Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

This chart provides examples of eligible subject matter, but is not an exhaustive list.

Eligible Activities Subject Matter Chart
Substantive Knowledge & Skills
• Practice Area Knowledge (civil litigation, business law, tax law.) • Substantive Legal Procedures (conveyancing, estate administration, rules of court.) • Legal Skills Training (advocacy, legal drafting, legal research, legal writing, interviewing & advising, collaborative law, e- discovery.) • Generic skills training (negotiation, mediation, plain language writing.)
Ethics & Professionalism (EPPM Hours)
• Ethics (Code of Professional Conduct, integrity, trust conditions & undertakings, conflict of interest, confidentiality, privilege.) • Professionalism (civility, cultural competency, dealing with self-represented parties, dealing with the media.) • Professional Responsibility (The Legal Profession Act, Law Society Rules, trust accounting requirements & procedures, client ID requirements.) • The Legal Profession (history, current issues, future developments, equity & diversity within the legal profession.)
Practice & Risk Management (EPPM Hours)
• Client management (retainer agreements, managing client expectations, dealing with difficult people.) • Time management skills • Communication skills • Project management, including limitations of actions • Technology proficiency • Office management skills (human resources, financial management.) • Office systems infrastructure (technology, document & records management, research tools, disaster plans.) • Office governance • Office succession planning • Well-being • Fraud against lawyers • Professional liability (how to avoid professional insurance claims.)