June update for practitioners in mid-west
Law Society Skillnet will host a practice update for solicitors in Clare and Limerick next month.
The conference takes place at The Inn at Dromoland, Newmarket on Fergus, Co Clare on Thursday 4 June (10am to 5.30pm).
A total of six CPD hours are available for attendees – three general, two for professional development and solicitor wellbeing, and one for client care and professional standards.
The aim is to give practitioners an opportunity to update their knowledge in areas of law relevant to general practice, with contributions from experienced practitioners and expert speakers.
Networking
There will also be an opportunity to network with colleagues over lunch and a drinks reception.
Topics include:
- Practice updates on conveyancing, landlord-and-tenant issues, assisted decision-making, and Enduring Powers of Attorney,
- Mediation overview and solicitors’ obligations,
- Law Society Solicitor Services,
- Practising under pressure – anti-money-laundering (AML) insights,
- How to respond and not react, and
- Introduction to AI in practice.
Avril Collentine (President, Clare Bar Association) and Darach McCarthy (President, Limerick Bar Association) will chair the conference.
The speakers are:
- Mark Garrett (Director General, Law Society),
- Deborah Leonard (executive secretary to the Law Society Conveyancing Committee),
- Maggie Mulpeter (retired solicitor, relationship and parent mentor, public speaker, and group facilitator),
- Michael O’Connor (investigating accountant, Law Society),
- Michelle Nolan (head of engagement and information, Law Society),
- Emma Slattery BL,
- David Soden (David Soden Solicitors),
- Dr Bill Holohan SC (Holohan Lane Solicitors),
- Yvonne Joyce (Comyn Kelleher Tobin Solicitors),
- Kyle Gribben (head of digital services, Matheson LLP), and
- Juli Rea (JRAP O’Meara Solicitors).