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Member webinars – composition of Law Society Council reviews
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We are conducting a membership survey to ask your views on what a best practice Law Society Council might look like. In addition to the survey, our independent governance consultants, Cameron Ralph Khoury, are holding a member webinar at 11am on Wednesday 20 July. The webinar will allow members the opportunity to ask questions about the review and to tell us what they think about our board and governance structure. Registration for the webinar is available here. If you haven’t yet completed the survey, you are welcome to do so here. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.
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Staying Well in the Law: Understanding ADHD
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This Wednesday, Professor Mark Bellgrove will discuss the symptoms and epidemiology of ADHD across the lifespan and highlight key differences between children and adults. In explaining the cognitive, pharmacological and neurobiological theories of ADHD, Professor Bellgrove will identify which features of cognition in ADHD may be advantageous.
This webinar is complimentary for Law Society members and attendees can earn one CPD unit, self-allocated. To learn more click here.
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Law Society Journal available online
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The first edition of the relaunched LSJ is now online and now available at the LSJ archive here. Read about the future of the legal profession, an interview with human rights champion Mariam Veiszadeh, the aftermath of the 2020 South Coast fires, essays and more here. |
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Appointment of Huw Baker SC as a Judge of the NSW District Court
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Huw Baker SC has been appointed a Judge of the District Court of NSW. A formal ceremony to honour this occasion will be held in John Maddison Tower on Level 21, at 9:00am on Thursday 21 July 2022.
To attend the ceremony live stream click here. |
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Seeking applications for Judge of District Court
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The Attorney General is seeking applications from qualified persons for appointment as a Judge of the District Court of NSW. Applicants must be either current or former judicial officers or Australian lawyers of at least seven years’ standing and should be conversant with the law and procedures applied in the District Court. Applications close Sunday 24 July. Find out more. |
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35th LAWASIA Conference 2022
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The annual conference brings together bar leaders, jurists, professional organisations and individual lawyers from across the Asia Pacific, and is designed to facilitate the discussion of regional developments in law, including such issues as judicial practice, legal education, cross border business and investment law and cross-border dispute resolution. The 35th LAWASIA Conference will be held face-to-face at the Hilton, from 18 to 21 November 2022. To register click here. |
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Land and Environment Court Anniversary Conference and Dinner
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The conference will explore the Court’s contribution in three fields: function, doctrine and process. The conference programme is available on the Land and Environment Court’s website here. |
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Disability Leadership Program scholarships
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First-round applications for the national Disability Leadership Program (DLP) scholarships are closing soon.
85 full-fee scholarships are available to undertake the Company Directors Course or the Foundations of Directorship course at AICD between 2022 and 2023. To apply click here. |
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Just Chat – with Rick Welsh
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Proud Murrawarri man Rick Welsh is the coordinator of The Shed, an Aboriginal suicide prevention service. He speaks candidly about improving the Indigenous community's relationship with the legal system. Listen here.
Supported by Unisearch. |
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Crispy Shortcrust Pork Tourtière with Roasted Bone Jus
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Visit Québec with this week's traditional French-Canadian Pork Tourtière - an artfully crafted pork pie with crispy shortcrust pastry served with rich roasted bone jus. Order here by 10am Tuesday 19 July for delivery Friday 22 July 2022. |
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