Compulsory core areas seminar - Brisbane
Feb 2015 |As the CPD year draws to a close, join our Brisbane seminar as we present three mandatory CPD areas of law:
Practice management and business skills
Andrew Shute, Partner
Effective use of technology in litigation
- Getting control of documents, witnesses and issues
- Managing people, documents and technology
- Using technology in court effectively
- An outline of available tools and options
CPD: 1 Point - presentation commences at 9.00am
Practical legal ethics
Nola Pearce, Special Counsel
Ethics in Practice
- Sources of ethical obligations and the tension between rules and principles
- Duties: the basics
- Who is your client? The nuances of an inhouse practising certificate
- Ethics in negotiations
CPD: 1 Point - presentation commences at 10.00am
Professional skills
Brett Heath, Special Counsel and Rochelle Rieck, Senior Associate
Negotiation techniques
- The purpose of negotiation
- Reciprocal concessions
- Steps in the process
- Other uses of the mediation
- Why do negotiations fail?
- High conflict personalities
- How do you deal with them?
Plain English drafting
- General principles
- Habits to avoid
- The power of editing
CPD: 1 Point - presentation commences at 11.00am
When
Wednesday 11 February 2015
8.45am registration
9.00am - 12.00pm
Where
Queensland Law Society
Level 2
179 Ann Street
Brisbane
Queries
Alyssa Watt on (07) 3000 8445 or via email awatt@carternewell.com
