Dear Subscriber
1. We regret that our Benchmark Television Continuing Legal Education publication of 26 February 2016 was incorrect. It was a draft and someone pressed the wrong button. The below statement I agree with and it has also been vetted by our Senior Lawyer, Geoffrey Pike, who we are pleased to announce recently joined us.
2. Many of the profession have worked with Geoffrey over the years.
3. This letter identifies compulsory legal education categories across Australia and classifies our Benchmark Television presentations with reference to those categories.
THE CATEGORIES OF COMPULSORY LEGAL EDUCATION ACROSS AUSTRALIA ARE:
In New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, ACT, Northern Territory, Tasmania and South Australia:
• Ethics and professional responsibility
• Practice Management and Business Skills
• Professional Skills
• Substantive Law
In addition for our Queensland subscribers:
• Practice legal ethics
• Practice Management and Business Skills
• Professional Skills
Appearing below are all of our Benchmark Television productions, each classified with reference to these compulsory categories.
Geoffrey will make himself available to talk with practitioners concerning the various rules although plainly each practitioner bears a personal obligation to comply with the rules.
Warm regards
Alan Conolly for Benchmark
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ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
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| Mike Dudman and Paul Linsdell on the Uniform Law in relation to costs |
| Mike Dudman and Paul Linsdell of Blackstone Legal Costing discuss the implications of the Uniform Legal Profession Uniform Law as it relates to costs. They cover the “public interest test” and the “fair and reasonable test” that has replaced the “grossly excessive test”. They also consider the more controversial aspects of the new costs rules. |
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS SKILLS
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| Rob Knowsley on marketing in law firms (Part 1) |
| Rob Knowsley presents in discussion with Louise Blase on marketing for law firms based on 40 years experience - gold. |
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| Rob Knowsley on utilising people performance to increase profitability of legal firms |
| Rob Knowsley discusses legal practice management, focussing on how to improve staff performance to benefit the business. |
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| Dr Robert Fisher and Geraldine Doogue on Mental Health and the Legal Profession |
| Renowned journalist Geraldine Doogue interviews Head of Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Services at St Vincent’s Clinic and St Vincent’s Private Hospital Dr Robert Fisher. All members of the profession must watch this production. |
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| Dai Le and Reynah Tang on the Bamboo Ceiling in the Australian Legal Profession |
| Australian Lawyers with Asian heritage participating in the profession. |
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| Erik de Jong and Alan Conolly on executive coaching for lawyers |
| Expert coach Erik de Jong talks about executive coaching, an underutilised resource in law firms. |
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| Succession Planning for Lawyers |
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| COMING SOON |
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| How to Take a Business from Red to Black |
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| COMING SOON |
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| Revenue Budgeting, Setting Fee Targets, Pricing, Billing and the Modern Billable Hour |
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
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| Paul Caporale and Elizabeth Ramsay on mediation |
| Paul Caporale and Elizabeth Ramsay discuss the role of lawyers and confidentiality in mediation – from the perspective of the mediator. |
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| Colin McPhillamy and Catherine McDonald on Advocacy and Theatre |
| Cases are won and lost in court by more than just the technical, legal argument. The skill of advocacy makes up the differential, which can easily be traced to the art of acting. |
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SUBSTANTIVE LAW
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45 CLE Productions can be found here.
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PRACTICE LEGAL ETHICS
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| Mike Dudman and Paul Linsdell on the Uniform Law in relation to costs |
| Mike Dudman and Paul Linsdell of Blackstone Legal Costing discuss the implications of the Uniform Legal Profession Uniform Law as it relates to costs. They cover the “public interest test” and the “fair and reasonable test” that has replaced the “grossly excessive test”. They also consider the more controversial aspects of the new costs rules. |
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