From managing difficult conversations to supporting resilience and reducing burnout, this session offers you practical strategies for leading staff with confidence and care. Learn best practices for handling ill and injured employees while fostering a respectful, legally compliant workplace culture. Equip yourself to work with others in today’s employment law environment.
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Early Bird Discount ends 19 Dec 2025
Chair:
Amanda Green, Associate Director, Perks People Solutions
Practice Management and Business Skills
1.00pm to 2.00pm The Lawyer as an Employer
- Strategies for effective communication in difficult conversations
- Approaches to supporting resilience and reducing burnout within your team
- Best practice in managing ill and injured employees
- Guidance on building a positive, respectful and legally compliant workplace culture
Presented by Nicola McMahon, Special Counsel, McCullough Robertson
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Presenters
Amanda Green, Associate Director, Perks People SolutionsAmanda is a highly experienced employment and industrial relations practitioner, having been a trusted adviser to local and national businesses for almost 20 years. Amanda has worked in private legal practice since 2004 and, most recently, was a Legal Practitioner Director of a national law firm that specialises in workplace relations. More recently, Amanda has utilised her skills and experience in a HR consulting capacity at Perks People Solutions, with particular focus on conducting workplace investigations and mediations. Over the course of her career, Amanda has worked with a broad array of clients in the public and private sectors, and has assisted them to navigate an equally diverse range of workplace-related issues – from recruitment to people management to resolving disputes. Amanda’s experience encompasses all aspects of workplace relations: legislative and industrial instrument interpretation, enterprise bargaining, performance management, disciplinary matters, underpayments, termination/separation, redundancies, and policies and procedures. To complement her legal qualifications and experience, Amanda holds a Masters degree in Organisational Psychology, and is a Saville-accredited assessment specialist.
Nicola McMahon, Special Counsel, McCullough Robertson
Nicola McMahon is a specialist employment relations and safety lawyer, having practised in this area for over twelve years. Nicola acts for clients across the full spectrum of employment relations matters. She advises on issues ranging from recruitment to termination of employment, managing employee performance and discipline issues, advising on the interpretation of modern awards and enterprise agreements and assisting with industrial issues, including the negotiation and approval of enterprise agreement. Alongside providing advice to clients, Nicola regularly conducts litigation for clients, defending unfair dismissal, adverse action and discrimination claims, and bringing and defending restraint of trade claims in the High Court.
This seminar is part of a series
Ethics, Professional Skills & Practice Management, Over Lunch, Over 3 Weeks
Running short on time to complete your three mandatory areas of CPD points before 31 March? Join us for three concise, one-hour sessions – live online or available on demand – designed to help you meet all your compulsory topics with ease. Gain practical insights into professional responsibility in the digital age, learn best practices for effective mediation and discover smart strategies for managing your team and firm. All over lunch – easy!
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.
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