This videocast is a recording of the 1 hour ethics component of the Mandatory Rule 6.1 that ran on 12 December 2018

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.
  

This recording was from the Practice management and business skills component of Mandatory rule 6.1 on 5 December 2019

• Professional skills

• Capturing referral sources
• An easy system for tracking referrals
• Analysing the client portfolio for opportunities
• Asking for work and referrals
• When cross selling isn’t a good idea

Professional skills component of Mandatory rule 6.1 including the following topics:

• What are legal costs?
• What are your options with a bad debt?
• Failure to disclose costs
• Cost assessment 

This recording was the Practice management and business skills component of Mandatory rule 6.1 on 5 December 2019 including the following topics:

• Systemising prioritisation
• Productivity skills
• Benefits of delegating
• Practice management systems

Ethics and professional responsibility component of Mandatory rule 6.1 on 5 December 2019 including the following topics:

• Regulatory environment
• Duties and obligations
• Dealing with Court, other solicitors and parties
• Examples: conflicts, witnesses, instructions, problems, complaints

Hear from legal experts as they discuss some of the current issues faced by legal practitioners while earning three CPD units. Topics include:

• Costs & disclosures before settlement
• Legal ethics
• Productivity & delegation skills for lawyers

This program complies with the Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 under the Legal Profession Uniform Law requirements of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Practice Management and Business Skills, and Professional Skills.

• Branding your practice
• Legal ethics
• Building client relationships

Glenda Carry, Regulatory Compliance Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW

Overview: 

Legal experts discuss some of the current issues faced by government legal practitioners. 

Topics include:

• Legal ethics for government lawyers
• Legal professional privilege 
• Statutory interpretation
• Productivity & delegation

Hear from legal experts as they discuss some of the current issues faced by civil litigators, while earning CPD units.

Topics include:

• Legal costs
• Legal ethics 
• Building client relationships 
• Case law update 

This program complies with the Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 under the Legal Profession Uniform Law requirements of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Practice Management and Business Skills, Professional Skills, and Substantive Law.

• Glenda Carry, Regulatory Compliance Solicitor, The Law Society of New South Wales
• Commissioner John McKenzie, Legal Services Commissioner for NSW 
  
• John Fleming, Costs Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW
• Talitha Fishburn, Barrister, Wardell Chambers

Hear from legal experts as they discuss some of the current issues faced by personal injury lawyers, while earning CPD units.

Topics include:

• Compliance driving profit
• Legal ethics in personal injury matters
• Productivity and delegation skills 
• Latest cases and developments across personal injury law

This program complies with the Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 under the Legal Profession Uniform Law requirements of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Practice Management and Business Skills, Professional Skills, and Substantive Law.

• Frances Moffitt, Regulatory Compliance Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW 
• Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW 
  
• Glenda Carry, Regulatory Compliance Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW 
• Con Ktenas, Lawyer, Stacks Goudkamp

Hear from legal experts as they discuss some of the current issues faced by legal practitioners while earning three CPD units. 

Topics include:

• Legal ethics in a brave new world

• Survive and thrive in legal practice: the art of getting paid

• Remote working and other practice management tips for the new world of legal practice

This program complies with the Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 under the Legal Profession Uniform Law requirements of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Practice Management and Business Skills, and Professional Skills.

Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW

Madeleine Porter, Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW

Glenda Carry, Regulatory Compliance Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW

Hear from legal experts as they discuss some of the current issues faced by criminal lawyers, while earning four CPD units.

Topics include:

• Conducting committals following the EAGP legislative reforms
• Legal ethics for criminal lawyers
• Best practice when handling clients and dealing with witnesses
• Case update on recent CCA

Hear from legal experts as they discuss some of the current issues faced by legal practitioners while earning three CPD units. 

This program complies with Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 under the Legal Profession Uniform Law requirements of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Practice Management and Business Skills, and Professional Skills.

This seminar is proudly sponsored by:

Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW

Glenda Carry, Regulatory Compliance Solicitor, The Law Society of New South Wales.

Final speaker to be confirmed