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Conference learning for everyone
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Whether you’re just embarking on your legal career or seeking to broaden or reinforce your expertise in your chosen area of law, the Law Society of NSW delivers excellent learning opportunities for all solicitors. Continue reading >
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Share your thoughts on the Law Society's website
The Law Society is eager to understand how our website is performing when it comes to delivering an optimal user experience. To help us improve, we would appreciate it if you could participate in a short, confidential survey. We appreciate your contribution to helping us enhance our client experience. Access the survey here. The survey will close on Sunday 11 August.
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State of the NSW Legal Profession Report
The State of the NSW Legal Profession Interactive Report is a membership benefit designed to give users a greater understanding of the shape and demographics of the legal profession. Members can access customisable information about the NSW legal profession, including an interactive map exploring specific data points such as region, gender, age and years of practice. The report has recently been updated following this year’s Practising Certificate renewals.
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Minds Count Foundation – Annual Lecture Invitation 29 August 2024
The Minds Count Foundation (formerly Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation) invites you attend their annual lecture on Thursday 29 August 2024, 5.30pm-7.30pm at the Federal Court of Australia, 184 Phillip Street, Sydney. This year we will be hearing from The Honourable Justice Jacqueline Gleeson in her keynote address “When Minds Are Traitors”. This will be followed by a panel discussion with The Honourable Associate Justice Mary-Jayne Ierodiaconou (Supreme Court of Victoria), His Honour Judge Frank Gucciardo (County Court of Victoria) and His Honour Magistrate Andrew Sim (Magistrates' Court of Victoria). Purchase tickets here.
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2024 John Lehane Memorial Lecture
The biennial John Lehane Memorial Lecture will be held on 3 September 2024 in the Banco Court, Queens Square. The lecture, titled “Contractual interpretation: An Anglo/Australian journey”, will be delivered by Lord Hamblen, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The Lecture will commence at 5:15pm. No registration is necessary for attendance. This event is organised by Allens.
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Independent children’s lawyers making a difference – Complimentary Wollongong event
Have you considered utilising your family law skills and becoming an independent children’s lawyer (ICL)? Legal Aid NSW and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) invite you to hear from the Court and from seasoned ICLs about this challenging and rewarding role, with His Honour Judge Campbell as keynote speaker and Deputy Chief Justice McClelland as special guest speaker. Where: FCFCoA Commonwealth Government Centre (Level 1, 43 Burelli Street, Wollongong). When: Thursday, 8 August 2024, 4.45pm–7pm. Extras: Wine and cheese will be served. RSVP: FamilyLawEvents@legalaid.nsw.gov.au (by COB Tuesday 6 August 2024)
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Clio Legal PMS & CRM Software
The Law Society of New South Wales is thrilled to unveil our latest Member Benefits Program alliance with Clio. Firms of all sizes and practice areas can use Clio products—Clio Manage and Clio Grow—to manage firm operations, streamline billing, edit and organise documents, and improve client experiences. Clio also features integrations with the most popular apps for legal professionals, including Office 365, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Dropbox, Xero and has trust accounting certification from the Law Society of NSW. Members receive an exclusive 10 per cent discount on Clio Manage and Clio Grow subscriptions. T&Cs apply. Find out more here.
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NCAT Member recruitment opportunities
Please find below links to NCAT Member recruitment advertisements.
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2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKER OF THE WEEK
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Professor Mimi Zou is from the School of Private and Commercial Law at UNSW. Her research focuses on the impact of new technologies such as AI and blockchain on private and commercial law, and the regulation of new technologies from comparative and international perspectives. She will join us on day one of the Conference for the AI and Technology Deep Dive, alongside Dr Allan McCay and Charlotte Morson. Read the full program here.
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Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024
Thursday 15 August and Friday 16 August 2024
REGISTER HERE
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Staying Well in the Law: Designing safety in the workplace
Wednesday 21 August 2024
REGISTER HERE
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Growth in practice: Mandatory rule 6.1 – online
Thursday 22 August 2024
REGISTER HERE
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Practice management course: August 2024 – online
Monday 26, Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28 August 2024
REGISTER HERE
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August Service Directory:
The LSJ Digital Service Directory for August is now available. Here you will find advertisements for agency and referrals, practices for sale and purchase and much more, plus all missing wills notices. Read more.
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List of Independent Administrators (LIA)
The Law Society has updated the LIA, which is a list of practitioners willing to be appointed by the Supreme Court of NSW as an independent administrator under the Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW). Accredited Specialists in Wills and Estates are eligible for the LIA, which will next be refreshed in 2026. The LIA does not limit the Court’s discretion to appoint other practitioners as independent administrators. The Law Society will provide a copy of the LIA to parties, if referred by the Court or upon request.
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EVIDENCE
Direct speech evidence after Kane’s Hire and Gan v Xie: did you get the gist?
By Sonya Willis and Andrew Hack >
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RISK
Is IT the dominant purpose? Legal privilege and cyber attacks
By Eden Winokur, David Dickens and Brigitte Gasson >
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