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Young Lawyers: Committee holds interactive ethics and wellbeing
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Hills long lunch well above par
MEGHAN FITZPATRICK, JONES HARLEY TOOLE
The Young Lawyers’ Committee Ethics and Wellbeing Hypothetical Seminar for 2021 was held on Thursday, 7 October 2021 at the Law Society.
We were fortunate to have panel members Greg May, Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner and Dr Michael Baigent, Professor of Psychiatry Flinders University return following previous appearances. We also introduced new panel members, Werner Van Wyk, Deputy Director Ethics & Practice Law Society of South Australia and Bec Sandford, Law Society President.
The seminar was available to attend both in person at the Society or by way of live webinar and we were pleased to see so many new attendees both in person and online.
Attendees were provided with scenarios on topics relevant to the Australian Solicitor Conduct Rules, ethical dilemmas and managing our mental health. Multiple choice answers were available by way of an interactive polling system and attendees identified the most appropriate answer. Our panel members then discussed the scenario and the best approach for dealing with the different situations young lawyers might find themselves in, particularly in the early stages of their career.
A special thank you to our panel members for taking the time out of their busy schedules to offer their perspective and advice to young members of the profession.
The Young Lawyers’ Committee would also like to thank all of the attendees who supported the event, the Law Society for hosting, major sponsor of the Young Lawyers’ Seminar Series legalsuper, as well as the Young Lawyers’ Committee major sponsor Burgess Paluch Legal Recruitment.
On Saturday 23 October, a group of Adelaide’s finest young lawyers enjoyed a long lunch in the Adelaide Hills.
The event was a great success, with attendees first indulging themselves (after a slight detour) to a socially responsible glass of wine or three at Maximillian’s Restaurant.
Here, a few of the young lawyers tried their luck at the restaurant’s infamous hole in one attraction. Despite the frequent screams of “FORE” being called, none of our young lawyers were successful in taking out the glory (and the $500 prize on offer).
Lunch was then served at Lot 100, where their 78 Degree gin tasting and bottomless wood oven pizza was a huge hit.
Without Caldicott & Isaacs Lawyers and Burgess Paluch Legal Recruitment who sponsored the event, the day wouldn’t have been such a great success, so thank you to both of them and of course all of those who attended on the day.
