Topics covered are:

• Review of importance of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in legal practice, including historical examples of poor risk management planning and the consequences
• Overview of the Risk Management Process – ISO31000 Risk Management Principles
• How to developing and integrate a practical Risk Management Plan into your property/legal practice

• Different social media platforms How to align social media with your business strategy
  
• Content and social media Networks and networking 
  
• Useful tips
  

• Costs disclosure and estimate 
  
• How the costs capping provisions operate 
  
• What security can a practitioner take for their fees 
  
• Costs assessment
  

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 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

In this ‘Inheritance - aspects of Superannuation’ seminar your facilitator Michael Hallinan will explore key topics such as: 

• Inheritance Rules of “super benefit”,
  
• Inheritance of “super pensions”,
  
• Inheritance of “Control” (only applies to SMSFS),
  
• Consensual modification of inheritance rules,
  
• Contested Inheritance, 
  
• Overriding inheritance rules. 

• 2017 edition of the contract for sale and purchase of land,
• the Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2017,
• transitioning to electronic conveyancing,
• proposed changes to the GST treatment of new and newly subdivided residential property, and
• reforms to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
  

• 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

Diversity is increasing in absolute numbers and range of cultures, you will be engaging with cultures other than your own in 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 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 

• 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
  

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
  

• 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
  

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