Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

Reflections on supervised legal practice

Micah Ramos 20 Oct 2020

The majority of recent law graduates would have completed their legal education through practical legal training (PLT) and then supervised legal practice (SLP).

Practice & Procedure Practice Essentials

Early start to CPD program

Karin Derkley 20 Oct 2020

LIV members have the opportunity to get a head start on their CPD compliance activities this year with the program starting on 9 November – three months earlier than usual...

Continuing Legal Education

LIV Competition and Consumer Law Committee – Upcoming Insights seminar and advocacy initiatives

Legal Policy 19 Oct 2020

The LIV Competition and Consumer Law Committee is active in contributing to competition and consumer law reform and providing professional development insights into recent competition and consumer law developments.

Competition Consumer Law

Diversity in the legal profession measured for the first time in Victoria

LIV and VLSB+C 16 Oct 2020

Data on cultural diversity within the Victorian legal profession has been collected by the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner and released for the first time.

Pandemic forces legal industry’s move to the cloud

Karin Derkley 13 Oct 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown helped open the minds of the legal industry to the benefits of legal tech, panellists at an online discussion held by the Australian Legal Technology Association (ALTA) said last week...

Technology

A look into the LIV Succession Law Section

Legal Policy 12 Oct 2020

On 9 October 2020, the LIV held its annual Succession Conference virtually for the first time. Despite the new format, the LIV has received feedback that it was of overall great value, that the speakers were engaging, and the topics were highly relevant.

Working holiday program needs better safeguards, LIV tells inquiry

Karin Derkley 06 Oct 2020

Measures to guard against exploitation of vulnerable workers on working holiday visas must be introduced along with any extension of the current program, the LIV told a parliamentary inquiry...

Migration Law Workplace Relations

LIV Migration Law and Refugee Law Reform Committees call for a flexible approach to the Working Holiday Maker Program

Legal Policy 05 Oct 2020

The LIV Migration Law Committee and Refugee Law Reform Committees provides members a platform to advocate and contribute to law reform on issues pertaining to visa holders and applicants.

LIV Library stays open for business during lockdown

Karin Derkley 02 Oct 2020

A combination of technology, clever pivoting and help from interstate colleagues has enabled the LIV Library to give members continued access to its services and materials during the COVID-19 lockdown...

LIV Library

October LIJ online edition

Law Institute Journal 01 Oct 2020

Welcome to the October LIJ online edition. You can click through to editorial content, LIV goods and services and upcoming events and advertising...