Practice Management Course

1.  Module 1 – It starts with you
2.  Module 2 – Who will you serve? Your clients your duties toward them
3.  Module 3 – The Client’s journey
4.  Module 4 – Setting up for success
5.  Module 5 – You, your team and your colleagues
6.  Module 6 – Systematic, safe and cyber-secure
7.  Module 7 – Your money and other people’s money
8.  Module 8 – Planning for the future

All Compulsory Topics/Modules are included in our Practice Management Course.

Melissa Lyon – Executive Director, Hive Legal

Jo Hall – Lawyer – Ethics and Practice Support, Law Institute of Victoria

Alex Young – Associate Partner, BG Private

Jennie Pakula – Director and Principal Lawyer, The Lawyer’s Friend

Sarah Hay – Head of Education Delivery – SA, Leo Cussen Centre for Law

Alex Giannopoulos – Head of Industry Engagement and Partnerships, Leo Cussen Centre for Law

Ben Lethborg – Partner, Pitcher Partners

Stephen Bubb – Risk Manager, Legal Practitioners Liability Committee

The Practice Management Course (PMC) consists of eight online learning modules with activities followed by a 3-day live streamed workshop.

Course Components

The PMC consists of two mandatory components:

1. Pre-reading and completion of online activities
2. Attendance and active participation in live streamed workshops on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, which includes submissions of written analysis of case studies discussed in the workshops.

You will be assessed as having competently competed all the regulatory requirements of the PMC by:

• Full completion of all online content and activities
• Active participation in live streamed workshops and satisfactory completion of workshop case studies
• A pass mark of at least 50% for all activities

Full attendance at the live streamed workshop is mandatory and failure to attend or satisfy any of the above requirements can result in you not passing the PMC

Failure to complete

If you fail to successfully complete any Module of the Course you may be able to complete the Module in a subsequent Course, subject to availability and payment of the individual Module fee.

Please note that the Grant of a Principal Practising Certificate Policy for Victoria and the Practice Management Course Guidelines for Victoria require that the Course must be successfully completed within 6 months of beginning the Course.

Participants must provide their full name as it appears on their Practising Certificate and their Practitioner ID Number in order for the Legal Services Board + Commissioner to be notified of successful completion.

• Provide comprehensive and quality training and assessment to enable participants to achieve and demonstrate competency in the compulsory Topics as required by the Grant of a Principal Practising Certificate Policy for Victoria and the Practice Management Course Guidelines for Victoria
• Provide the opportunity for ongoing support within an alumni group
• Provide supportive environment to build confidence and leverage off existing and developing skills and knowledge
• Support the growth and maintenance of a strong, competent and ethical legal profession

You will be required to join Live Streamed sessions via Zoom.

If you are a first-time user, you will need to download and install Zoom. The download should take no more than a few minutes; however, you are encouraged to install Zoom at your earliest convenience so as not to miss any valuable information. 

Hardware requirements for Zoom video conference:

• An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE)

• Speakers and a microphone – built-in or USB plug-in or wireless Bluetooth
• A webcam or HD webcam – built-in or USB plug-in or an HD cam or HD camcorder with video capture card

We recommend the use of Google Chrome to access the online portal and complete the activities.

Participants will be provided with a Certificate of Successful Completion and the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner will be notified of your successful completion of the PMC.

Payment

For online bookings, payment must be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard or AMEX). For all other bookings, payment may be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard or AMEX), cheque or bank deposit.

A confirmation email should be received by a registrant, upon booking into a program. A confirmation of payment email should also be received once payment has cleared. Should you not receive a confirmation of payment email please contact us prior to the program to ensure your registration has been processed.

Bookings will not be processed until payment is received and cleared.

Entry to a program will not be permitted in circumstances where payment has not been received and cleared prior to the program commencing.

Program payments are GST inclusive unless specified.

Discounts

A discount may be offered on full-priced Course or individual Modules to employees of community legal centres and Tarwirri Members.

Cancellation

Registrants who fail to attend or complete the Course are not entitled to a refund.

Registrations are transferable to another person at the discretion of Leo Cussen Centre for Law.

Transfers between Course Intakes are available if requested in writing at least 21 days prior to the Course Workshop and subject to availability. An additional fee of $750 will be charged if a transfer is granted.

Refunds are available if requested in writing at least 21 days prior to the Workshop. An administration fee of $750 will be charged if a refund is granted.

Program Changes

Leo Cussen Centre for Law reserves the right to cancel or reschedule programs, change speakers and revise program content.

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