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Balance Room, Wednesday 13 March 2024
- 1:00pm: Fair Work Act Update
- 2:10pm: Navigating Stress and Cultivating Success in Legal Practice
- 3.30pm: Time Management for New Lawyers
Fair Work Act Update
1pm, Wednesday 13 March 2024 | 1 CPD points in core area 4
There’s been a lot of changes to the Fair Work Act (Cth) in recent months, and still more to come over 2024. Come along to this whistlestop tour of the most relevant changes for workplaces in the capital region.
Gabrielle Sullivan, Legal Director, BAL Lawyers
Gabrielle was again listed in Doyle’s guide in 2023 as one of Canberra’s Leading Employment lawyers. She is a NSW Law Society Accredited Specialist in Employment & Industrial Law, the current Chair of the ACT Law Society’s Employment Law Committee, and works as the Legal Director, Employment Law & Investigations for BAL Lawyers in Canberra.
Navigating Stress and Cultivating Success in Legal Practice
2:10pm, Wednesday 13 March 2024 | 1 CPD point in core area 2
Delve into the dynamics of stress and performance in legal settings. Explore how stress impacts professional effectiveness and personal wellness and reflect on stressors encountered in legal work and their effects on individuals and their environments. Discover practical approaches to infuse meaning into work, develop essential skills, and prioritise self-care.
Malcolm Heath, Practice Risk Manager, Lawcover
Malcolm joined Lawcover in 2012. In his role, he visits law firms and meets with the principals, employed solicitors and senior support staff to discuss identifying and reducing professional negligence claims-prone situations. Malcolm presents risk management strategies through a variety of workshops, seminars and briefings through Lawcover’s Risk Management Education Program, on-site at law firms, at the practice management courses of The ACT Law Society, the Law Society of NSW, The College of Law, FMRC, Universities, NSW Regional Law Societies’ seminars and other events.
Prior to joining Lawcover, Malcolm ran his own company for 20 years providing consulting services to the general insurance industry and the legal profession. He has been a sole director and a co-director of private companies. With a degree in Psychology and his experience in business, Malcolm focuses his work on the importance of effective law firm management and profitability which helps reduce professional negligence risk.
Time Management for New Lawyers
3.30pm, Wednesday 13 March 2023 | 1 CPD point in core area 2
Ethical issues come up in property law and estate law cases more often than you might think. In this session, Katie Binstock, Partner at Thomson Geer, will give an update on recent court decisions and ethical questions relevant to property lawyers. Katie is the Society's legal adviser in respect of our regulatory role regarding conduct and discipline matters, and has years of experience in ethical issues.
Averil Foster, Partner, Foster Johnson Family and Collaborative Lawyers
Averil started her legal career in Melbourne in the mid 2000’s as an Associate in what was then the Federal Magistrates Court. She has worked at a number of well known and respected private firms in the years between then and now, and is one of the owners of Foster Johnson Family and Collaborative Lawyers. Averil’s skill set is founded upon her can-do attitude, ability to engage with people from all walks of life and her pragmatic and client-focussed approach to conflict resolution. Averil’s passion is to help family law clients resolve their matters
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