The busy nature of being a lawyer often invites a tendency to put something like obtaining yearly CPD points on the back-burner. However, there are three things lawyers can do to avoid the trap.
Cyber security is among the key courses being pushed out by CPD providers this year. In this piece, a privacy expert explains why it's essential to be on top of.
Despite deemed a reliable marketing tool, research has found that over half of consumers don't trust social media, furthering the case for legal professionals to take advantage of the seminars being provided on this subject this year.
Organisations yet to sign up for the national child sex abuse redress scheme can expect to be publicly shamed, a Brisbane lawyer has warned.
Women make up almost two-thirds of graduate roles in Australian law firms, but are still underrepresented at the leadership level, particularly in equity partnership, according to new research.
Dentons has launched a new talent program for its staff, having perceived a need to rethink how talent is developed within professional services and law firms.
The NSW Bar Association has laid out a pre-election policy statement for the major parties, arguing that whoever is in government after the March poll must ensure proper funding and resourcing of courts and tribunals, as well as show genuine commitment to reducing rates of Indigenous incarceration.
Robert Richter has announced that he will be stepping away from his role as barrister in the continuing George Pell saga.
With lawyers inundated with choices as to which provider to pick when acquiring their CPD points this year, we examine what factors make others stand out from the rest.
The former partner of a Queensland-based firm has been suspended from practising as a legal practitioner for a period of three years for misappropriating over $250,000.
