ReelTime CLE and Law In Order bring you a mandatory CPD with a twist, leveraging the power of the movies to provide critical content, a valuable experience and even enjoyment! “Nobody told me there’d be days like these” is an innovative program covering all three mandatory core areas – ethics, professional skills, and practice management.
CPD Workshop: Nobody Told Me There’d Be Days Like These
Date: 9 March 2016
Time: 9:00am to 12:15pm
Venue: The Law Society of NSW, Level 2, 170 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Cost: Member – $ 215.00, Non-Member – $ 280.00 (Prices include GST)
CPD Units: 3
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This program complies with the Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (formerly known as Rule 57) requirements of Practice Management , Ethics and Professional Skills (3 CPD units).
Using movie clips, participants will have a powerful and entertaining forum to consider some of the ethical and professional dilemmas faced by lawyers, and the corresponding toll they can take on mental health and psychological well-being. The goal of this program is not merely to examine the intersection of ethics, good practice, and mental health but to offer participants the opportunity to reflect on practical ways to avoid the kinds of professional and personal problems and pitfalls that can literally ruin a career.
Who should attend?
- All lawyers
Presenters:
- Chris Osborn is the principal of CeaseFire Conflict Resolution Services and has been certified by the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission as a Superior Court mediator since 2009. From 2012-2015, Chris served as an Assistant Professor at the Charlotte School of Law, where he taught “a wide range of legal subjects.
- Michael Kahn practiced law with the Attorney General’s Office for the State of New Jersey for 6 years. Although he left the practice of law in 1991, his work thereafter has kept him involved in the lives of lawyers in various capacities. He now presents training seminars and workshops on ethics, grief, wellness, diversity and inclusion, and other topics for lawyers and mental health professionals throughout the U.S. and abroad, including for the U.S. military.