ways of working.
This includes working collaboratively with clients to identify ‘pain points’ and matching them with a truly multi-disciplinary set of skills (not just legal) to resolve those challenges. At Hive we use our purpose driven design thinking framework, HiveThink to do this.
With the exodus of Baby Boomer lawyers, are you prepared for the knowledge gaps they’ll leave? Hear how firms are adapting to a changing workforce and about the value of mentoring – for experienced and junior practitioners.
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Ida Abbott
Ida Abbott is the President of Ida Abbott Consulting, a consulting firm that has served employers, individuals, partners, and law firms since 1995. Most of her current work focuses on three areas: supporting retirement transitions by helping firms create dignified retirement processes and helping individuals design happy, fulfilling futures; promoting mentoring and sponsorship; and advancing women into leadership.
Due to 40-plus years of valuable contributions as a lawyer and consultant, Ida was elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, among so many other leadership positions she holds.
Ida’s best-selling book, Retirement by Design, was named one of the six best books on retirement and aging by the Wall Street Journal in 2020. Ida Abbot has been recognised nationally and internationally as a thought leader and innovator in developing, retaining, and managing legal talent.
Recorded at the start of the pandemic, this podcast provides a glimpse into the minds of legal leaders as they navigated extreme change. Hear how they created a pathway forward for their clients, employees and firms.
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Caryn Sandler
Caryn leads the Gilbert + Tobin Legal Service Innovation team and G+T Innovate. These teams provide specialised services to support our legal services delivery; and innovate to deliver new tools and services benefiting Gilbert + Tobin’s practice and clients.
Caryn’s role encompasses responsibility for over 80 lawyers and business professionals working across Transformation, Legal Informatics, Legal Project Management, Knowledge Management and GTDocs.
Caryn won Most Innovative Legal Changemaker in Asia-Pacific in the Financial Times Most Innovative Lawyers Awards 2022, “Innovator of the Year” at the Australian Law Awards 2022 and ‘Innovator of the Year’ at the Partner of the Year Awards 2021, as well as at the Lawyer’s Weekly Women in Law Awards in both 2020 and 2019. Under Caryn’s leadership, Gilbert + Tobin was named Most Innovative Law Firm in Asia-Pacific 2019 at the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards and Most Innovative Firm for the 4th year in a row at the Australian Financial Review Client Choice 2021 Awards, researched by Beaton.
Caryn is the Co-Chair of the Advisory Board to the Centre for Legal Innovation and is a director for various not-for-profit organisations. Caryn has a passion for expanding the focus and content of legal education to enable lawyers to succeed and thrive in the changing legal environment.
Facilitator
Graeme Grovum
Graeme Grovum is a legal technologist who leverages deep understanding of legal process and love of new technologies to deliver exceptional results in novel ways.
Graeme leads Allens' Managed Data Services, providing clients with direct access to cutting-edge technology, expertise, and training to improve internal workflows and reduce costs. During his 20 years in the legal and financial services industries Graeme has worked with 100s of local and international clients on large-scale discovery matters and digital transformation projects, focused on improving client outcomes through process improvement and the thoughtful application of technology. For example, to address an issue routinely confronting many of his ediscovery clients, Graeme devised and patented a computer implemented method of assessing the searchability of an electronic document.
Graeme regularly speaks about digital transformation for the legal industry at conferences such as the IBA Annual Conference, the ACC Annual Conference, and the Law Society of NSW FLIP Conference. His work has been recognised in the Legal Innovation Index and by the Financial Times’ Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyer Awards.
Facilitator
Tessa van Duyn
Tessa (CEO and Practice Leader, Moores) is a leading human rights and public law expert with over 15 years’ experience providing expert legal and strategic solutions.
Previously head of the legal team at the Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission, Tessa joined Moores to continue her commitment to social justice, equality and inclusion.
Tessa brings to Moores a strong record in governance support, developing collaborative partners and leading innovative projects to be impactful and effect social change.
As a skilled litigator Tessa enjoys advocating for her clients in a variety of tribunal and court settings. She helps resolve complex discrimination and administrative law disputes - but she adds the most value by helping her clients to avoid litigation in the first place.
Tessa van Duyn thrives on building successful relationships. She is known for being a talented leader and people manager, with a focus on enabling people to bring their best to work.
What tech is the right fit for your firm? This podcast provides a framework for implementing legaltech projects, discusses common adoption challenges – and shares tips on how to kickstart your projects today.
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Fiona McLay is Principal Lawyer & Consultant at McLay Legal
I have over 20 years' experience running a range of commercial litigation in Sydney (and recently in Melbourne) including large multi-party claims to small contract disputes. I actively look for opportunities to achieve a commercial resolution for the parties from the very beginning of a dispute. I have a special interest in business breakups involving separation of business interests including disputes over valuation of shares, minority shareholder oppression, breach of restraint, misuse of confidential information and dissolution of a partnership. I also have significant experience in complex family and deceased estate disputes involving high net worth individuals.
I have over 10 years experience advising insurers on policy coverage and professional indemnity claims (medical negligence and Lawcover). More recently I advise businesses on coverage disputes with insurers and negligence claims against professional advisers. I have a commercial approach to mediation, and I am always focused on containing the parties' costs to reach a resolution as soon as possible that the parties can both live with.
I am a member of the NSW Law Society, Geeky Guru at the Centre for Legal Innovation Legalpreneurs Lab, Australian Legal Technology Association, Australian Legal Practice Management Association.
Leverage automation and create value across your business. Hear about the broader benefits you can reap, identify ripe opportunities, and discover how to link internal and external processes through automation.
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Gene Turner
Gene founded LawHawk with Allen Li in 2016, after a 17-year career as a corporate and finance lawyer.
Before founding LawHawk, he was a corporate and finance partner at Buddle Findlay for six years. He has previously also worked at Chapman Tripp, Westpac, and CMS Cameron McKenna in London. He has acted on many significant corporate and finance transactions, and been ranked by IFLR as a leading lawyer in both Corporate and Banking.
Gene has a long-standing interest in precedents and document automation, and first implemented document automation for Westpac in 2000, reducing preparation time for business banking and property finance loan documents from an hour to 3 minutes. Document automation has been a career-long goal.
By 2012 Gene realised that high-quality legal document automation could be done only by someone with legal and automation skills, and with specialist document automation software. So he learned HotDocs automation, and the idea for LawHawk came from there.
Gene also has an MBA (Dist) from Victoria University (graduating first in class), which helps him understand and design effective business processes and strategies.
Gene is on the Advisory Board of the Australasian College of Law’s Centre for Legal Innovation.
Facilitator
Mark Tyndall
Mark is Neota Logic’s VP, Markets & Growth (Asia Pacific). He works with law firms and corporate legal teams to identify opportunities for service improvement, explore automation use cases, and design and deliver process and technology solutions. He was previously a commercial lawyer, working on regulatory investigations, commissions of inquiry, class actions and automation strategy and delivery.
Is your firm keeping up when it comes to knowledge capture, management and deployment? You’ll cover the business case for knowledge management and gain implementation tips to fuel your innovation strategy.
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Katrina Gowans, Carolyn Austin
Since 2018, Katrina has been the National Legal Operations Lead for Origin Energy, a role she describes as helping the Origin Legal team manage change. One of her highlights was to successfully lead the Legal team in implementing a fully integrated matter management and document management system, underpinned by a transformation program to change the way the team worked. Katrina has also just been appointed to the Advisory Board on the College of Law’s Centre for Innovation, a legal innovation think tank established by the College in 2016.
Prior to stepping into Legal operations, Katrina was a lawyer at Origin and before that worked in private practice at King & Wood Mallesons.
Katrina is passionate about working with lawyers to use technology to change the way we work.
Carolyn is the Director of Knowledge and Practice Support at K&L Gates in Australia, with a passion for legal innovation and knowledge management.
Carolyn started her legal career as a commercial litigation lawyer, and went on to hold various senior Knowledge and Innovation roles in global law firms, and on the original Legal Knowledge Management Forum (LKMF). She was a Sessional Lecturer in Knowledge Management Strategies for the Master of Digital Information Management at the University of Technology, Sydney, for many years, and served on the Information and Knowledge Management Advisory Committee at UTS.
At K&L Gates, Carolyn leads a team of Australian legal practitioners and specialist technicians focused on creating innovative approaches to client service delivery through sustainable knowledge management, process improvement and digital adoption. Carolyn co leads K&L Gates' Australian Innovation Committee and is a member of the global IDEA Group.
Are users at the centre of your innovation projects? Hear about the importance of user-centred principles, and gain the mindset, processes and tools you need to design projects that deliver value for your users.
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Melissa Lyon
Melissa (Executive Director & Experience Designer, Hive Legal) brings design thinking and a human-centred approach to everything at Hive. She consults to clients by assisting them to identify, develop and implement innovative processes, systems, strategies and ways of working.
This includes working collaboratively with clients to identify ‘pain points’ and matching them with a truly multi-disciplinary set of skills (not just legal) to resolve those challenges. At Hive we use our purpose driven design thinking framework, HiveThinkP to do this.
Wish you had more time each day to get your work done? Examine time management techniques, gain practical tips to boost your productivity and retake control of your life – professionally and personally.
Want to communicate more clearly with your clients? Learn how to lead client meetings with confidence, write clear emails and manage challenging clients. And gain the skills you need to nurture richer client relationships.
Gain step-by-step guidance on Australian Consumer Law to review marketing copy and recognise red flags. Examine online and social media advertising. And find out how you can balance compliance with creativity.
Review the Australian mandatory data breach notification scheme from a commercial perspective. Examine remediation options. And develop a robust process to identify, assess and notify data breaches with the OAIC.
To coach well, you need to believe in the capabilities of the person and let go of your need for control. Enhance your leadership skills and know how to coach others effectively to foster better outcomes.
Explore a case study on whistleblowing – from receiving a report through to resolution. Know what happens during the investigation process. And learn the steps you need to take to ensure your organisation is compliant.
While robots won’t replace lawyers anytime soon, AI is undoubtedly a powerful tool for legal professionals. Examine its practical benefits – and challenges in areas like ethics and bias. Plus, hear about the potential and promise of ChatGPT.
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Uwais Iqbal
Uwais (Founder, Simplexicio) has over 5 years of experience designing, building and delivering Machine Learning and NLP solutions across leading legal tech start-ups and a corporate innovation lab. He has held roles as a Machine Learning Engineer at Eigen Technologies, and as a Senior NLP Data Scientist at Thomson Reuters Labs and ThoughtRiver. Uwais also holds a BSc and MSc in Physics from Imperial College London and an MA in Islamic Studies from SOAS.
Recap and review the year in legal innovation and tech. Explore the differences between platforms and point solutions, the outlook for legaltech start-ups, what’s new in NewLaw careers and a few 2023 predictions.
How can AI assist your career capabilities, your firm practices and what roles is this technology “generating” and shaping future career in both legal and non-legal markets. This course explores what all the fuss is about, the impact of AI in the legal world/business contexts and what to do today.
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Terri Mottershead, Executive Director, Centre of Legal Innovation
As the Executive Director of the Centre, Terri works internationally with leaders and managers of law firms, legal departments, community legal centres, alternative legal service/product providers, legal associations, legal incubators and accelerators, legaltech entrepreneurs, law schools, business schools, business professionals and lawyers, supporting their contribution to the transformation of legal practice. She has been a thought leader in people centred legal practice innovation for more than 25 years. Prior to joining the Centre, Terri was a practising lawyer and subsequently led the in-house talent management departments for global firms and associations. She has also led or taught on practical legal education initiatives in law schools in Asia, Australia and the US. In 2010, Terri founded Mottershead Consulting in the US, and later expanded it to Australasia, to focus on supporting lawyers, legal business specialists and law firms in identifying, developing and transforming their capabilities and practices to a new way of delivering legal services/products to the market.
Strategic networking is a powerful tool. Learn how to cultivate a strong personal brand and reputation in your industry. You’ll learn the 101 basics, getting the best bang for your buck, strategies to network and what to do before, during and after a networking event.
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Cathryn Urquhart, Facilitator, Legal Practice Management Course, WA
Cathryn Urquhart studied law at the University of Western Australia and was admitted in 1988. She has a diverse career working for national law firms mainly in insurance and construction litigation, as well as time spent as a Claims Solicitor at Law Mutual, the professional indemnity insurance section of the Law Society of WA. Cathryn is the Facilitator of the Legal Practice Management Course at the College of Law in WA. She also has her own business and works for a range of law firms and other businesses as a Professional Skills Trainer and Coach.
Ethics and professional responsibility module overview:
Ethics and professional responsibility courses:
Too often, the ethics of civil actions are rarely considered. To counter this, you’ll unpack conflicting interests between litigation funders and applicants, discuss cost-risk problems, and review a recent inquiry into class action proceedings.
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Stewart Levitt
Stewart is a Principal at Levitt Robinson, Solicitors & Attorneys.
Stewart has had wide international legal experience, strategising and managing litigation in the US, South Africa and PNG.
He is known as one of Australia’s leading practitioners in securities class actions and banking/finance and insolvency litigation, having instigated and conducted the Storm Financial litigation against major banks. He is not only an industry leader but a prominent public commentator and person of influence, having effectively campaigned for policy reforms, as the author of comprehensive submissions to Federal parliamentary enquiries on institutional and regulatory failures during the GFC (2009), and on the role of ASIC (2013).
Acting for company directors and private businessmen, in board, partnership and joint venture disputes, drafting complex contracts focused on the mining industry, and frequently appearing in criminal and commercial courts, Stewart is not only a versatile lawyer but also a tenacious and skilful litigator, with exceptional tactical and advocacy skills.
He has appeared both with and without Counsel in the High Court of Australia and has acted as agent for firms in Israel and Asia and briefly, as speechwriter for a serving President of the Republic of Nauru.
Stewart has acted as legal counsel for several European consular legations in Sydney. He has also written speeches for significant Australian and foreign politicians and media releases for significant individuals and corporations.
You’ll likely experience conflicts of interest – whether actual, potential or perceived – throughout your career. So understand your obligations, and gain the skills to draft a conflict of interest policy and maintain an active register.
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Karen Lee
Karen is the Principal of Legal Know-How and she provides expert advice to firms and businesses on risk management, legal and business process improvement, legal documentation, regulatory compliance and knowledge management.
Test your ethical legal compass as you examine hypothetical scenarios. You’ll learn about legal ethics and morality. And explore how codes of professional conduct regulate the way lawyers ought to behave with clients.
Clarify your duty and obligations to the court and your client. This module examines issues unique to government lawyers, including who your client is, who can give instructions, and the importance of model litigants.
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Judge Anna Robertson
Judge Robertson (County Court of Victoria) signed the Victorian Bar Roll in 2001 and has worked as a solicitor at Coadys Solicitors and a paralegal at Norton Rose in London. Her Honour holds a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University.
Judge Robertson practiced in general commercial and insurance litigation in the Federal and Sate courts. Additionally, Judge Robertson is regularly briefed in a range of administrative and common law matters for government and regulatory bodies and in a range of disciplinary proceedings.
Understand the need for legal professional privilege and know when communications are privileged. Review relevant case examples as you unpack common misconceptions and gain practical tips to protect legal professional privilege.
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Karen Lee
Karen is the Principal of Legal Know-How and she provides expert advice to firms and businesses on risk management, legal and business process improvement, legal documentation, regulatory compliance and knowledge management.
Know how to create and maintain legal privilege to give your clients proper representation. Learn about the benefits of legal privilege, understand the loss of privilege and recognise the unique position of in-house counsel.
Explore how to act ethically in practice, discuss your professional conduct responsibilities, and review practising certificates. Know how to evaluate the statutory disciplinary scheme and identify potential professional misconduct.
Explore how to act ethically in practice, discuss professional misconduct and review fitness to practise. Know how to evaluate the statutory disciplinary scheme and identify potential professional misconduct.
Explore how to act ethically in practice, discuss professional misconduct and review practising certificates. Know how to evaluate the statutory disciplinary scheme and identify potential professional misconduct.
Ethical considerations – like complex family dynamics and the risk of trauma – make family law a complicated space to navigate. So gain the tools to make informed decisions and provide your clients with nuanced advice.
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Kathryn Kearley
Kathryn Kearley (Adjunct Lecturer, The College of Law, Accredited Specialist Family Law) has over 15 years of experience as a law lecturer and over 25 years in legal practice. She has significant experience in family law, civil litigation, property as well as mediation.
Kathryn practised at a number of leading national law firms working in family law, litigation and property before commencing her own firm in 2001. Kathryn is an accredited family law specialist with the Law Society of NSW.
Kathryn holds degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws (UNSW), Master of Laws (Hons) (UNE) and Master of Higher Education (Macquarie University).
Examine common claims against lawyers and gain practical tips to reduce the risk of a claim. Learn about professional indemnity policy and know how to handle complaints made against your firm.
Review the complaints process and know how you can avoid having a complaint made against you. You’ll examine the Legal Profession Uniform Law 2015 (NSW), and the way its provisions are enforced through disciplinary processes.
Mistakes happen – and when they do, you need to respond responsibly. Jennifer McMillan provides practical advice on what to say to clients when you make a mistake and shares useful ways to rectify common issues.
What lawyers need to consider in negotiation and giving undertakings? Steve Mark AM provides a comprehensive ethical overview in practical legal ethics of negotiation and undertakings.
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Steve Mark AM
Steve Mark is a lawyer by profession and was the New South Wales Legal Services Commissioner from 1994 to August 2013.
Prior to being appointed Legal Services Commissioner of New South Wales, Steve was President of the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Board from 1988 to 1994.Steve is Chairman of the Australian Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ASICJ), a Council member of International House at the University of Sydney, a member of the University of New England School of Law Advisory Board and an Adjunct Fellow in the School of Law at the University of New England.
Further to that, Steve is a teaching Fellow in legal ethics at UNSW Law School and Business law at the UNSW School of Management and Governance.
The Stephen Covey Time Management Matrix, also known as the Covey Quadrant. Learn about how to manage your time more effectively and efficiently to achieve your goals and make the most of your time.
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Cathryn Urquhart
Cathryn Urquhart (Facilitator, The Legal Practice Management Course, WA) studied Law at the University of Western Australia and was admitted in WA in 1988. She has had a diverse career working for national law firms mainly in Insurance and Construction litigation, as well as time spent as a Claims Solicitor at Law Mutual, the professional indemnity insurance section of the Law Society of WA. She has lectured
and tutored at universities in WA.
Currently, Cathryn is the Facilitator of the Legal Practice Management Course at the College of Law in WA. She also has her own business and works for a range of law firms and other businesses as a Professional Skills Trainer and Coach.
Watch the panel discussion about sexual harassment and bullying. You’ll learn about how to take action to eliminate this harmful behaviour in the workplace. Gain insight into the responsibilities of law firms and officers, and discover how to establish clear policies and procedures to support victims/survivors and bystanders.
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Unpack the AML/CTF Act to understand the consequences of non-compliance. Clarify your obligations for: threshold transaction reports, international funds transfer instruction reports, suspicious matter reports and AML/CTF compliance reports
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Karen Lee
Karen Lee was admitted to practice in 1997 in NSW. She holds a Master of Law and Management and specialises in banking and financial services law and legal knowledge management.
Karen is the Principal of Legal Know-How and she provides expert advice to firms and businesses on risk management, legal and business process improvement, legal documentation, regulatory compliance and knowledge management. Karen is the Specialist Editor of LexisNexis’ banking and finance law precedents, the General Editor of the Australian Banking Finance Law Bulletin and the Financial Services Newsletter, and author of Practical Guidance Banking & Finance modules. She has been a regular contributor to these and other professional publications on specialist legal topics such as PPS as well as in the areas of practice management and knowledge management.
Karen has worked extensively in-house, including as Head of Legal for a leading Australasian non-bank lender, as well as in top-tier private practice, including as Counsel at Allen & Overy and Clayton Utz. She has been involved in the PPS law reform process since 2008, including the preparation of detailed submissions to the Attorney General’s Department and the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in relation to the development and review of the PPS legislation. She was a member of the Government’s PPS Legal Special Interest Group from inception and has actively participated in the PPS Stakeholders Forum. Among other things, she has acted for major financial institutions to prepare their core standard form documentation to be used for consumer and business banking under the PPS regime.
Australian Consumer Law protects consumers and ensures fair trading. Supported by practical examples, you’ll learn about misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, unfair terms and consumer guarantees.
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Karen Lee
Karen Lee was admitted to practice in 1997 in NSW. She holds a Master of Law and Management and specialises in banking and financial services law and legal knowledge management.
Karen is the Principal of Legal Know-How and she provides expert advice to firms and businesses on risk management, legal and business process improvement, legal documentation, regulatory compliance and knowledge management. Karen is the Specialist Editor of LexisNexis’ banking and finance law precedents, the General Editor of the Australian Banking Finance Law Bulletin and the Financial Services Newsletter, and author of Practical Guidance Banking & Finance modules. She has been a regular contributor to these and other professional publications on specialist legal topics such as PPS as well as in the areas of practice management and knowledge management.
Karen has worked extensively in-house, including as Head of Legal for a leading Australasian non-bank lender, as well as in top-tier private practice, including as Counsel at Allen & Overy and Clayton Utz. She has been involved in the PPS law reform process since 2008, including the preparation of detailed submissions to the Attorney General’s Department and the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in relation to the development and review of the PPS legislation. She was a member of the Government’s PPS Legal Special Interest Group from inception and has actively participated in the PPS Stakeholders Forum. Among other things, she has acted for major financial institutions to prepare their core standard form documentation to be used for consumer and business banking under the PPS regime.
Gain a practical overview of the Australian Privacy Principles. Build your knowledge of Australian privacy legislation, clarify key terms, understand privacy breaches, and gain tips to help your clients manage privacy compliance.
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Karen Lee
Karen Lee was admitted to practice in 1997 in NSW. She holds a Master of Law and Management and specialises in banking and financial services law and legal knowledge management.
Karen is the Principal of Legal Know-How and she provides expert advice to firms and businesses on risk management, legal and business process improvement, legal documentation, regulatory compliance and knowledge management. Karen is the Specialist Editor of LexisNexis’ banking and finance law precedents, the General Editor of the Australian Banking Finance Law Bulletin and the Financial Services Newsletter, and author of Practical Guidance Banking & Finance modules. She has been a regular contributor to these and other professional publications on specialist legal topics such as PPS as well as in the areas of practice management and knowledge management.
Karen has worked extensively in-house, including as Head of Legal for a leading Australasian non-bank lender, as well as in top-tier private practice, including as Counsel at Allen & Overy and Clayton Utz. She has been involved in the PPS law reform process since 2008, including the preparation of detailed submissions to the Attorney General’s Department and the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in relation to the development and review of the PPS legislation. She was a member of the Government’s PPS Legal Special Interest Group from inception and has actively participated in the PPS Stakeholders Forum. Among other things, she has acted for major financial institutions to prepare their core standard form documentation to be used for consumer and business banking under the PPS regime.
For NSW practitioners, this module explores the Succession Act (NSW) 2006 and recent case law. You’ll cover eligibility categories, define spouses and children, and examine costs orders in Family Provision Claims.
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Margaret Pringle
Margaret (Barrister, Chalfont Chambers) specialises in equity litigation, appearing regularly in the General Equity, Probate, Family Provision and Protective Lists of the Supreme Court, and NCAT (Guardianship Division).
Margaret is a regular speaker at the College of Law, UNSW and LegalWise seminars.
Prior to coming to the bar, Margaret qualified and worked as a registered nurse in a variety of roles before commencing the Diploma in Law administered by the Legal Practitioners Admission Board Diploma in Law. Margaret was then employed at the NSW Trustee & Guardian (formerly Public Trustee) where she specialised in equity litigation involving deceased estates, with a focus on matters involving testamentary capacity and claims for family provision, as well as probate and trust matters.
Margaret was recently recognised in Doyles Guide 2020 and 2021 NSW, as a Leading Junior Counsel in Wills and Estates.
The PPS regime isn’t limited to banking. It also affects areas like mergers and acquisitions, and buying and selling assets. Gain practical tips to manage due diligence, maintain confidentiality and amend commercial documents.
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Karen Lee
Karen is the Principal of Legal Know-How and she provides expert advice to firms and businesses on risk management, legal and business process improvement, legal documentation, regulatory compliance and knowledge management.
Caveats are often misunderstood in land transactions. Arm yourself with practical drafting tips and gain clarity over the law of caveats. Learn the difference between caveats and priority notices, and examine the consequences of lapsed caveats.
This module provides a primer on PMSIs, backed by examples and tips. You’ll recap the personal property securities regime, identify what is (and isn’t) a PMSI and examine the future of PMSIs.
Termination is a delicate topic. To navigate it skillfully, you need to know the nuances of the Fair Work Act 2009. Examine the legal framework, unfair dismissal, settlement options – and provide your clients with expert guidance.
Want to know what’s happening in criminal law? Explore tendency and coincidence, examine intensive correction orders, and review S 293 Criminal Procedure Act and Jackmain (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 150.
Facilitator
Anthony Bellanto QC
Anthony Bellanto QC (Barrister, Trust Chambers) was called to the Bar in 1967 and took silk in 1988. Anthony has worked as the Crown Counsel and Senior Crown Counsel in Hong Kong and as a Crown Prosecutor in Australia. He possesses extensive experience in criminal law matters, trial advocacy, sentencing and appeals.
Further, Anthony is an active participant in the Bar Reading Course, Continuing Professional Development programs and has delivered a collection of papers in both NSW and abroad, making him well-recognised within the academic community as well as the court room. He was the advisory editor of Sentencing Law: New South Wales published by LexisNexis in 2003.
Facilitator
Catherine Lin
Catherine (Barrister, Trust Chambers) has significant experience in advocacy and advisory work. Prior to being called to the Bar, Catherine worked within the Courts system which enabled her to gain invaluable experience as to the intimate workings of the administration of justice.
In 2013, Catherine was called to the NSW Bar. Since then, she has practiced extensively in both the criminal and civil jurisdictions. Practice areas in the civil jurisdiction include insolvency, bankruptcy, property (such as caveats and land title).
Catherine has also appeared in numerous criminal jury trials, sentences and appeals covering a range of areas including but not restricted to murder, drugs, sexual assault, physical assault and kidnapping.
In addition, Catherine has appeared in the appellate jurisdiction before the Court of Criminal Appeal and at inquiries including the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. She has also been briefed to appear in ICAC inquiries.
Catherine has appeared in Canberra and is available to undertake regional and interstate briefs. Catherine has delivered CPD presentations for BenchTV. She was a judge in the semi finals of the Negotiations competition the Australian Law Students Competition in 2014.
Medical negligence often requires compassion and technical nuance. Know how to find medical experts to clarify complex medical concepts. And examine what you need to know about the quantum of damages.
When a parent takes a child overseas without the permission of the other parent, it harms the child’s development. Belinda Li takes you through international parental child abduction and explains the role of the Hague Convention.
With content creators and new media on the rise, want to know what’s new in copyright law? Michael Green SC and Wen Wu explore copyright and copyleft, and the impact of modern technologies on copyright law.
James d’Apice discusses when contributories take action against a director (or a third party) on behalf of the company. Learn about the requirements for acting on the company’s behalf and the potential litigation risks.
Nicola Bailey shares her experience in insolvency litigation – from the creditor's and debtor's perspective. You’ll examine the changing nature of unfair preference claims, and distinguish between peak and net indebtedness rules.
Geoff Sutherland takes you on a tour across the world of banking and finance law. You’ll walk away with tips to improve the free flow of debt and credit – to achieve productive outcomes for your clients.
Did you know that strata title is the fastest form of property ownership in Australia? Samantha Saw explores how strata schemes are managed. And how disputes can be resolved – or avoided in the first place.
New to energy law and want to learn more about energy regulation? Catriona Webster walks you through Australia’s complex energy regulation system, and discusses how the rise of renewable energy is changing policy.
Amelia Thorpe highlights the need for public participation in planning law using the example of Park(ing) Day. You’ll learn about NSW planning law, and consider how to accommodate environmental considerations.
Dealing with regulators is a key skill for any Australian lawyer. Tristan Dimmock illustrates the powers available to investigators, how to respond when a regulator makes first contact, and how to best engage throughout the investigation.
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