Monday, 15 August 2022

September is only around the corner and sessions are already selling out. Don’t miss your chance to attend our new and engaging webinars when the Law Mutual (WA) Risk Management Programme kicks off next month. Book now to hear from our exciting line-up of speakers, including Cathryn Urquhart, Professional Skills & Practice Management Trainer; Cameron Hay, Senior Consultant at MYR Consulting; and Brenda Van Rensburg, Head of Cyber & Data Security and Head of Education & Training at Terrene Global.

Friday, 9 September 2022 | 9.00am to 10.00am

The quickest way to gain access to a system is through an application that is used by a business.

People are your biggest potential vulnerability in relation to cyber security. A recent study undertaken by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the UK revealed that 60% of cyber attacks on legal practices were as a result of employee behaviour. In 20% of those attacks, the employees had not received cyber risk training.

Failure to implement appropriate processes and provide all staff with appropriate training, are critical factors in cyber claims impacting practitioners.

Embedding macros into documents regularly used by law practices and emailed between employees, is just one of the ways that cyber criminals can gain access to your system. In this webinar, you will learn about a Macro Attack using Microsoft Word and ways to reduce the risk of this attack.

Wednesday, 21 September 2022 | 9.00am to 11.00am

Email is the main form of communication between lawyers, clients and others, both internally and externally.

Although, essential to modern practice, many lawyers are never adequately trained in how to compose an email to ensure it is read and understood. Nor are they given any Risk Management training regarding this form of communication. This session is designed to do those things plus more.

These are a repeat of the first webinars in the Law Mutual (WA) series introducing the Matter Management Guidelines that focuses on the screening phase of the Guidelines. The Guidelines were developed in 2017 and set out the requirements for management of matters with an emphasis on mitigating professional liability risks.

Whether you are a sole practice or large law firm, these webinars focuses on the general requirements for screening clients to effectively deliver legal services and avoid potential liability claims.

The webinars will address the requirements in further detail, and take participants through examples to assist with implementation. These seminars are relevant to all principals but should also be of interest to employed practitioners.

Don’t forget: Law practices will be able to obtain a 5% Risk Management Discount on their total Annual Contribution for the 2022/2023 insurance year, if all of the partners or practitioner directors and at least 80% of the employed practitioners of the law practice have attended at least two (2) hours of Law Mutual (WA) approved risk management training in the period 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2022.

CPD point allocation is subject to active participation at the webinar and providing your Legal Practice Board Unique Practitioner ID (PID) to the Law Society. Click here for our helpful guide on how to find your number.