This session was recorded on 17 September 2025 as part of the Staying well in the Law series.

Lucy Chapple, former lawyer and PhD candidate, explores how psychological science is reshaping our understanding of resilience, not as a fixed trait, but as a dynamic process that can be developed and strengthened over time. Drawing on current research, this session introduces the concept of mental fitness: the capability to sustain psychological functioning or quickly recover during and after exposure to stress.

Participants will gain insight into the different types of psychological stressors encountered in legal work and learn about three core mental capacities that support mental fitness.

The webinar will also introduce Mental Fitness in the Law, a new training and research program led by Macquarie University and tailored specifically for legal professionals. This session invites lawyers to consider what it means to be resilient and how cultivating mental fitness can support sustainable performance in legal practice.

We so often hear of legal representatives putting their clients ahead of everyone else including themselves. This especially applies to their own physical and mental health, which are intrinsically linked. The decision to place one’s physical and mental health on the back burner can have significant consequences. This webinar will focus on the importance of participation in a yearly comprehensive health assessment that targets early detection and screening for disease, key health risk factors facing the legal profession, and how you can take charge of optimising your own health and wellbeing.

This session was recorded on 15 February 2024 as part of the 2024 Staying Well in the Law series.

Research suggests we can all learn to thrive. Just like we've learned ways to be physically fit, there are practical things we can learn and do to be mentally fit, even during stress and struggle. During this one-hour webinar, Marie McLeod (founder of ThriveAbility and How to Thrive program) outlines her practical Wellbeing model, describing in detail the acronym "BEACON". Marie's mission is to show the world that happiness is a learnable skill and to make the science of wellbeing approachable, practical and easy to learn, regardless of where you are on the mental health continuum.

This session was recorded on 22 October 2025 as part of the Staying well in the Law series.

Have you ever received a phone call from a client or colleague that left you concerned they might be considering suicide? Have you ever been left lost for words due to the grief or aggression conveyed from the other end of the line? Solicitors frequently report receiving distressed (and distressing) calls in the course of daily practice, and in the moment when these themes arise, it can be difficult to know what to say.  

In this webinar our Wellbeing Manager, Anna Fischer, will address this experience and outline helpful frameworks for responding to grief, aggression, and suicidality over the phone. Content covered will include practical trust-building skills, over-the-phone de-escalation techniques, and recovery strategies to assist solicitors in regulating themselves following a difficult call. 

This session was recorded on 23 July 2026 as part of the Staying Well in the Law: Sustainable success for sole practitioners and principals – live webinar.

Join Paul Ippolito, Principal of Ippolito Advisory and Ippolito Lawyers, for a practical session on building a sustainable and financially resilient legal practice.

With more than 18 years’ experience across legal practice, business leadership and professional development, Paul brings a grounded perspective on the realities of running a small practice.

This session was recorded on 9 March 2023 as part of the Elder law, wills and probate: One day intensive – live webinar.

This session will cover:

• the will in the context of an estate plan;
• statutory instruments and case law impacting will drafting;
• obtaining instructions from a client;
• drafting a valid will; and
• issues of capacity and other critical issues.

This session was recorded on 4 March 2025 as part of the Elder law, wills and probate: One day intensive - live webinar.

How to detect and manage undue influence: this session highlights these quandaries.