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Taking the leap into pro bono
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It’s always exciting to create tangible outcomes in those areas that I’ve identified as my President’s Priorities this year. That’s especially so, with my first Priority, of honouring solicitors’ service to their communities. As I said in my Opening of Law Term speech, pro bono work “reflects a lawyer’s duty to uphold the rule of law and the principle of access to justice.” Continue reading >
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Registrations open: 2025 Clerkship Recruitment Program
Registrations are open for the Law Society of NSW Clerkship Recruitment Program. In support of your recruitment initiatives, clerkship programs for participating employers are promoted to law students and universities across NSW, Law Society student members and on our online law student portal and social media channels. Participation is complimentary, find out more and register today.
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Notice to the Profession: Artificial Intelligence use in the Federal Court of Australia
The Chief Justice of the Federal Court has issued a Notice to the Profession regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Court. Members are advised to read the Notice for further details. The Court is considering development of Guidelines or a Practice Note on this topic and its AI Project Group will commence consultation shortly. The Court will meet with various representative bodies, as well as inviting submissions from the legal profession, litigants conducting their own proceedings or members of the public directly which can be provided by email to: AI_Consultation@fedcourt.gov.au by 13 June 2025.
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The Law Society of NSW's Lawyer Mediator Accreditation Scheme (LMA Scheme): Exclusive to solicitor members
We now offer a straightforward path to accreditation, allowing members to distinguish themselves in the market as both practising solicitors and qualified mediators. LMA Scheme membership will assure people seeking mediation that they are in the hands of an expert problem solver, someone backed by legal experience and stringent professional standards. Solicitors currently accredited as mediators, or those who have successfully completed an approved mediator training in the past six months, are invited to apply. More information can be found here.
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Staying well in the law: Physical Wellbeing: Fitness, Wellbeing, and Nutrition
Wednesday 21 May 2025
REGISTER HERE
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Confidence in the Courtroom - Criminal Law – in-person workshop
Saturday 24 May 2025
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Productivity in Practice - Connect, Create, Collaborate: The MS Teams Experience
Wednesday 4 June
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Practice management course: May 2025 – online
Wednesday 28, Thursday 29 & Friday 30 May 2025
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Next-level lawyering: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar
Thursday 12 June 2025
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May Service Directory
The LSJ Online Service Directory for May is now available. Here you will find advertisements for agency and referrals, practices for sale and purchase and much more, plus all missing wills' notices. Read more.
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Advocacy in action
The Law Society NSW welcomes the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission’s recent recommendations in its Final Report, following its 2024 Issues Paper on bail compliance checks in NSW. Informed by our Criminal Law, Children’s Legal Issues, and Indigenous Issues Committees, our submission raised key concerns, including, in our view, impermissible reliance by Police on the implied licence doctrine to conduct bail compliance checks. The Commission’s Final Report made recommendations that reflect the view that in all matters where authority to conduct bail compliance checks on private property is sought, the NSW Police Force should seek enforcement conditions from the courts under s 30 of the Bail Act 2013 (NSW), and that reliance on the doctrine of implied licence in this context should be discontinued. To read our submissions, please see our Policy Submissions 2025 page.
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Committal of Commonwealth matters from the Local Court to the District Court
From 5 May 2025, CDPP matters committed from the Local Court to the District Court at the Downing Centre will now be listed in the Court 3.1 list on Mondays (instead of Fridays) at 9.00 a.m.
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Revenue NSW: Website redesign for land tax
Effective Monday 5 May 2025, Revenue NSW is updating all land tax content on its website. In addition to website changes, some customer correspondences are also being updated to help customers understand and navigate their land tax obligations. Webpage redirections will be in place to minimise impacts for those who have existing URLs saved. Visit Revenue NSW for more information.
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PRIVACY
What is a serious invasion of privacy? UK case law has answers
By Matthew Richardson SC >
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ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE
The array of judicial policies on AI use in and by courts
By Senior Commissioner Susan Dixon >
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