Legal Practice Management - Corporate and Government In-House Lawyers August '24
This Legal Practice Management Course will be conducted entirely online.
If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Engagement team on Tel 02 9965 7111 or email cpd@collaw.edu.au
This course encompasses strategic management, and highlights the role and responsibilities of in-house corporate and government lawyers as a function within the organisation. The course will cover aspects of work and systems management, supervision and mentoring, client relationship strategies, financial and business mechanics, and ethical and risk management.
If you want to hold a Principal practising certificate, the Law Society of NSW requires you to complete a Practice Management Course in order for condition 3 to be removed. The College's Legal Practice Management Course is designed to meet these requirements.
Workshop Details: these workshops will be delivered via video conferencing on:
- Monday 19 August 2024 – 9.00am to 5.15pm AEST
- Wednesday 21 August 2024 – 9.00am to 5.15pm AEST
- Friday 23 August 2024 – 9.00am to 5.15pm AEST
Please note that:
- there will be regular breaks in the program, including 1 hour for lunch each day; and
- the end time of 5.15pm is approximate; some sessions may end earlier or later.
All components of the course, as set forth below, must be undertaken for satisfactory completion. The Law Society of NSW is notified of satisfactory completion approximately 4 weeks after the workshop.
Please read below for course requirements.
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Course Outline
Topics include:
- Strategic management – challenges for corporate and government lawyers
- People management
- Work and systems management
- Developing an ethical business culture
- Financial mechanics – budgets, balance sheets and trust account issues
- Client relationship strategies – delivering value
- Ethics and professional responsibility
- Risk management – the insurer’s perspective
- Risk management – prevention strategies
- Stress management
| Component | Activity Name | Format |
| Pre workshop online interactive activities | Preliminary participation | Online, short answer and multiple-choice quizzes (self-test) |
| Attendance and participation | Workshop | A series of online workshops held over three days - attendance and satisfactory participation |
| Assessment | Online post workshop assessment | Short answer questions - 50% pass mark in each section |
All three components must be undertaken for satisfactory completion. The Law Society of NSW is notified of satisfactory completion approximately 4 weeks after the workshop.
This course has been specifically designed for corporate in-house and government legal practitioners who want to remove condition three from their practising certificate and be the solicitor on the record for an organisation.
AEST: Australian Eastern Standard Time
If you intend to claim CPD units for this educational activity, please note that CPD activities are not accredited by the Law Society of NSW or any other equivalent local authority, with the exception of Western Australia. If you hold a practising certificate in a state or territory other than Western Australia and this educational activity extends your knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to your practice needs or professional development, then you should claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. The annual requirement is ten (10) CPD units each year from 1 April to 31 March. Some practitioners, such as accredited specialists are required to complete more than ten (10) units each CPD year.
The program covers the mandatory requirements of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Practice Management and Business Skills and Professional Skills.