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External Examiners Course - Express your interest

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Course Overview

The commencement of the Legal Profession Uniform Law on 1 July 2015 introduced the requirement for persons to be appointed as an external examiner, that person must be a member of a class of persons as designated in Rule 65 of the Legal profession Uniform General Rules 2015 and have successfully completed a course of education approved by the Legal Services Council from time to time after consultation with the relevant designated local regulatory authority.

An external examiner is required to be appointed by a law practice to complete the External Examiners Report. The report is required to be lodged by a law practice that has received, held or disbursed trust money (excluding Transit Money), once in every financial year.

Rule 65(2) of the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 provides that the following classes of persons may be appointed as external examiner under Part 4.2 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law.

To be eligible to apply for accreditation you must be:

A member of CAANZ, or
A member of CPA Australia, or
A member of IPA,

with a current certificate of Public Practice, or

A registered company auditor.

Eligibility based on review of your registration entitles you to sit the course approved by the Legal Services Council and conducted by the Law Society of New South Wales.

To register your interest for the next available course, please click here.

If you have any queries or having trouble registering your interest, please contact the professional development team on +61 2 9926 0250 or email education@lawsociety.com.au

Full - Law Practice lodgement of Part A & Part B – live webinar

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Thursday, 18 April 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Online via LawInform


	Course Overview This webinar will provide key information about the new Trust Lodgement Portal (TLP) for the annual trust account reporting process (commonly known as Part A, Part B and External Examiner Report). The TLP has been designed to streamline and enhance the process of lodging your External Examiner Report. Join us for this complimentary webinar that will walk you through the new Trust Lodgement Portal. Over the course of the webinar our presenter will provide a live demo of the new Portal. Attendees will learn how to: Navigate the new Trust Lodgement Portal (commonly known as TLP). Appoint a trust coordinator. Appoint an authorised trust contact (if required). Lodge a Statement of Trust Money (commonly known as a Part A) and comply with your obligations under rule 54 of the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (Uniform Rules). Lodge a Confirmation of Trust Money (commonly known as a Part B), ensure an external examiners report is completed and comply with your obligations under Section 155 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Uniform Law) (if required).
	Online
	In order to enrol in this course, you will require a LawID account, please click here for further details on how to create a free non-member account. If you have any queries or having trouble registering, please contact the professional development team on +61 2 9926 0250 or email education@lawsociety.com.au

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Law Practice lodgement of Part A & Part B

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Law Practice lodgement of Part A & Part B – on-demand interactive

On-demand interactive

This eLearning module will provide key information about the new Trust Lodgement Portal (TLP) for the annual trust account reporting process (commonly known as Part A, Part B and External Examiner Report). The TLP has been designed to streamline and enhance the process of lodging your External Examiner Report.

At the end of this eLearning module, you will be able to:

Navigate the new Trust Lodgement Portal (commonly known as TLP).
Appoint a trust coordinator.
Appoint an authorised trust contact (if required).
Lodge a Confirmation of Trust Money (commonly known as a Part A) and comply with your obligations under Rule 54 of the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (Uniform Rules)
Lodge a Statement of Trust Money (commonly known as a Part B), ensure an external examiners report is completed and comply with your obligations under Section 155 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Uniform Law) (if required)

In order to enrol in this course, you will require a LawID account, please ensure you are logged in before you add the course to the cart.

Click here for further details on how to create a free non-member account.

Created in April 2024

Lodgement of the External Examiners Report (EER) – live webinar

Thursday, 2 May 2024 12:00pm - 12:00pm
Online via LawInform


	Course Overview This webinar will provide key information about the new Trust Lodgement Portal (TLP) for the annual trust account reporting process (commonly known as Part A, Part B and External Examiner Report). The TLP has been designed to streamline and enhance the process of lodging your External Examiner Report. Join us for this complimentary webinar that will walk you through the new Trust Lodgement Portal. Over the course of the webinar our presenter will provide a live demo of the new Portal. Attendees will learn how to: Navigate the new Trust Lodgement Portal (commonly known as TLP). Submit the external examiners report to comply the obligations under Section 155 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Uniform Law) (if required)
	Online
	In order to enrol in this course, you will require a LawID account, please click here for further details on how to create a free non-member account. If you have any queries or having trouble registering, please contact the professional development team on +61 2 9926 0250 or email education@lawsociety.com.au

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Lodgement of the External Examiners Report (EER)

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	2 May 2024 12:00 PM	2 May 2024 1:00 PM

Lodgement of the External Examiners Report (EER) – on-demand interactive

On-demand interactive

At the end of this eLearning module, you will be able to:

Navigate the new Trust Lodgement Portal (commonly known as TLP).
Submit the external examiners report to comply the obligations under Section 155 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Uniform Law) (if required)

Register today, eLearning module will be available soon.

Created in April 2024