Commissioner Update - December 2022
Commissioner update to the legal profession - December 2022. In this edition: Office closure | Removing supervised legal practice condition from your PC | Cybersecurity | LPLC Alert.
This report contains information about our operations and financial performance for the 2021-22 financial year.
This video explains to lawyers and barristers' clerks how to use LSB Online to complete Part B of the end of trust year report.
This video explains to lawyers and barristers' clerks how to use LSB Online to complete Part A of the end of trust year report.
Comparing the impact of place-based integrated service partnerships to traditional models of legal service delivery
Once you have been admitted to the legal profession in an Australian jurisdiction, you are eligible to apply for a Victorian practising certificate with us.
If you hold a current practising certificate from another Australian jurisdiction, you can practise with it in Victoria until it expires. However, you should contact your interstate regulator to ensure you are complying with any requirements needed when engaging in legal practice in another jurisdiction.
If you are the principal of a law practice and intend to close your practice, there are a number of steps you should take.
Engaging in unqualified legal practice, or falsely claiming that you are qualified to engage in legal practice, is a criminal offence in Victoria. Each year, we investigate instances of unqualified legal practice by individuals and/or businesses.
Generally, three things may be unqualified legal practice: