The LIV Practice Management Course has been expertly designed to provide the essential business and financial knowledge and skills to help lawyers transition to principal of their own practice or move into partnership, identify practice risks, and develop strategies to mitigate them.

The course is broken down into key modules with content delivered through a blended learning approach encompassing self-paced study and interactive workshops. The activities are designed to mirror the journey of a business lifecycle. Each module contains the core topics required for the successful completion of the course.

New skills requirement: grant of a principal practising certificate policy

Lawyers who apply for a principal practising certificate will need to exhibit additional skills and expertise necessary to manage a law practice.

The Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner (VLSB+C) has issued the Grant of a Principal Practising Certificate Policy (Policy) to support the Board’s discretion to grant a principal practising certificate. This policy commenced on 1 January 2019.

The Policy states that a lawyer who seeks to be granted a principal Australian practising certificate in Victoria will need to demonstrate that they possess the additional skills and expertise necessary to manage a law practice competently, diligently and successfully.  A way for lawyers to display the necessary skills and expertise to the VLSB+C will be to successfully complete a practice management course which has been assessed by the VLSB+C as meeting these guidelines.

The LIV’s PMC has been assessed by the VLSB+C as meeting these guidelines. 

The Policy and course guidelines are available on the Board’s website at www.lsbc.vic.gov.au.

Workshops are delivered on 12, 13 and 14 February 2020 - 9am to 5pm

Date: Wednesday 12 - Friday 14 February 2020

Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Price: Member $1,980.00; Non-Member $2,200.00

Location: Law Institute of Victoria, Level 13, 140 William Street, Melbourne