Law Summer School - Fully Booked

Law Summer School

20 February 2009

FULLY BOOKED. The 2009 Law Summer School promises to be the premier professional development event on Perth’s legal event calendar. The UWA Law School and the Law Society of Western Australia’s Education Committee have designed the program to offer informative presentations and challenging discussions and debate. We are proud to announce that the 2009 Law Summer School Program is truly a ‘best of the best in continuing professional development for the legal profession in Western Australia.

7 CPD points in one day!

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Online Calendar of Learning Events

QA Status for CPD@LSWA

The Law Society of Western Australia has been approved by the Legal Practice Board as a QA Provider for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to the Legal Profession in Western Australia. You can claim 1 CPD point per hour of attendance for all Society seminars attended since 1 April 2007.

CPD anywhere - anytime

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  Visit our Learning Management System to browse our extensive range of seminars and resources. Browse, enrol and pay for all your CPD Learning Events at any time that suits you.
  Did you know the Society is now electronically recording CPD Learning Events?
  What's available right now?
  Video, Audio, Papers, PowerPoint presentations.
  
  
• Introducing the new Duties Act- Panel discussion
• Adjudications Under the Construction Contracts Act
• Ethical Considerations in ADR Processes
• Crown Land
• Contentious Probate Applications
• Litigation Funding
• Wayne’s Galaxy: The CMC List and other interesting things
• Improve your skills in alternative dispute resolution
• Criminal Law Update and other interesting things: Day 2
• Receivers: Appointment by the Court before trial
• Criminal Law Update and other interesting things: Day 1
• Forensic Aspects of Discovery
• Wills Amendment Act 2007
• Contaminated sites: Day 2
• Contaminated sites: Day 1

Make sure you never miss out on a Society CPD learning event. Click here for a free sample.

Membership = CPD price reductions

How can you receive a special member discount to all CPD (Continuing Professional Development) programs on offer?
Become a member of the Law Society of Western Australia.

As a member of the Law Society of Western Australia you are accorded benefits and privileges that include:

• weekly electronic 'Friday Facts' newsletter that highlights urgent legislative and procedural changes including practice notices;
• monthly 'Brief' journal filled with information, stories, news and events about the legal profession in your State;
• a comprehensive Young Lawyers program;
• confidential professional support: ethics and professional conduct advice including personal counselling;
• social and networking functions;
• membership services and discounts for a host of privileges;
• Articled Clerk Clearing House service;
• CPD (Continuing Professional Development) at discounted rates for members.

Society members are also eligible for a FREE 1.5 hour / point Society CPD learning event (valued at $155) once you accrue 6 CPD points from the Society (conditions apply).

If you have not received your 2008/2009 renewal invoice please contact Vivienne Bone at vbone@lawsocietywa.asn.au. Existing members, please remember to up-date your contact details if they have changed.

Legal Profession Act 2007 - Overview of changes you need to know about

This free information session was proudly supported by the Department of the Attorney General and was held on 14th May at 4.15 - Duxton Hotel. This highly successful seminar attracted more than 350 participants.
We will be holding a second seminar to give you even more updated information soon.

Reply to this blog to give us more feedback as we aim to be the best provider of legal CPD in Western Australia.

Did you miss this seminar?
Don't worry - watch it now - click here and wait for the video to load. It takes a while but it is worth it. Click on the arrow to start the video, then click any photo to see that section of the seminar. Please report back to us via this blog if you find this useful. All feedback is welcome.

Membership Services Team

Our Membership Services team has been visiting metropolitan and country firms and agencies to meet with Managing Partners and staff to not only get feedback on how the Society can better serve your needs, but also how the Society can assist with the CPD requirements which are going to have to be met to enable you to get your practising certificate renewed in 2009.

If you would like a take the opportunity to meet with one of our Membership Services team or want to know more about our CPD program please do not hesitate to contact the Society on cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au.

Please reply to this post with any suggestions for Seminar Topics and Presenters.

CPD - What is going on?

CPD - latest information

Message from the President

Legal Profession Bill 2007 update
"The Solicitor General has informed me that the Legal Profession Bill has now been passed by both Houses of Parliament and should be assented to by the Governor in the next 10 days. It is expected that the Act, the Regulations and the Rules will come into operation on 1 January 2009."

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* The Legal Practice Board has published its proposed requirements in the Continuing Professional Development Final Policy dated 6 December 2007 on the Board’s website www.lpbwa.org.au

Think CPD @ LSWA First

*For a summary of the document, please refer to pages 22 and 23 of the Brief Magazine Volume 25, Number 2 March 2008

CPD @ Law Society of Western Australia - What's new?

Welcome to the first Law Society WA Bolg!

As your Manager Professional Development and Education I will update this Blog regually to keep everyone up-to-date, informed and entertained as we experience our first mandatory CPD year together. I expect the adventure will be an exciting one.

What are we doing that is different?

• We have this blog - it is free for everyone to use, so have your say.


• We will be launching our new Learning Management System very soon (eLearning)


• I will be visiting Bunbury soon to discuss the pilot of four Video Conferences.


• We will have over 50 seminars to be presented in Perth for you to enjoy.


• Most seminars will be filmed and made available to you.

Keep your eye out for our full CPD year calendar of learning events. Visit our website to enrol in one of our many seminars.

Cheers

:-)

Julia

Julia Burch