In this issue: Cybersecurity | Annual report highlights | Detailed SLP survey results | Exploring legal costs | Keeping Women Out of the Justice System | Sexual harassment positive duty and more.
As part of the annual practising certificate renewal period we survey Victorian lawyers to find out more about their working lives.
Implementing appropriate cybersecurity protocols is essential for competent practice management. Here's what you need to do.
We continue to watch with interest the development of AI tools, noting both their potential benefits and risks in legal practice.
In this issue: announcing a record grants round | Building First Nations cultural capability | Generative AI and lawyers | Guidance on labour hire arrangements and more.
As well as protecting and empowering consumers, and improving legal practice and ethics, the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner has a third area of responsibility: to improve access to justice.
In this issue: our new Access to Justice Policy Statement | Cybersecurity and trust accounts | Guidance on professional boundaries | Owning up to your mistakes and more.
Time is running out to renew your practising certificate.
Two new lawyer members have been appointed to the Victorian Legal Services Board, along with the reappointment of an existing lawyer member.
The May Commissioner Update features our first ever Risk Outlook, a statement on the Human Source Management Act 2023 and more.
