Mandatory Rule 6.1 focus on Technology - Video & Papers

Date of Seminar: 29 March 2018

Cost: $440

CPD points: Four (4)

Category: Substantive Law, Professional Skills, Business Skills & Ethics

Seminar Programme:

Introduction from Chair
Chair: Michael DO ROZARIO, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Professional Skills
Topic 1: Clever Apps to Enhance your Legal Practice
Speaker: Lee-Ann WALSH, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
• Common frustrations afflicting the modern legal practitioner
• A selection of legal apps for desktop and mobile devices
• How each can be used to improve efficiency in your life (as a lawyer)

Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Topic 2: Cybersecurity – Acting in the Best Interests of the Clients
Speaker: Richard CHEW, Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
• Topical cybersecurity issues
• Professional considerations
• Cloud services
• Privacy issues

Practice Management and Business Skills
Topic 3: New Legal Technologies – A Business Perspective
Speaker: Robert COX, Director, Innesco

Substantive Law
Topic 4: “Not the Opinions of My Employer” – Social Media Use in the Workplace
Speaker: Angus MACINNES, Senior Lawyer, StevensVuaran Lawyers
• What is social media?
• What areas of law (and risk) make up “the law of social media”?
• “It’s none of my employer’s business” (until, very suddenly, it is)
• How employers and employees get themselves into trouble (and how they can keep them out of it)

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