Join our four‑part virtual training series designed for legal executives, support staff, and lawyers, focusing on essential skills in wellbeing, communication, AI capability, and resilience. Led by industry experts, these practical sessions offer clear, actionable strategies to strengthen professional effectiveness, support mental health, and enhance overall workplace performance.
Attend the full series and earn 4 CPD units 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.
*This webinar series is also suitable for Junior Lawyers
Vicarious Trauma: Risks, Impacts and Practical Strategies
Working with distressing material can take a toll. This practical session helps legal support staff and professionals recognise vicarious trauma early, reduce its impact, and build everyday strategies to protect wellbeing, resilience and long‑term sustainability at work. Walk away with practical tools you can apply immediately—for yourself and your team.
- Understand the “what and why” of vicarious trauma and its relevance to legal practice
- Recognise vicarious trauma, including key risk and protective factors
- Learn practical strategies to minimise and address the impacts of vicarious trauma
- Develop skills for prevention and recovery, including building vicarious resilience
Presented by Jubilee Sloane, Consultant Psychologist, Centre for Corporate Health
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Presenters
Jubilee Sloane, Consultant Psychologist, Centre for Corporate HealthJubilee is a registered Psychologist with a background in Organisational Psychology. She prides herself on being dedicated to enhancing workplace wellbeing and helping individuals bring their best selves to work. While undertaking a Master of Organisational Psychology, Jubilee completed several professional placements focused on employee engagement, organisational development, and human-centred design. Jubilee is accredited in psychometric assessments including Hogan and Saville Wave, which provide insight into leadership potential, workplace behaviours, and organisational culture. Before qualifying as a Psychologist, Jubilee spent over 10 years in high-pressure customer-facing roles. During these experiences she developed a strong appreciation for the importance of employee wellbeing. Jubilee has experience delivering mental health and wellbeing training, as well as conducting psychosocial hazard reviews within workplace settings. She aims to promote mental health by partnering with organisations to reduce psychosocial hazards and create healthier, more sustainable workplaces using strategies to support both individual and organisational change.
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Wellbeing By Design: Using AI to Promote Wellbeing and Resilience in the Legal Profession
With significant levels of depression, anxiety, stress and burnout in the legal profession, the prioritisation of wellbeing has never been more important. AI can play a powerful role in enhancing wellbeing, not just by creating efficiencies and reducing administrative burdens, but by also supporting your healthy habits and those of others within the profession.
- Understand why proactively prioritising wellbeing is critical in today’s legal workplace
- Explore how the thoughtful adoption of AI can support wellbeing, reduce pressure and build resilience across legal roles
- Learn practical, real‑world ways to use AI to stay on top of wellbeing, create healthier work habits and support sustainable performance
Presented by Carlie Andrews, Senior Associate, Hive Legal
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Presenters
Carlie Andrews, Senior Associate, Hive LegalCarlie Andrews is a Senior Associate at Hive Legal with expertise in advising clients on commercial matters across a range of industries and sectors. Carlie has experience working in private practice in addition to completing several in-house secondments, including a six-month secondment with an in-house government legal team. Carlie also specialises in business and innovation consulting, with experience advising clients on a range of areas including legal design thinking, service design and process design. Carlie is a founder of Hive Legal’s wellbeing program, was named as a finalist for Wellness Advocate of the Year (Individual) 2022 at the Women in Law Awards and is a key contributor to the legal community on topics such as wellbeing and flexible working.
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Using AI Effectively and Responsibly in Legal Contexts
Confidently integrate AI into your legal work - safely, effectively and responsibly. This practical session demystifies how AI works and shows support staff and legal professionals where it genuinely fits into day‑to‑day legal practice. Learn how to use AI to streamline common tasks, improve outputs through effective prompting, and navigate the key risks of accuracy, confidentiality and professional obligations - so you can use AI with confidence, clarity and control.
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
- Practical AI in Legal Workflows: where AI fits into day-to-day legal practice and how it can streamline common tasks
- Understanding AI: simple breakdown of how AI works, what it does well and common misconceptions
- Using AI effectively: practical prompting techniques and real examples of how lawyers and support staff can get better outputs
- Risks, limitations and guardrails: key considerations for responsible use, including accuracy, confidentiality, and professional obligations
Presented by Jeanette Merjane, Legal Transformation Analyst, Accredited Specialist – Family Law, Lander & Rogers
Presenters
Jeanette Merjane, Legal Transformation Analyst, Accredited Specialist – Family Law, Lander & RogersJeanette is a Legal Transformation Analyst and Accredited Specialist in Family Law. Drawing on her years of experience as a family law practitioner, Jeanette now focuses on modernising legal service delivery through AI enabled solutions, digital tools and firm-wide process transformation. Jeanette's specialist accreditation and experience as a family lawyer gives her a deep understanding of the realities of legal work. She uses these insights to design solutions that are practical, human centred and transformative for both lawyers and clients.
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Tips and Tricks for Writing Well
Clear writing leads to clearer thinking and better outcomes. This practical session will help you improve the way you write emails and everyday communications in the legal workplace - so your message will be understood the first time. Learn how to structure your writing effectively, communicate your point without overwhelming the reader, and adapt your style in a technology‑driven environment where clarity matters more than ever.
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
"If you can’t write well, you can’t think well, and others will do your thinking for you" - Oscar Wilde
Writing well is a skill that we acquire over time and can be improved by thoughtful practice and reflection. Focus on and discover:
- How the structure of our emails and ‘netiquette’ can help us communicate more effectively
- How to get your point across without overwhelming the reader
- How technology is impacting the way we write and communicate
Presented by Suellen Thompson, Head of Knowledge and Research (Australia and Asia), Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Presenters
Suellen Thompson, Head of Knowledge and Research (Australia and Asia), Herbert Smith Freehills KramerSuellen Thompson is Head of Knowledge and Research (Australia and Asia) at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. She is a qualified lawyer with a Masters in English Language and over 20 years' experience training and coaching lawyers and professionals in clear communication techniques. During her career she has held senior knowledge management and learning and development roles in law firms in Australia and Asia and served as a non-executive Director on not-for-profit Boards. She focuses on building written and verbal communication capabilities of lawyers and professionals to develop their confidence and presence and enhance their leadership style.
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