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.

This session will explain the crucial points when mandating and what it means for your practice in 2018 & 2019. 

Topics covered:

• Relevant mandated timelines for the transition
  
• What do these mandates mean and why get on board?
  
• Planning implications for your business  
  
• Managing workflow
  
• Digital disruption
• Black v Garnock

This video looks at setting up with the ELNO, with practical tips and preparation for making the transition to eConveyancing a smooth one. This includes a short presentation from the Law Society Trust department outlining the rules needed to comply with transacting your conveyances electronically.

Topics covered:

• How to make the transition to eConveyancing
  
• Internal structures
• Who can authorise and levels of authorisation
• Multiple signers
  
• Trust account rules
  
• Audit requirements

This video will assist practitioners with understanding the legal aspect of conveyancing. It will outline the rules to which the practitioner has to adhere to when lodging electronically. There is also a short presentation from Revenue NSW.

Topics covered: 

• The new Conveyancing Rules 
  
• Participation Rules 
  
• Digital signing 
  
• The Attribution Rule 

This video will address compliant examinations and the consequences of non-compliance; meeting your obligations and responsibilities under the Participation Rules; and how to build trust and confidence in electronic conveyancing.

• Areas of current concern
  
• Reliance on Participation Rules
  
• Client Authorisations
  
• Verification of Identity (VOI)
  
• Consequences of non-compliance

The NSW Government has set a timeline for the transition to eConveyancing. This involves mandates that all standalone transfers and caveats must be lodged digitally as of 1 July 2018 and that all mainstream property transactions be completed electronically by 1 July 2019. This course will cover: 

Mandating - how and when?

This video will explain the crucial points when mandating and what it means for your practice in 2018 & 2019. 

Setting up with the ELNO

This video looks at setting up with the ELNO, with practical tips and preparation for making the transition a smooth one. This includes a short presentation from the Law Society Trust department outlining the rules needed to comply with transacting your conveyances electronically

Legal Framework

This video will outline the rules for practitioners to adhere to when lodging electronically. There is also a short presentation from Revenue NSW. 

Subscriber Compliance

This video will address compliance examinations and the consequences of non-compliance; meeting your obligations and responsibilities under the Participation Rules;and how to build trust and confidence in electronic conveyancing.

• Privacy legislation overview – the Privacy Act, the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act, the APPs and Credit Reporting Code of Conduct
  
• Understanding the key definitions relating to information – personal information, sensitive information and the different kinds of credit information
  
• Privacy compliance – what should organisations do to comply with the new laws?
  
• What are the APPs – a summary of the obligations
  
• Privacy breaches – prevention, reporting and management
  
• Some practical tips for lawyers to help clients manage the privacy reforms

• What are the key changes 
  
• What property transaction does the measure apply to Exclusions 
  
• Transitional arrangements 
  

• What the changes are 
  
• The new process 
  
• The two new forms 
  
• Payment 
  

• 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
  

• This course gives access to all podcasts recorded at the conference.

Linden Barnes provides a practical, interactive discussion using hypothetical situations to test your knowledge and think differently about how to manage ethical dilemmas. 

• Discuss the 10 objectives that are considered to be fundamental to ensuring compliance with the Uniform Law and solicitors’ professional obligations
  
• How we communicate affects our relationships with clients either positively or negatively – you will hear simple and cost effective tools you can implement in your practice now to build positive relationships with your clients
  
• Are you supervising as you should – top tips for supervisors and supervised solicitors.
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Mindfulness in Law
• Rule of Law and Innovation
• Legal education in a technological world
• Cyber Fraud - aware and prepared
• Evolving Digital Leadership

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Professional skills
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

Steven Walker, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Gen2Law

Rebecca Daumont,  Manager E-Litigation, Australian Government Solicitor Dispute Resolution

Andrew Finch, General Counsel & Group Executive, Office of the CEO, Qantas  Airways Limited

Denise Doyle, Legal Transformation Lead, Telstra

Samantha Brown, Attorney, Microsoft