Lawyer resources
Continuing Professional Development Policy
This policy provides guidance to assist lawyers to comply with their continuing professional development (CPD) obligations under the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development Rules (the CPD Rules) and to assist the Legal Services Board.
Practice Contingency Planning
This policy outlines the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner’s approach to law practice contingency planning for sole practitioners and sole directors of incorporated legal practices (ILPs).
Unincorporated Legal Practices and the Uniform Law
This fact sheet identifies the key points for unincorporated legal practices under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
Lawyers and the Uniform Law
This fact sheet identifies the key points for lawyers under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
Incorporated Legal Practices and the Uniform Law
This fact sheet identifies the key points for incorporated legal practices under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
Foreign Lawyers and the Uniform Law
This fact sheet identifies the key points for foreign lawyers under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
Corporate Lawyers and the Uniform Law
This fact sheet identifies the key points for corporate lawyers under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
Barristers and the Uniform Law
This fact sheet identifies the key points for barristers under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
Letters of Demand: traps for lawyers
This fact sheet covers the issues common to complaints about lawyers involved in debt collection and provides guidance on avoiding common errors.
Good practice management: lessons for all law practices
This fact sheet reviews several major practice management issues that we identified over a series of legal practice audits.