The Law Society is seeking comments from members of the legal profession on the proposed mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme which has been approved by the Law Society’s Board. The proposals include: All lawyers both full and part-time would be required to: prepare and update an annual CPD plan; ... More about Proposed mandatory CPD scheme details.
A proposed mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme will be published early in 2012 and lawyers will be given the opportunity to comment on the proposals. This follows the finalisation by the Law Society’s Board and Council on 17 and 18 November 2011 of the CPD proposal that will be ... More about NZLS releases details of planned Professional Development consultation.
Sponsored by the New Zealand Law Foundation the first Stepping Up course was held at the Holiday Inn Auckland Airport on 14-16 July 2011. This course replaces Flying Start. It is compulsory for any barrister and solicitor intending to set up on own account whether alone or as a partner ... More about Stepping Up course begins.
The New Zealand Law Society’s continuing legal education (CLE) is a Rolls Royce programme run for the cost of a Morris Minor. This observation was made by one of the gurus of CLE in North America Jack Huberman QC immediate past director of the CLE Society of British Columbia. And ... More about NZLS CLE Ltd focus on high quality and relevance.
The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA) will be holding a conference in September 2011 with the theme of Criminal Justice in Australia and New Zealand. The conference will be held in Sydney at the Four Points by Sheraton in Darling Harbour from 7-9 September. The conference programme and registration ... More about AIJA Criminal Justice Conference, Sydney 7-9 September 2011.
The webinars NZLS CLE Ltd provides are “excellent” participants say. Four lawyers who registered for their first webinar at the 20 April GST web-based presentation provided feedback on their experiences. Three were able to join the webinar live and all three described it as “excellent”. The fourth Andrew Morrison planned ... More about NZLS CLE Ltd webinars offer advantages.
Electronic litigation will be in the spotlight at a conference in Singapore on 11-12 August 2011. The Supreme Court of Singapore jointly with the Singapore Academy of Law is organising the International Conference on Electronic Litigation. The key objective is to gather experts to discuss and confer on international developments ... More about Electronic litigation conference in Singapore.
The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) has announced that its second regional meeting will be held in Sydney Australia from 19-22 April. The CLA is an international organsiation with the objective of promoting and maintaining the rule of law throughout the Commonwealth by ensuring that the people of the Commonwealth are ... More about CLA Regional Conference in Sydney, April 2012.
Ask anyone who has gone into practice on their own account in recent times and they will tell you it is a step up. Suddenly they can find themselves authorising trust account payments for significant sums staff are looking to them for leadership and the regular and reliable salary payment ... More about Stepping Up replaces Flying Start.
The Competency and Professional Development (CPD) programme is a major project that affects all lawyers and is aimed at encouraging and maintaining high standards of competence in the legal profession. Over the next few months a series of articles will be published to keep you informed of the work being ... More about Competency and Professional Development Programme.
A new scholarship has been established to encourage postgraduate study in commercial law at Auckland University. Funded by Auckland firm Harmos Horton Lusk one scholarship worth $10 000 to a full-time student or paid pro-rata to a part-timer will be awarded each year. Harmos Horton Lusk special-ises in corporate law. ... More about Auckland University scholarships.