Key topics covered:

• Explore the role of legal professionals in addressing social issues for and beyond traditional legal duties.
• Understand how conflicts of interest can arise in legal work.
• Identification and management of conflicts of interest in diverse professional contexts.
• Discuss frameworks for ethical decision-making in various professional scenarios.

Subtopics covered in this session:

i. What are legal ethics?

ii. Conduct of legal practitioners inside the courtroom vis-à-vis outside the courtroom.

iii. General conduct obligations of legal professionals.

iv. Confidentiality requirements.

v. Managing conflict of interest.

vi. Negotiations.

vii. Use of documents.

viii. Specific personal conduct obligations.

About the presenter - The Hon. Stephen Lawrence, MLC (NSW)

Stephen was a Barrister prior to being elected to parliament and is a former Mayor of the Dubbo Region. He had a national legal practice specialising in public law.

In his previous role as a councillor Stephen led a successful campaign for justice reinvestment and drug treatment services in Western NSW. Stephen's legal career included lengthy periods overseas including in Solomon Islands, Afghanistan and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Stephen also regularly explores and discusses contemporary legal issues with other barristers on his weekly-ish podcast series, 'The Wigs'.

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