The Law Society of Tasmania
The Law Society of Tasmania provides professional services, resources, support and benefits to its members and the legal profession in general. The Society’s Continuing Professional Development Program is designed for the legal profession to cater for all levels of legal experience. It consists of a diverse program of standalone seminars and webinars as well as regular practice-area specific, intensive half to full-day conferences. For more, see also the CPD section of the Society's website.
Family Violence and the New Part 4A
4-5pm Tuesday 29 April livestreamed
(CPD Guide: 1PS, SL) This session is delivered by Magistrate Katie Edwards on family violence matters and the new Part 4A of the Family Violence Act 2004. This is an ideal session for family law practitioners and those who work in the criminal law jurisdiction.
Livestreamed.
Law Week 2025 - Trauma Informed Practice
Monday 19 May 2025
(CPD Guide: 1 EW) We are very please to welcome Robert Benjamin AM SC and Regina Weiss, Barrister, TasBar who will deliver this informative session for Law Week 2025.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Implications of President Trump's Sanctions Against the ICC
Thursday 22 May 2025
(CPD Guide: 1 SL) We are very please to welcome Tasmanian International Criminal Court (ICC) subject-matter experts who will deliver a session on the implications of President Trump's sanctions against the ICC in The Hague, and engage in a Q and A. The panel includes Tim McCormack, Professor of International Law, University of Tasmania; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law; former Special Adviser on War Crimes to the Prosecutor of the ICC in The Hague, and Regina Weiss, Barrister, TasBar. This will be chaired by Julia Flint, Crown Counsel, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Beyond Billable Hours: Exploring New Legal Practice Models
Thursday 24 July 2025
(CPD Guide: 2 PM, PS). Join Gerry Connolly, Managing Director, and Catherine Scott, Head of Legal, Conmoto for this interesting look at new legal practice models beyond the traditional billable hour.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Navigating the Emerging Area of Greenwashing Cases
Wednesday 30 July 2025
(CPD Guide: 1 PM, SL) This session is delivered by Kym McCarthy, Director, Audacieux Legal and Consulting. Kym will discuss environmental social governance (ESG), climate reporting and greenwashing, and what businesses need to know.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Judge Taglieri: Interim Hearings in the FCFCOA
Wednesday 30 July 2025
(CPD Guide: 1.5 PS, SL) Join Judge Taglieri who will present on interim hearings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA).
In-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Due Diligence and Psychosocial Hazards: Your Obligations
Wednesday 13 August 2025
(CPD Guide: 2 EW, PM, SL) David Dilger, Director, Edge Legal will present this 2-hour session to discuss the framework of, and considerations/obligations around, psychosocial risks to the health and safety of workers and others in the workplace and how these can, as far as is reasonably practical, be avoided and/or managed.
In-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
2025 Employment Law Conference
Friday 15 August 2025
(CPD Guide: 6 E, PM, PS, SL) The Society's 2025 Employment Law Conference brings together local and interstate pre-eminent presenters for an information-packed program on current topics of interest and value to practitioners with all levels of experience who are employment lawyers; working in HR; or aspiring to practice in this space.
in-person (only) at Crowne Plaza Hotel.
When Art and the Law Collide: Anti-Discrimination Act 1998
Thursday 28 August 2025
(CPD Guide: 2 PM, PS, SL). Join Catherine Scott, Head of Legal, Conmoto who will explore the difference between equality at law and equality in fact and how discrimination legislation deals with this. Catherine is joined by Kirsha Kaechele, Mona Curator as they discuss how the MONA Ladies Lounge appeal demonstrated that in the case of gender inequality, equality at law is not enough and discriminating against men can promote equal opportunity for women.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Family Law and Superannuation Splitting 101: The Basics
Wednesday 3 September 2025
(CPD Guide: 1.5 PS, SL) Join Michael Trezise, Barrister, Malthouse Chambers who will deliver an introductory session on superannuation splitting.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
2025 Estate and Succession Law Conference
Friday 12 September 2025
(CPD Guide: 6 E, PM, PS, SL) The Society's 2025 Estate and Succession Law Conference brings together local and interstate pre-eminent presenters for an information-packed program on current topics of interest and value to practitioners with all levels of experience who work in the wills and estate field of law.
in-person (only) at Wrest Point Hotel
29.10.25 Sexual Harassment and Workplace Culture Workshop
3.30-5pm Thurs 17 Oct 2024 Livestreamed
(CPD Guide: 1.5 EW, PM) The Council of the Society mandated sexual harassment and workplace culture (SHWC) training in May 2021. The Society rolls this training out to the legal profession in Tasmania by imposing the requirement to complete the Society’s free-of charge SHWC training as a condition of practising certificates (PCs). To assist you to fulfil this condition by the end of the 2025-2026 CPD year (30 April 2026), this session is provided for you to attend.
This is a 1.5-hour SHWC workshop which attracts CPD points in the mandatory categories of practice management (PM) and equality and wellbeing (EW).
2025 Litigation Convention - St Helens Tasmania
Friday 7 November 2025
(CPD Guide: 10 E, PS, PM, SL) The Litigation Committee of the Law Society of Tasmania is very pleased to invite you to gather together your junior and senior litigation teams for a weekend getaway of learning and networking. Benefit from this year's top-notch program delivered to you at St Helens on the picturesque east coast of Tasmania.
Held over 1.5 days, this professional development intensive brings together local and interstate legal professionals who are renowned experts in their field. They are looking forward to sharing with you plenty of litigation-focussed nuggets from their years of acquired knowledge and expertise in a relaxing and interactive environment.
Panorama Hotel
2025 Update: Legal Profession Board of Tasmania (LPBT)
Wednesday 9 April 2025
(CPD Guide: 1 E, PM, PS) The Society welcomes back the Legal Profession Board of Tasmania team to runs its annual, popular LPBT update.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Interpret Financial Statements + Manage Financial Distress
Tuesday 8 April 2025
(CPD Guide: 2 PM, PS) Join the Apex Advisory Australia team and Jennifer O'Farrell, Barrister, Malthouse Chambers, when they conduct a double-header session on interpreting financial statements, and what to do when a company is in financial distress.
In-person (Hobart) and Livestreamed
2025 Property and Commercial Law Conference
Friday 4 April 2025
(CPD Guide: 6 E, PM, PS, SL) The Society's 2025 Property and Commercial Conference brings together local and interstate pre-eminent presenters for an information-packed program on current topics of interest and value to practitioners with all levels of experience who practice or aspire to practice in the property and commercial law arena.
in-person (only) at Wrest Point Hotel.
Criminal, Employment + Family Law Matters: The Interplay
Wednesday 2 April 2025
(CPD Guide: 1.5 EW, PS, SL) This session is delivered by a panel including Ekaterina Skalidis, Principal, Dobson Mitchell Allport; Craig Green, Counsel, Dobson Mitchell Allport; and Joe Mullavey, Principal, Page Seager Lawyers, who will discuss the interplay between criminal law and employment law matters with reference to domestic and family violence.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Bringing Civil Litigation Matters to Trial or Hearing
Wednesday 26 March 2025
(CPD Guide: 1 PS, SL) This session on strategies for bringing civil litigation matters to trial or hearing in the Supreme Court of Tasmania is delivered by Victor-David Murray, Barrister, Derwent and Tamar Chambers and Alex Kendall, Senior Associate, Phillips Taglieri.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
A Look at the Legal Process for Surrogacy Arrangements
Friday 21 March 2025
(CPD Guide: 1 EW, PS, SL) Surrogacy arrangements are an increasingly common occurrence and they require all the parties to separately obtain independent legal advice. This session is delivered by Amelia Higgs, Principal, and Aimee Hope, Lawyer, Dobson Mitchell Allport who will look at this topic from a legal perspective.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Ditch Your Dictaphone: Modern Practice & Tech-Enabled Firms
Wednesday 19 March 2025
(CPD Guide: 2 PM) Join Alice Grubb, Principal Lawyer, JM Legal & Conveyancing for an informative look at modern practice and the tech-enabled law firm. Alice will focus on practical tech-applicability for law firms that is easily implementable, particularly for small practices, based on her learnings and experience.
In-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Judicial Review of Migration Decisions
Friday 14 March 2025
(CPD Guide: 1 PS, SL) Nicholas Poynder, Barrister, Rosny Chambers, is now based in Hobart and joins the Society's CPD program to deliver a session on migration matters.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Mental Health Resilience + Working with Neurodiverse Persons
Wed 12 March 3-5pm Livestreamed
CPD Guide: 2 EW, PS, PM: The Society welcomes Dr Hayley North, Dr Hayley North, Neuroscientist at Understand Your Brain, to present this double-header in the equality and wellbeing space. Dr North brings you a session on Mental Health and Resilience, and How to Work with Neurodiverse Clients and Colleagues.
Law Society of Tasmania (Hobart or Launceston) or Livestreamed.
Child Protection Matters: Navigating CSS and Court Hearings
Wednesday 12 March 2025
(CPD Guide: 1PS, SL) This session is delivered by Caroline Graves, Barrister, Michael Kirby Chambers and Helen Bassett, Director, Walsh Day Mihal Bassett. These presenters will discuss matters pertaining to Child Support Services and consideration of child protection cases.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
Managing Sexual Harassment Matters from a Gendered Lens
Friday 7 March 2025
(CPD Guide: 1 EW, PS) This session is delivered by Jodie Lee, Principal Solicitor, Women's Legal Service Tasmania and considers an added layer of complexities and nuanced challenges clients face when talking about experiences of sexual harassment.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
2025 Wellbeing Support for Support Staff Series
February 19 and 26, and 5 March - offered as three unique sessions.
The 2025 Support for Support Staff series will focus on wellbeing. On this occasion this is a suite of three wellbeing sessions that provide support staff at legal firms with the tools to assist with their self-care and to balance this with work responsibilities.
Livestreamed.
2025 Criminal Law Conference
Friday 28 February 2025
(CPD Guide: 5.75 EW, E, PM, PS, SL) The Society's 2025 Criminal Law Conference brings together local and interstate pre-eminent presenters for an information-packed program on current topics of interest and value to practitioners with all levels of experience who are criminal lawyers or aspiring to practice is the criminal law space.
in-person (only) at Wrest Point Hotel.
Workshop: Navigating Dysregulated Clients in Legal Practice
February 19 (North) or 20 (South)
(CPD Guide: 3 EW, PM, PS) Nick Valentine, Clinical Counsellor and Psychotherapist, is back in Hobart in February 2025 to run this new workshop. Nick will work with you to identify and confidently manage dysregulated clients (those with difficulty in regulating their emotions) in your work.
Law Society of Tasmania - Launceston or Hobart
2025 Workshop: People Focused Leadership in the Law
February 19 (North) or 20 (South)
(CPD Guide: 3 EW, PM, PS) Nick Valentine, Clinical Counsellor and Psychotherapist, is back in Hobart in February 2025 to run this very popular workshop. Nick will work with you on recognising and improving ways to work with your teams. The session draws upon the latest research and methodology in relation to effective leadership in the legal profession.
Law Society of Tasmania - Launceston or Hobart
2024 Litigation Conference
Friday 8 November 2024
(CPD Guide: 5.75 EW, E, PM, PS, SL) The Society's 2024 Litigation Conference brings together local and interstate pre-eminent presenters for an information-packed program on current topics of interest and value to practitioners with all levels of experience who are litigators or aspiring to become litigators.
in-person (only) at Wrest Point Hotel.
Dealing With Alleged FV Offenders as Defence Lawyers
Friday 1 November 2024
(CPD Guide: 1 PS, SL) This is one of two in a series in which Pip Monk, Principal, Monk Lawyers, and James Oxley, Principal, James Oxley Barrister & Solicitor present topics of benefit to practitioners starting out, or early in, their criminal law practice.
in-person or livestreamed.
Trauma Informed Practice: Building on First Principles
(CPD Guide: 2 EW, PS) The Society is pleased to offer this 2-hour session (in response to feedback from the legal profession), with The Hon Robert Benjamin AM SC and Michelle Benjamin BA(Hons) (WSU) BTeach (WSU) who will deliver more trauma-informed practice (TIP) awareness training for legal practitioners and firm leaders. These expert presenters are delivering this session in Hobart, Launceston and Devonport so that you can get along and benefit from their expertise in-person.
Note 1: Having attended the April 2024 session is not a prerequisite.
Note 2: About registration fees - to raise awareness of this important topic in the legal profession, the Society is offering this at reduced registration fee rates with a further discount offered to practitioners undertaking particular areas of legal aid work.
Hobart, Launceston and Devonport.
A New Dawn or New Lingo: The Latest Reforms to the GAA 1995
Wednesday 2 October 2024
(CPD Guide: 1 PS, SL) This TASCAT update, A New Dawn or New Lingo: The latest reforms to the Guardianship & Administration Act 1995, is presented by President of TASCAT, Malcolm Schyvens, and Senior Member Rowena Holder.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
2024 Contracts Masterclass
Monday 23 September 2024
(CPD Guide: 3.5 PS, SL) The Society is delighted to announce the return of Jeffrey Goldberger to Hobart this September to deliver the next chapter in his suite of contract law masterclasses. This practical, interactive workshop is aimed at practitioners with over five years’ experience. It will assist you to keep abreast of the latest developments in contract law and help you develop your technical skills to enable you to provide more effective solutions for your clients.
Hobart Function and Conference Centre
2024 Devonport Conference: Law Pick and Mix
Pls note CPD time/date (on 19.09.24)
(CPD Guide: up to 10 E, PS, SL) Bringing together local and interstate pre-eminent presenters, this inaugural 2024 Devonport Conference: Law Pick and Mix offers a suite of 10 CPD sessions across key areas of legal practice. Current topics of interest and value to practitioners range across all levels of legal experience. Practitioners can choose to attend any mix of 1-10 sessions across the two days.
in-person (only) at the Paranaple Arts Centre.