Going on and returning from extended leave

Practitioners going on leave

If you are taking an extended period of leave and are not returning during the current practising year, you may consider surrendering your practising certificate. Surrendering your practising certificate means that you do not have to comply with CPD requirements.

Examples of extended leave are parental leave or long service leave.

Last updated on 10 April 2024

Publication

Experiencing Sexual Harassment

This resource provides information about what you might consider doing if you experience sexual harassment in legal workplaces

11 Oct. 2021

Commissioner Update - October 2021

Commissioner update to the legal profession - October 2021. In this edition: Launch of our sexual harassment reporting tool | LIV sexual harassment policies | New guidance – lawyers offering non-legal services

16 Sep. 2021

New tool for reporting lawyer sexual harassment

VLSB+C has today launched an online tool for lawyers in Victoria to anonymously report instances of sexual harassment

Lawyer wellbeing

Last updated on 25 February 2026

Information on workplace bullying and sexual harassment

Under workplace health and safety laws, your employer has significant obligations to provide a safe workplace, and that includes emotional and psychological safety, as well as physical safety.

A workplace that tolerates bullying, harassment, or serious overwork is not a safe workplace.

There is also a specific conduct rule that specifies that a lawyer must not engage in conduct that constitutes discrimination, sexual harassment or workplace bullying.

Last updated on 07 October 2024

11 Aug. 2021

Commissioner Update - August 2021

Commissioner update to the legal profession - August 2021. In this edition: Commissioner revokes delegation to Victorian Bar | Complaints about lawyers by lawyers – new guidance released | Innovation in pricing guidance

Agreed pricing

Agreed Pricing

Agreed Pricing, also known as Value Pricing, is an arrangement in which a lawyer and a client agree on a price up front for the lawyer’s services in a matter. It is based on an agreed scope of services and the price is a fair reflection of the client’s perception of value. It is also seen in productised services where a lawyer offers a defined scope of service for a publicly stated price.

Last updated on 06 February 2025

Making the most of CPD

Online resources

There is a wide range of online CPD resources available. We provide funding to the Law Library of Victoria to help them offer two online CPD courses covering legislation and case law. These are free to all Victorian lawyers. For more information, visit the Law Library website.

Last updated on 22 July 2021

CPD audits

Audits

Each year the Victorian Bar and the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) carry out audits of lawyers’ CPD compliance on our behalf under a delegation. These verification audits can relate to any of the three previous years.

If you’re selected for an audit, you will be contacted by the LIV or the Victorian Bar and asked to verify, within 21 days, that you’ve met your CPD obligations. You will need to provide supporting documentation to show that you have complied.

Supporting documentation may include: