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If you have management or leadership responsibility within a law firm or legal department, then ALPMA is for you. ALPMA is the peak Australasian professional membership association for legal practice managers and leaders. Our members include practice managers, senior executives, specialist managers (like HR, Marketing & Finance), Managing Partners, lawyers with management roles and sole practitioners. Everything we do is designed to deliver on our promise to members.

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Feb

Ethics and Cybersecurity

Are you doing enough and do you know your obligations?

Event	Ethics and Cybersecurity
Date	Wednesday 27 February 2019
Start Time	1:00pm AEDT
End Time	2:00pm AEDT
Event Location	Online via webinar
Host Venue Details	Online via webinar
Regional Hubs	If you are unable to attend at the host location you can join local members at 18+ regional hubs across Australia and New Zealand or participate online from your desktop.
Event Overview	CyberRisk is a big issue for all businesses. But lawyers have ethical and professional responsibilities that must also be considered. Are you doing enough? Do you know your obligations? This session will provide an overview of: CyberRisk: Hacking, Phishing, Scamming, Ransomware What Ethical and Professional Obligations arise? Diligent and Competent Confidentiality Duty of Care/Standard of Care Payment of Ransom? Law Council of Australia CyberPrecedent Review of some recent examples Safety Measures Notification requirements National Data Breach Scheme
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Presented By Cathryn Urquhart \| Facilitator \| College of Law WA Cathryn Urquhart studied Law at the University of Western Australia and was admitted in WA in 1988. She has had a diverse career working for national law firms mainly in Insurance and Construction litigation, as well as time spent as a Claims Solicitor at Law Mutual, the professional indemnity insurance section of the Law Society of WA. She has lectured and tutored at universities in WA. Currently, Cathryn is the Facilitator of the Legal Practice Management Course at the College of Law in WA. She also has her own business and works for a range of law firms and other businesses as a Professional Skills Trainer and Coach.
Professional Development	Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Event Costs	ALPMA Members: FREE! Please login to register ALPMA Associates: $49.50 inc. GST *Non Members:** $99.00 inc. GST - Non Members must be eligible to join ALPMA*

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06

Mar

Risk Management Discussion Group March 2019

How Do You Structure Supervision?

Event	VIC \| Risk Management Discussion Group March 2019
Date	Wednesday 6 March
Start Time	4.00pm
End Time	5.30pm
Event Location	Melbourne
Host Venue Details	Holley Nethercote Level 22, 140 William Street Melbourne
Regional Hubs	If you are unable to attend at the host location you can join local members at 18+ regional hubs across Australia and New Zealand or participate online from your desktop.
Event Overview	Heather Hibberd of the Legal Practitioners Liability Committee will lead a round table discussion regarding the structure of supervision including during supervised legal practice. She will bring insights from Michael McNamara and his recently published PhD on the topic. It will be fascinating as we flesh out the issues around supervision, the culture within firms surrounding it, how we approach it, and how it is implemented, particularly from a risk point of view.
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Presented By
Professional Development
Event Costs	ALPMA Members: ALPMA Associates: *Non Members:** - Non Members must be eligible to join ALPMA*

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12

Mar

10% More Profit: 10 Practice Management Basics to Increase Net Profit

10 ways to increase profit without increasing chargeout rates, billable targets or getting new clients.

Event	10% More Profit: 10 Practice Management Basics to Increase Net Profit
Date	Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Start Time	12.30pm AWST
End Time	2.00pm AWST
Event Location	Perth
Host Venue Details	Macquarie Bank, Ground Floor Conference Room, 235 St Georges Terrace Perth
Regional Hubs	If you are unable to attend at the host location you can join local members at 18+ regional hubs across Australia and New Zealand or participate online from your desktop.
Event Overview	Cathryn Urquhart has been facilitating at the College of Law Legal Practice Management Course since August 2016. She has reviewed Business Plans and co-ordinated or delivered the workshops for attendees. One thing is clear: when Principals focus on increasing profitability, they look at the obvious: getting new clients, increasing chargeout rates and/or billable hours, reducing expenses. Or think that a shiny new piece of technology will deliver a miracle of increased profits. Whilst these things are important, there are many proven strategies that are often overlooked. Review billing arrangements. Get on top of email Improve delegation Get the lawyer to legal support ratio right Have quality practice management software, know how to use it and have all staff use it Debrief Apply 80/20 rule to clients Apply 80/20 rule to staff Track staff retention rates and work on reducing turnover Improve time management skills. Even if a 1% profit improvement could be achieved by implementing each one of these 10 things, that equates to a 10% total profit improvement overall. And most of these things don’t take extra time or money. It’s just about working smarter.
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Presented By Cathryn Urquhart, Professional Skills Trainer Cathryn Urquhart studied Law at UWA and was admitted in WA in 1988. She did her articles at Phillips Fox (now Lavan) and then was the Associate to the former Chief Justice French when he was a justice of the Federal Court. Then followed a time at Parkers (now Freehills), 3 children, a period as Claims Solicitor and Risk Management trainer at Law Mutual WA, a Senior Associate at Allens and at various times Cathryn has lectured/tutored at UWA, Notre Dame, Articles Training Program and College of Law. Currently, Cathryn is the Facilitator of the Legal Practice Management Course at the College of Law in WA. She also has her own business and works for a range of law firms and other business as a Professional Skills Trainer and Coach.
Professional Development	1 CPD Unit - Practice Management and Business Skills
Event Costs	ALPMA Members: Free! Please login to register ALPMA Associates: $49.50 inc. GST *Non Members:** $99.00 inc. GST - Non Members must be eligible to join ALPMA*

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13

Mar

WA Practice Management Group Breakfast - March 2019

Event	WA Practice Management Group Breakfast - March
Date	Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Start Time	7.30am AWST
End Time	AWST
Event Location	Perth
Host Venue Details	Frasers Suites, 10 Adelaide Terrace East Perth.
Regional Hubs	If you are unable to attend at the host location you can join local members at 18+ regional hubs across Australia and New Zealand or participate online from your desktop.
Event Overview	ALPMA WA's Lisa McCarthy and Committee members will be hosting the next Practice Management Group Breakfast on Wednesday, 13 March 2019. Open to Practice Managers of Law Firms, ALPMA WA's Practice Management Group meet every six weeks to discuss hot topics, network and share ideas.
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Presented By
Professional Development
Event Costs	ALPMA Members: $20 inc GST ALPMA Associates: $20 inc GST *Non Members:** $20 inc GST - Non Members must be eligible to join ALPMA* We have negotiated with Frasers Suites to have three breakfast options available for pre-order so you don’t have to waste time ordering and waiting around. For the cost of $20pp inc. GST you get a choice of: Poached eggs on sourdough with roasted tomato, mushrooms and hash browns Butter milk pancake with mix berry compote, chantilly cream and maple syrup Bircher muesli This also includes unlimited tea and coffee.

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14

Mar

All Things Trust 2019

ALPMA NSW Annual Trust Update and Q&A

Event	All Things Trust 2019
Date	Thursday 14 March 2019
Start Time	12.30pm AEDT
End Time	2.00pm AEDT
Event Location	Sydney
Host Venue Details	TBC
Regional Hubs	If you are unable to attend at the host location you can join local members at 18+ regional hubs across Australia and New Zealand or participate online from your desktop.
Event Overview	Does your firm hold Trust funds? Are you aware of your firm's obligations for reporting on your Trust Account? Gavin Connor from The Law Society of New South Wales will ensure you are up to date with the latest Trust Account information including how to complete your online lodgement. You will also be given the opportunity to have your Trust Account question/s answered by Gavin.
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Presented By Gavin Connor, Team Leader, Trust Accounts Department, The Law Society of New South Wales Gavin is a Chartered Accountant who has spent part of his career with Deloittes involved in management and receivership, taxation and public company audit. He was also the Group Internal Audit Manager with a diversified multi-national industrial company. He has been an investigator with the Law Society for fifteen years. He presents papers on trust money and trust accounts for the Law Society CPD sessions, Practice Management Courses and for regional law societies. He also runs the one day External Examiner accreditation courses at the Law Society. Beverley Hunter, Trust Account Investigator, The Law Society of New South Wales
Professional Development	Practice Management and Business Skills - claim 1 CPD unit/ 1 NZ hour
Event Costs	ALPMA Members: Free - Please log in to register ALPMA Associates: $49.50 *Non Members:** $99.00 - Non Members must be eligible to join ALPMA* Light lunch included

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Leadership - QLD Feb 2019

Melinda Fisher (Midja), Facilitator, Mentor, Speaker

Increasing Client Referrals

Greg Tilse LLB BComm MBA | Managing Director | Client Culture

Leadership Derailers

Belinda Cohen, Performance Consultant & Coach | Inspired Reality

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