A career in the legal industry is popular, competitive and lucrative, but depression, anxiety and burnout are among legal professionals. Recent reports highlight that work/life balance has become highly prioritized than ever by both graduates and senior leaders.

 Leading firms can also be difficult places to work – late nights, early mornings, high pressure projects and an abundance of responsibility are part and parcel with climbing the legal career ladder in any size firm. 

Join Emma German, Senior Legal Counsel, Network Ten as she guides you through her tips and tricks to ensure your mental and physical well-being is nurtured and respected as you move through the stages of your legal career. 

In the course, Emma covers: 

• Health and fitness for lawyers
• Relationship building
• Confidence & Competence
• Emma’s Top 10 tips

In this videocast, Duncan Young examines different leadership styles, including their strengths, blind spots, and how each style can impact the performance and culture of the teams that they lead.

People management - This session will cover some of the foundational considerations of the people component of practice management.  Within professional services, people are at the core of our service, so it is critical to ensure they are engaged and able to competently and professionally deliver these services. 

As leaders, our day-to-day interactions with our people have a significant impact on this success. Topics covered will include recruitment and interviewing, review and feedback discussion, development and difficult conversations along with managing a diverse workplace with flexible work arrangements. 

Practitioners should inform themselves of Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 which sets out the requirements for the four (4) mandatory CPD areas for NSW legal practitioners – (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law. It is the responsibility of each legal practitioner to self-assess as to whether a particular educational activity extends their knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to their practice needs or professional development.

Practitioners should inform themselves of Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 which sets out the requirements for the four (4) mandatory CPD areas for NSW legal practitioners – (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law. It is the responsibility of each legal practitioner to self-assess as to whether a particular educational activity extends their knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to their practice needs or professional development.

The knowledge of basic bookkeeping is important for every Australian lawyer. For lawyers, whether as principals or employees, this knowledge assists in the effective and proper conduct of matters, including the preparation of bills of costs and trust account statements.

Moreover, every lawyer who contemplates entering into practice as a principal, whether as a sole practitioner, partner or director of an incorporated legal practice, must accept the fact that carrying on a practice involves the carrying on of a business.

Join Frances Moffitt in this one-hour fundamental guide where you will learn about:

• What is trust money and the different types
• What money does and does not have to go into a trust account
• Some key cases and pitfalls to be aware of
• Managing cash in a law practice
• Managing investment money
• The key provisions in the Legal Profession Uniform Law

• an understanding of why acceptable use agreements are used;
• an understanding of the key areas that need to be considered when drafting acceptable use agreements;
• and recommendations on the implementation of AUA's

Managing risks for law firms returning to the office after lockdown - This session will provide tips to assist a smooth transition for legal teams returning to the office, in consultation with recent guidance including: the FWO’s guidance to assist employers with managing safe work practices, the NSW government’s roadmap and remaining restrictions for vaccinated and unvaccinated employees, workers compensation claims and the NSW no-fault COVID-19 indemnity scheme, and an update on the status of case law involving employees that did not comply with COVID-19 vaccination mandates.

This session was recorded on 03 February 2022 as part of the Back to the office - mandatory rule 6.1 live webinar.

Practitioners should inform themselves of Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 which sets out the requirements for the four (4) mandatory CPD areas for NSW legal practitioners – (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law.  It is the responsibility of each legal practitioner to self-assess as to whether a particular educational activity extends their knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to their practice needs or professional development.