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Negotiation Tactics: 5 Strategies That Really Work

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Negotiation plays a significant role in both our personal and professional lives. We negotiate when we ask for a pay rise, when we are trying to convince children to eat vegetables, or when we are working to close a business deal. For most lawyers, negotiation is one of the most important professional skills to develop as it is one of the most frequently used. While negotiation skills come naturally for some lawyers, it can take more practice for others. Learn more about these five simple negotiation tactics to build your skills as a lawyer.

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5 Things Lawyers Can and Cannot Claim at Tax Time

Lawyers claim tips for end of financial year

 

You are probably already aware that there are some specific work-related expenses you can claim as a lawyer. But are you sure you are claiming everything you are entitled to in order to - hopefully - receive some cash back?

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3 Australian Initiatives Using Technology to Improve Access to Justice

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Can technology really help us bridge the Access to Justice gap? Discover how some Australian and International initiatives have used technology to build new services that empower the community.

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Cyber Risks for Law Firms: 4 Safeguards to Protect Your Practice with Zahn Nel

Zahn Nel - Filepro CIO and LawCPD Contributor

As lawyers increasingly rely on technology, now more than ever, law firms need to implement measures to safeguard their business. In our course, Lawyers' Ethical Duties in the Digital Age, Zahn Nel, CIO of FilePro Legal Practice Management Software, explores 4 critical safeguarding measures and provides practical steps law firms can take to protect their firm against cyber risks. 

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Top Legal CPD Courses for 2023

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Lawyers have emerged from a year of whirlwind change, with 2023 shaping up to be even more eventful. Check out the most popular professional development topics that you will need to keep ahead of this wave and succeed in the year ahead.

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Legal Industry Trends 2023 - LawCPD Reports

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Ahead of the CPD compliance deadline in March 2023, the learning development team at LawCPD looked at the state of the legal industry and shared their insights on the trends and topics that will shape the upcoming year for the profession.

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6 Questions to Help You Reflect on Your Year

6 reflective questions to help you set new goals for your legal career.

Reflecting on your year is a powerful and rewarding exercise that can help you set new career goals for the coming year. But where to start? Here are 6 questions to help you start planning your next step in your legal career progression.

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Lawyers & Technology: 3 Strategies to Safeguard Your Ethical Duties

 

From incorrect redactions to inadvertently disclosing confidential client information, there is plenty of evidence of lawyers using technology incompetently. But as technology becomes embedded in modern legal practice - lawyers must educate themselves about technology or face the risk of failing to uphold their ethical duties.

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Email Ethics for Lawyers: How to Navigate the Perils of Email

Email Ethics for Lawyers: How to Navigate the Perils of Email

Email is an indispensable tool for almost all lawyers. It's fast and easy to use - but it can also lead to serious ethical breaches if it's not managed carefully. Check out these tips from our courses, Working Effectively with Email and Ethics and Email, to learn practical steps lawyers can take to navigate the perils of email successfully.

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Social Media and Its Impact on Trials

Risks of jury using social media during trials

In this day and age, social media has found its way in to all areas of our life from work to home – but there is somewhere it just doesn’t belong, the jury room.

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