Mandatory CPD Halfday Seminar
Halfday seminar 30 March, 2026
Professor Gerard Ryan, University of Notre Dame Australia; Alana Rafter, Senior Associate, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Michael Crouch Room, NSW State Library, Level One, Mitchell Wing, Shakespeare Place
01:00PM to 04:00PM
The program will cover:
Legal research using modern software
Dianne Quade, Academic Relationship Manager, LexisNexis
(Rule 6.1.3: Professional skills)
Understanding your obligations in a law practice:
an employment law perspective
This session will unpack key employment law and WHS updates that all
law practices need to know about. Key topics will include:
• The 'positive duty' under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)
• Psychosocial hazards and the obligations on partners, lawyers and other staff
Alana Rafter, Senior Associate, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
(Rule 6.1.2: Practise management and business skills)
Legal ethics update. Recent cases
Professor Gerard Ryan, University of Notre Dame Australia
(Rule 6.1.1: Ethics and professional responsibility)
Proudly supported by the University of Notre Dame Australia