Legal Practice Management
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The College of Law is accredited by the Law Society of New South Wales to provide the compulsory Practice Management Course (PMC) for Solicitors who wish to obtain an unrestricted practising certificate to enter partnership, sole practice, or practice as a solicitor-director of any incorporated legal practice or as the solicitor on the record for a corporation or government department.
Courses are available for:
- Sole Practitioners
- Partners in 2 - 9 and 10 - 34
- 35+ partner firms
- Corporate & Government lawyers
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View Course Dates, Course Brochure and Registration Form
Completion of the PMC is one element of the Law Society's requirements for obtaining an unrestricted certificate.
The Law Society's Application to change to an unrestricted practising certificate, details on Practising Certificate types and conditions and the Supervised Legal Practice Guidelines for 2008 are available on the Law Society website.
For information about the Restricted Practice Guidelines or Unrestricted Practice in general, please contact the Licensing section of the Law Society on Ph: 02 9926 0241 or email: sm@lawsocnsw.asn.au
LPMC participants are also able to take advantage of discounts on LawWare Software. For further details visit www.lawware.com.au or contact susan@lawware.com.au
Course Outcomes
At the completion of the course, participants will be aware of issues in relation to:
- the principles of business planning
- developing a financial year strategic plan
- developing marketing, client services and people plans
- preparing and maintaining trust accounts in accordance with the Act, Regulation and Practice Rules
- risk management issues and the role of LawCover
- ethical dilemmas which can occur in practice
- stress management in their professional life.
Please Note: The Law Society Guidelines require 25 hours of study. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. The course is over 3 days, approx 9am - 5pm each day. Final timetables are issued following registration and prior to the course.
Course Dates and Registration
2009 Course Dates, Brochure and Registration Form
The course fee of A$1500 (GST free) includes all sessions, course materials, lunch and refreshments.
| Sole Practitioners |
| Fri 30 January, Sat 31 January and Sat 7 February 2009 |
| Fri 22 May, Sat 23 May and Sun 24 May 2009 |
| Sat 12 September, Fri 18 September and Sat 19 September 2009 |
| Fri 4 December, Sat 5 December and Sat 12 December 2009 |
| Partners (2-9 and 10-34 partner firms) |
| Fri 13 March, Sat 14 March and Sat 21 March 2009 |
| Fri 19 June, Sat 20 June and Sun 21 June 2009 |
| Fri 23 October, Fri 30 October and Sat 31 October 2009 |
| Partners (35+ partner firms) |
| Fri 20 February, Sat 21 February and Fri 27 February 2009 |
| Fri 3 July, Sat 4 July and Fri 10 July 2009 |
| Corporate / Government |
| Fri 27 March, Sat 28 March and Fri 3 April 2009 |
| Fri 7 August, Sat 8 August and Fri 14 August 2009 |
| Fri 20 November, Sat 21 November and Fri 27 November 2009 |
Course Presenters
LPMC courses are presented by experienced practitioners drawn from legal practice, specialist consultants, The College of Law, The Law Society of NSW and Law Cover. Find out more about our LPMC Course presenters
Sample Timetables
Sole Practitioners
2 - 9 and 10 - 34 Partners
35+ Partners
Corporate and Government
Further Details
Magda Lebon
Centre for Best Practice
Ph: 02 9965 7006
Fax: 02 9436 1265
E-mail: bpc@collaw.edu.au
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