Legal Practice Management – Queensland April ‘25
Legal Practice Management – Queensland April ‘25
This Legal Practice Management Course will be conducted entirely online.
Making the transition from solicitor to principal of a law practice requires greater skills and understanding of the business of managing a legal practice.
This course is ideal for lawyers to gain a good grounding in law practice management or as a refresher course for more experienced practitioners.
Learn about the challenges and pitfalls of running your own practice, with an emphasis on financial management, strategic planning and business development. Discuss with experienced practitioners the typical issues faced in running a professional service firm including cash flow and profitability, maintaining trust accounts, dealing with common ethical dilemmas, and instituting business and risk management systems.
This course meets the requirements of the Queensland Law Society for obtaining a Principal Practising Certificate and is fully accredited by the Law Society.
Trust Accounting
- Pre-workshop: 23 April 2025, 1.00pm-2.30pm OR 24 April 2025, 4.30pm-6.00pm AEST
- Assessment due date: 28 April 2025
Workshop Dates and Times (all workshops are delivered virtually via videoconference):
- Thursday 1 May 2025, 8.30am-5.00pm AEST
- Friday 2 May 2025, 8.30am-5.00pm AEST
- Saturday 3 May 2025, 8.30am-5.00pm AEST
Please note that:
- there will be regular breaks, including a lunch break, during each workshop day. Please refer to the program for timings; and
- the end time of 5.00pm is approximate, some sessions may end earlier. Please read below for course requirements.
Alumni Discount
College alumni are entitled to save 10% off the fee for this course. Use ALUMNI10 at the checkout.
COURSE OUTLINE
Topics include:
- General principles of business planning and management
- Trust Accounting
- Practice structures
- Financial management
- Innovation, technology and workflow
- Self-management, well-being and resilience in the workplace
- Leadership and people management
- Ethics and professional standards
- Risk management
- Business development and marketing
The assessment structure is summarised below:
|
Assessment |
Activity |
Format |
Pass Mark* |
Due Date |
|
Workshop |
Online workshop and online component |
Interactive 3-day workshop |
Attendance and satisfactory participation |
See the workshop dates above |
|
Assignment 1 |
Trust Accounting |
Short answers to questions; to be submitted online |
80% |
Within 2 business days after the assessment has been released. This will be prior to the workshop commencement. |
|
Assignment 2 |
Ethics |
Short answers to questions based on case studies examined during the workshop; to be submitted online |
75% |
Within 2 business days after the workshop conclusion |
|
Assignment 3 |
Business Plan |
Business Plan incorporating content from compulsory exercises in Modules 2, 3, 4 and 5 discussed during the workshop; to be submitted online. |
Submissions graded on scale 1-5; participants must obtain a grade of 3 (60%) to demonstrate competency |
10 business days after the workshop conclusion |
|
Assignment 4 |
Risk Analysis and Treatment Plan |
Risk analysis and treatment plan to incorporate any risks from the Business Plan and developed using case studies and templates examined during the workshop; to be submitted online |
Submissions graded on scale 1-5; participants must obtain a grade of 3 (60%) to demonstrate competency |
10 business days after the workshop conclusion |
Before commencement of the workshop, you are required to undertake 6 hours mandatory pre-readings available online. You will also be required to attend mandatory Trust online webinars, complete the online Trust Assessment (Assignment 1) prior to commencement of the workshop and view four (4) Risk videos prior to the commencement of the workshop.
Once you have successfully passed all four assessments, you will be issued with a PMC Statement which you can use to apply for your Principal Practising Certificate from the Queensland Law Society.
* Assessment rates required to successfully complete the course have been prescribed by the Queensland Law Society.
To be eligible to commence the Course, a participant must be admitted to practice as an Australian lawyer as defined in s 5(1) Legal Profession Act 2007. Participants do not need to be currently working as a solicitor or hold a practising certificate to enrol in the Course.
This course meets the requirements of the Queensland Law Society for obtaining a Principal Practising Certificate and is fully accredited by the Law Society.
AEST: Australian Eastern Standard Time
Our course has been designed specifically for legal practitioners who want to practise as a:
- sole practitioner
- partner of a law firm
- supervisor of a law firm
- director of an incorporated legal practice
- director of a multi-disciplinary practice
This course is also beneficial for:
- in-house lawyers with management responsibilities or who are looking to gain an understanding about legal services
- experienced practitioners who are looking for techniques to grow their practice and update practice management skills
- senior associates looking to build their skills and progress towards partnership
- community legal centre supervisors
Seminars and other CPD activities are not accredited by the Queensland Law Society Inc. Under the Society’s CPD Rules, if this particular educational activity is relevant to your immediate or long term needs in relation to your professional development and the practice of the law, then you should claim one unit for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. The annual requirement is ten (10) CPD units each year from 1 April to 31 March.
Graduates of the College’s Legal Practice Management Course can claim 10 CPD points in the CPD year in which they graduate.
CPD units acquired during the period 1 January to 31 March may be counted in the current CPD year or the following CPD year, but not both.
This course complies with the mandatory areas of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Practice Management and Business Skills and Professional Skills.
Live attendance at the online workshop sessions is mandatory for this course. Workshop sessions may be recorded for later viewing by those who are unable to participate in the live-streamed sessions due to extenuating and/or urgent circumstances. The focus of the recordings will be on the presenter, but you may incidentally appear. These recordings will only be shared with students enrolled in this specific course. The recordings will not be made available commercially or publicly, nor will they be used for marketing or publicity purposes.