Commissioner Update - October 2022
Commissioner update to the legal profession - October 2022. In this edition: Lawyer-Client Relationship Survey | CPD Audits | Cybercrime | End of trust year takeaways.
Commissioner update to the legal profession - October 2022. In this edition: Lawyer-Client Relationship Survey | CPD Audits | Cybercrime | End of trust year takeaways.
Findings of the 2022 Lawyer-Client Relationship Survey that focusses on lawyers' experiences of providing legal services to their clients, including key issues and challenges.
Commissioner update to the legal profession - July 2022. In this edition: PC renewal closed | Changes to supervised legal practice | New lawyer wellbeing resources and consumer information.
Commissioner update to the legal profession - May 2022. In this edition: VLSB+C survey on the lawyer-client relationship | Russia/Ukraine sanctions compliance | Renew your practising certificate.
Read more about the sanctions and what you should do to ensure compliance.
Welcome to the start of another practising year. As we enter year three of the pandemic, I wanted to acknowledge the important work lawyers do and the role you play within the community.
There are over 25,500 lawyers registered in Victoria. As part of the annual practising certificate renewal process we collect a range of demographic information, including the location of where lawyers are practising.
The trust year will end on Thursday 31 March 2022. Contact your External Examiner and check your records.
The Continuing Professional Development year will end on 31 March. You need to have completed 10 units of CPD (or pro-rata) by 31 March 2022.