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21.01.2022 The ACT Law Society wants to hear from you! Our inaugural Member Survey provides an opportunity for you to share your experience as a member of the ACT Law Society and to help us understand how we can better support the ACT profession in the future. Complete the survey by 7 December for your chance to win a $500 prepaid Visa card! Visit https://bit.ly/32vuCAC

19.01.2022 Over the next month, we will be introducing you to the ACT Young Lawyers committee. While our events are suspended for the time being, we hope our introductions will provide you with some light entertainment in the interim! ANDREW! Meet Andrew. Andrew is currently a defence lawyer with a keen interest in criminal matters, and is the committee secretary. He has been on the committee since April 2019, and can often be found at the gym (or at Molly’s bar over the weekend!) ... How would you describe your office personality? Like Bruce Willis in Die Hard. Confident enough to take on an army (only after the morning coffee though) What is your favourite part of working from home? Reducing endless travel time! When working from home, what is your favourite snack? Chicken Vindaloo. You call it lunch? That’s cute. When you can, where is your next travel destination? Egypt. Always been enamoured by the mystery of the pyramids What’s next on Netflix? More like Amazon Prime. Goliath Season 2. Season 1 was 12/10 What change do you want to see in our profession? Our profession is truly great. It is important that we forgive mistakes and take care of each other’s mental health. While we may believe and strive towards perfection, let’s not forget, we, our colleagues, and all of those around us, are only human. Help each other get through the day irrespective of whether we are on the same end or opposite ends of the bar table

18.01.2022 Over the last few months, we have introduced you to the ACT Young Lawyers Committee. Our final introduction comes from the one and only Adrian! ADRIAN Adrian is more than an insurance lawyer he is widely* known to be otherwise a decent guy. He has been on the Committee since late 2017, and specialises in organising the Christmas party (but, alas, not the unfortunate weather that usually comes with it) and CPD events.... How would you describe your office personality? Imagine if a tortoise spent most of its time in its shell and, when it popped its head out, it did so with wide, nervous eyes What is your favourite part of working from home? One day I may find out. But I imagine it will be sitting on the balcony, and working with the sky overhead When working from home, what is your favourite snack? If it is anything like my favourite snack at every other time, it will be chips When you can, where is your next travel destination? I would like to go to Vienna What’s next on Netflix? I don't watch television but I'm looking forward to finishing The Proud Tower after 'reading' it for the last couple of months at least What change do you want to see in our profession? Digital filing! Digital service! Long live the revolution! *At least somewhat widely? I hope, maybe?

17.01.2022 Attention ACT Young Lawyers - 31 March 2021 is approaching, have you collected all of your CPD points for the year? The ACT Law Society is offering lawyers 3x FREE CPD Period: 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021... Which sessions qualify: Webinars or face to face sessions offered by the ACT Law Society. This can be in the form of either three 1-hour sessions, or two 1.5-hour sessions. ** Please note that these free units cannot be applied towards large CPD events such as afternoons, conferences, full days, or the Intensive. How to claim: It is the responsibility of individual members to claim and track their 3 CPD points before the 30 June 2021 deadline. For each 60/90 minute session you have attended please action the following: Step 1: Register for a 60 or 90-minute CPD held by the ACT Law Society online requesting an invoice (do not pay by credit card, request an invoice). Step 2: Complete PDF form and return to Kathleen Lui at the ACT Law Society to have your invoice credited. Step 3: Your invoice will be credited by the ACT Law Society You’re welcome!

16.01.2022 Over the next few months we will be introducing you to the ACT Young Lawyers committee. We hope our introductions will provide you with some light entertainment while our events are on hold. KUMU! Say hi to Kumu! Kumu is a commercial lawyer who specialises in government commercial matters, contracts and procurement. She has been on the committee since November 2017 and loves occasionally drafting a tangy event description for Young Lawyers events.... How would you describe your office personality? Friendly I am very much myself in the office. I enjoy catching up with my colleagues and having a kitchenette yarn, but I am also quite serious and methodological when it comes to my work What is your favourite part of working from home? Being able to make a pot of pasta at 11.30am and then eating it throughout the day. I sometimes make another pot at 4.30pm depending on how quickly I eat the first pot. Let me live! When working from home, what is your favourite snack? Pasta. Yes, I am aware that my snack is technically a meal (it is a meal sized portion) When you can, where is your next travel destination? Turkey, then a week on a Greek island with my partner What’s next on Netflix? Season 3 of the Sinner What change do you want to see in our profession? Creating positive, respectful and empowering work relationships between senior and junior staff. It is a hard job being a lawyer. Your team makes all the difference, and it’s important that senior lawyers display the type of leadership juniors will one day display themselves

15.01.2022 The ACT Law Society’s monthly ‘What are we not talking about?’ interactive inclusion and diversity webinar series will hold its fourth webinar this week on Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 12:30pm - 1pm. The next webinar will focus on Intersectional diversity and the legal profession- Intersectionality is a framework which recognises that people may be affected by multiple overlapping identities and social characteristics, which can lead to complex levels of inequality or privil...ege. In this webinar, a panel Emma Towney from Canberra Community Law, Ishani Das from the Department of Human Services, and ANU Law student Ono Chowdhury will focus on intersectionality in the legal profession, and the ways in which legal services can better support lawyers and clients from a range of backgrounds and with intersecting social and cultural identities. Registration is free and attendees may choose to claim CPD points as per the CPD Guidelines. All ACT Law Society members and law students are welcome to register at https://www.actlawsociety.asn.au//what-are-we-not-talking-

13.01.2022 Spring out to the Young Lawyers Hallowine Event and join us for an afternoon of fun! There’s no better way to spend your Halloween afternoon than basking in the sun with a glass of prosecco, or a well-deserved local cider, covid-safe of course! Join us with House of Bubbles on 31st October 2020 from 2pm at the Lennox Gardens (behind the Hyatt Canberra). Tickets are $35 and includes nibbles and an alcohol package.... Costumes are welcome, but not required. There will be a small prize for the best dressed on the day. Can’t wait to see you there! What: An Afternoon of Hocus Pocus and Bubbles When: 31 October 2020, 2pm Where: Lennox Gardens in front of lake down a pathway (behind Hyatt, further down towards the toilet block) Tickets: $35 (includes nibbles and drinks) registrations close 27 October 2020.

10.01.2022 You’re invited to join the ACT Young Lawyers Committee and the House Of Bubbles for the Launch of the 2021 Legal Year!

08.01.2022 The ACT Law Society is seeking a Policy Lawyer (2+ PAE) to support our Committees. Work with leading local lawyers in a range of practice areas, and contribute to strategic policy, legal advocacy, and legislative change in the ACT. For more information, visit https://www.actlawsociety.asn.au//position-vacant-policy-l

07.01.2022 Have you got your ticket to our upcoming Monster Mash Garden Bash yet? What better way to spend your Halloween afternoon than basking in the sun with a glass of prosecco, or a well-deserved local cider Join us with House of Bubbles at 2pm on 31 October 2020 at the Lennox Gardens (behind the Hyatt Canberra). Tickets are only $35 and includes nibbles and an alcohol package. Registrations close on 27 October 2020 Costumes are welcome, but not required. There will be a sma...ll prize for the best dressed on the day Can’t wait to see you there!

06.01.2022 Save Saturday, 31 October 2020 for an afternoon of Hocus Pocus & Bubbles!

02.01.2022 What Are We Not Talking About?" is a free series of virtual lunchtime chats, hosted by the ACT Law Society’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee, about the elephant in the room how do we go about achieving an inclusive and diverse legal profession? On Thursday 11 March at 12.30pm, Andrea Perry-Petersen will share what she learnt from the research she conduced as a Churchill Fellow into human-centred design, multidisciplinary collaboration and digital innovation to improve ac...cess to justice. She will share what she learnt from that research about the fundamental principles of access to justice, as well as giving real examples of how to improve inclusivity not only in legal education, but accessibility in service delivery including through good design, technology and innovation. Register here: https://www.actlawsociety.asn.au//digital-innovation-and-a

01.01.2022 YOUNG LAWYERS' CHRISTMAS PARTY 2020 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Join us in kicking off the Christmas party season, and bidding an early farewell to 2020, with our favourite garden party of the year!... Enjoy a relaxing end to the week in the beautiful surrounds of the Old Parliament House House of Representatives Garden, with a generous drinks package provided by Lentonbar, and dinner provided by Capital Woodfired Pizza This event always sells out so organise a group and get your tickets now!