Law Society Skillnet in association with Donegal Bar Association and Inishowen Bar Association.

Price includes tea/coffee breaks, hot lunch and evening networking drinks. 

Aim and objectives
The aim and objectives of the day are to provide an opportunity for practitioners to update their knowledge in areas of law relevant to general practice. The aim is to offer practitioners a practical update in relevant areas from experienced practitioners and expert speakers.

• Assisted decision making legislation: a practical update
• Probate and Wills 2023: how to make a successful application to the Probate Office
• New solicitors’ guide to conduct: an overview plus a detailed look at undertakings
• Your practice viability – present and future options: expanding, merging, succession and retirement. Regulation compliance and what you need to know
• Your practice viability present and future options: expanding, merging, succession and retirement: Is my practice viable? Expanding, buying, merging tips and traps; selling, succession and retirement planning for the future starts now; retirement and pre-retirement planning

Further topics to be confirmed

Learning outcomes 
A delegate who attends this practice update will gain knowledge and understanding of areas of law and regulatory matters relevant for their day-to-day work as a legal practitioner.

Chairpersons
Geraldine Conaghan, Principal, MacBride Conaghan Solicitors, Donegal, President of Inishowen Bar Association
Margaret Mulrine, Principal M M Mulrine and Company, Letterkenny, Co Donegal and President of Donegal Bar Association

Speakers
Padraic Courtney, Course Manager and Secretary to Probate and Trusts Committee Law Society of Ireland
Sorcha Hayes, Head of Practice Regulation. Law Society of Ireland
Áine Hynes S.C., Partner St. John Solicitors, Dublin; Chair of Mental Health and Capacity Task Force
Susan Martin, Principal Martins Solicitors, Dublin, Member of Ethics and Guidance Committee, President DSBA
Sonia McEntee, Principal Sonia McEntee Solicitors, Cavan and Dublin member of Conveyancing Committee
Mike O'Reilly, O'Reilly Business Services

Further speakers to be confirmed

Additional online, on-demand training 
By attending this CPD Cluster, you have satisfied the CPD Scheme requirement to complete 5 hours of in-person CPD training in 2023. After this Cluster, Law Society Skillnet will send you a link where you can access any remaining CPD hours you may require for 2023, completely free of charge. 

This includes access to up to 5.5 hours of regulatory matters (including accounting & AML compliance) and up to 10 hours management & professional development skills, all by eLearning, as follows: 

• Solicitor AML - current framework, becoming risk aware and top tips - CPD 1 hour regulatory matters (accounting and AML compliance)
• Section 150 Costs - CPD 1 hour regulatory matters (accounting and AML compliance)
• Cyber Security - CPD 1.5 hours regulatory matters
• Advanced Cyber Security - CPD 1 hour regulatory matters
• Cyber Security Update - CPD 1 hour regulatory matters
• Solicitor AML Updates - CPD 0.5 hour regulatory matters (accounting and AML compliance)
• Proposed Solicitors Accounts Regulations - CPD 0.5 hour regulatory matters (accounting and AML compliance)

• Business of Wellbeing summit 2021 - CPD 2.5 hours management & professional development skills
• Coldshock - CPD 0.5 hour management & professional development skills
• The Wim Hof Method - CPD 0.5 hour management & professional development skills
• Anxiety Awareness - CPD 1 hour management & professional development skills
• Depression Awareness - CPD 1 hour management & professional development skills
• Trauma Awareness - CPD 1 hour management & professional development skills
• Addiction Awareness - CPD 1 hour management & professional development skills
• The Business of Wellbeing Summit 2022 - CPD 1 hour management & professional development skills
• Plain English for Lawyers - CPD 1 hour management & professional development skills
• The Paperless Lawyer - CPD 0.5 hour management & professional development skills

• This is an in-person event and, unless otherwise stated, will not be available online or as a recording.
• In order to reduce waste and to support the work of the Law Society Environmental and Sustainability in Practice Taskforce, materials will not be printed. Instead, they will be emailed before the event.
• Solicitors are required to complete 20 hours CPD this year of which 5 hours must be undertaken in person. Please see https://www.lawsociety.ie/Solicitors/rules-legislation/CPD-Scheme/2023-cycle  
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