Diversity is increasing in absolute numbers and range of cultures. You will be engaging with cultures other than your own as colleagues, as customers or clients, as suppliers and as business partners.

This course, designed through SBS, aims to make your interaction with different cultures more effective, more efficient and ultimately more fulfilling both on an organisational and personal level. 

This course is about maximising the opportunities and minimising the difficulties between cultural differences by providing you with relevant information and practical strategies, a better understanding of cultural differences and a better understanding of yourself.

• Specifically, The scope of the mandatory data breach notification scheme 
• What types of breaches or incidents are eligible data breaches and therefore notifiable 
• Factors to consider when making a decision whether an incident is notifiable or not 
• The notification process and the role of lawyers Data governance and how to develop a data breach plan for your practice and or for your clients 
• Data breach examples and future developments

•  Practice Management and Business Skills
  

This session introduces the federal data breach reporting legislation. It will provide insights and mandatory reporting requirements for organisations as to the necessary framework, the reporting mechanisms and sample templates of some of the reports.

Key Learning Outcomes

• Understanding of the obligations of the data breach legislation and the mandatory reporting requirements.
• Data classification schemes and explanation and the Australian federal government standards to meet the requirements to classify organisational/company data
• Tools and templates to address this mandatory compliance requirements
• Continuous monitoring and data maintenance to ensure ease of breach reporting
• Time and task estimates of meeting this requirement.

• eCTs and CoRD Holder Consents
  
• bulk conversion of Certificates of Title
  
• eCTs and paper settlements
  
• consenting to dealing (leases, plans, etc)
  
• what will happen after mandating on 1 July 2019
  

• Practice management and business skills

• Tips for preparing your organisation for its media engagements;
• advice and suggestions for making the most of your media opportunities;
• and tools for shaping your media encounters

In recent years law firms have been feeling the strain of the global economic climate. The once sacred “billable hour” is no longer accepted with grace by clients. Clients are looking for value for money.

• know some of the benefits of Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFA’s) 
• know what are the trends in the US 
• know what are some the Alternative Fee Arrangements 
• case study of an Australian firm who has successfully implemented a fixed billing scheme.
  

This course is designed to provide you with the tools you need for effectively delegating and managing agreements.

The following topics will be covered:

• Delegating to others
• Delegating with clear expectations
• Getting buy-in when delegating
• When agreements are broken
• Leadership through delegation

You can find the full description for each module here.

•  Substantive Law
  

A question which claims officers and underwriters address daily is "What caused the loss for which indemnity is sought?" On the face of it, that seems a fairly easy question to answer. However, in this webinar you will see that it may not be as straight forward as you may think. And it is important that the question is answered correctly because otherwise a claim that should be paid will be rejected, or a claim that should be rejected will be paid. This session is about the technique used to answer that question correctly, proximate cause.

Key Learning Outcomes

• The role of causation in insurance
• The importance of determining the proximate cause;
• How to determine what the proximate cause is; and
• What to do if there is more than one proximate cause.

• The role of case law and legislation in recent years in relation to directors duties
• The key provisions in the Corporations Act dealing with directors duties and how they have been interpreted by the Court.

• Practice management and business skills

This one-hour course is designed to make sure that you are aware of the key sections of the new Uniform Law, with a focus on complaints and any disciplinary action that the Legal Services Commissioner and the Legal Services Board is empowered to undertake.

Often the easiest way to explain the provisions is to paraphrase them and link the section as we have done throughout. We have broken this up with some activities and cases that have already been heard under the new laws.

Learning Outcomes:

• To be familiar with the new Uniform Law with a focus on disciplinary actions available; 
• To know what behaviours could amount to misconduct
• To know what penalties are available; and
• To understand the complaint and disciplinary process. 

• Practice management and business skills

The use of computer systems by employees leads to increased productivity, but with this comes increased risk. The Acceptable Use Agreement (AUA) is a contractual mechanism for managing this risk.

This course is designed to:

• Provide an understanding of why acceptable use agreements are used;
• Highlight the key areas that need to be considered when drafting acceptable use agreements; and
• Recommendations on the implementation of AUA’s.

• Professional skills

This course looks at ten issues of significance to consider when drafting such terms of agreement, with relevant cases and articles referred to.

This course aims to provide the legal practitioner with:

• an understanding of some of the major legal issues surrounding the drafting of terms of settlement after resolution of the dispute;
• some essential issues relevant to litigation; and
• an understanding of the range of dispute resolution options available.

Learning outcomes

• To be aware of the issues that need to be addressed in drafting effective terms of settlement that capture the agreement between the parties.
• To understand the context for the drafting of such terms, and reasons settlement can be thwarted, for example by the use of vague language or leaving gaps in the terms.

• Practice structures
  
• Principal's responsibilities
• Business plans/business development
• Client management

•  Substantive Law
  

Why are we talking and thinking about Duress?

Family Lawyers are often social first responders.  We carry the canary in the underground mine. We experience real life society as it evolves while being required to interpret that experience on the delayed response of judicial interpretation.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Refresh knowledge of the equitable concept of Duress
• Understand where and how Duress is used in the Family Law Act
• Reflect on power and its misuse in the real world of relationships