This session was recorded on 25 March 2025 as part of the Privacy and data management essentials: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar.

Data breach prevention, assessment and reporting – Cate Cloudsdale, Counsel, Quay Law Partners

This session will focus on the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and will include: 

• Assessing a suspected eligible data breach, including whether there is a likelihood of ‘serious harm’.
• Notification requirements and timelines for action.
• The regulator’s powers to obtain information and to direct an entity to notify.
• How to prevent data breaches through data limitation, retention practices, and security measures.

The session will also touch on the Government’s privacy reforms and how these may impact data breach notification requirements and security practices in the near future.

Traditional practise roles do not suit all practitioners, and knowing what the viable alternatives are allows practitioners to make informed decisions about your career path.  Alternatively, knowing what alternative practise roles would be useful to assist with your current practice, and how to access them, can be very helpful when you need extra resources.

The Law Society’s self-paced course on alternative practise roles will give you the knowledge to understand clearly what the alternatives are and what is required to adopt those practise roles, including regulatory and licensing requirements and other relevant issues like insurance cover.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the difference between independent contractors, locums, and solicitor consultants
• Identify which type of practising certificates must be held to be an independent contractor, locum, or solicitor consultant
• Identify which type of insurance cover is required for independent contractors, locums, and solicitor consultants
• Make an informed decision about which type of alternative role would suit you best and what you need to do to set yourself up in this role, or select the appropriate candidate when your own practice needs assistance

Our on-demand interactive courses allow you to save your progress and learn to your own schedule. Courses include interactive and engaging content, knowledge checks and links to essential resources.

This course consists of 10 chapters, featuring the expertise of Marilyn Cox.

This session was recorded on 13 March 2025 as part of the Early career lawyers: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar. 

Time management skills for billable hours – Nick Satouris, Professional Support Solicitor, Law Society of NSW

By the end of this session, you will:

• Be familiar with costs disclosure obligations.
• Understand how to establish optimal billing practices.
• Be able to establish a costs practice with appropriate costs precedents.

This session was recorded on 26 February 2025 as part of the Practice essentials for government lawyers: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar.

Procuring, delivering and maintaining public infrastructure and services in NSW: Key legal principles and cases – Christine Lithgow, Principal, Christine Lithgow & Associates
Informed by case law, this session will provide an overview of the principles for managing the full procurement life cycle, including ensuring sustainability.