Balancing Your CPD With Your Work and Personal Commitments

Through Legalwise Seminars, you can access a wide variety of CPD training courses online in Australia, allowing you to stay up-to-date with the CPD requirements in any jurisdiction throughout the country. 

Here are some tips for effectively meeting the different demands of each, ensuring that you complete your minimum of 10 hours of CPD points throughout the year without any hassle.

Plan Your CPD Early

CPD point requirements renew on the first of April every year. Therefore, the sooner you plan your points for the year, the better. This can help you avoid a last-minute rush, thereby reducing your anxiety and minimising the chance of falling foul of the compliance requirements. 

Marking your CPD deadlines and events in your annual calendar will help you stay on track and ensure that you don't accidentally overlook any crucial CPD obligations while still managing your busy work schedule. 

You can either complete all your hours in a concentrated period or spread them out across the year. Either way, by scheduling your CPD early, you will have a better-planned process for the rest of the year.

Integrate Your CPD Into Your Work Schedule

When you choose CPD activities early in the year, you are better able to integrate them into your ongoing work schedule. This means that you can attend seminars related to ongoing cases or projects, allowing you to fulfil your CPD requirements in a way that is relevant and beneficial to your career. 

Integrating your CPD into your job also helps you maximise your downtime. If your workday has natural lulls, you can integrate your CPD into your schedule more easily and maximise your time for the most efficient outcome. 

Balance Your CPD With Personal Time

Legal professionals have extremely busy schedules, which already has a notable impact on your personal life. Adding CPD to the mix can further complicate matters. 

However, by planning your CPD carefully, you are better able to balance your CPD requirements with your personal time, minimising the impact. 

Online and on-demand CPD courses, for example, offer more flexibility in terms of when and where you can complete them, providing you with more opportunities to fit the CPD obligations around your personal schedule.

Here at Legal Wise Seminars, we offer a variety of CPD training courses online in Australia for maximum convenience and efficiency in meeting your CPD applications every year. Contact us now for more information.