BDLA CPD Event 1 (3 points)

We are very pleased to announce that the first CPD event for this year will take place on the afternoon of Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 2:00pm, just in time for the CPD doomsday clock reset, with a brilliant group of presenters. For those attending in person, we look forward to seeing you afterwards for a snack and a drink.

The afternoon will cover all of the non-substantive mandatory areas; Practice Management; Professional Skills; and Ethics. Even if you have already satisfied your CPD requirements, you can get a head start and carry these units over until the next CPD year!

A Microsoft Teams link will be available to those who have purchased a ticket. 

The details for each of the speakers will be finalised shortly and set out in the circular email from the BDLA which attaches the ticketing information. Thank you

Speakers

Maya Rozner - Drafting Affidavits

Maya is a barrister at Devers List in Melbourne. For over 20 years Maya has engaged in a broad commercial practice including contract disputes, equities and trusts, building and construction, franchising and insolvency disputes. Maya regularly gives CPD talks to the Law Institute of Victoria in the areas of drafting affidavits and evidence. Maya has recently moved to Woodend and considers herself a semi-local of Ballarat.

Scott Morris - A few things on ethics

Scott is a barrister at Youngs List in Melbourne. Scott was a solicitor in private practice from 1999 until he was engaged by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in 2005. In 2007, Scott was appointed an assistant director of the Victorian Division of the Enforcement & Compliance Division and led a team investigating and prosecuting breaches of the competition and consumer protection provisions of the then Trade Practices Act 1974. In 2013, Scott became a nationally accredited mediator and barrister. In 2021, Scott was awarded the Suan Crennan AC QC award for outstanding achievement in pro bono advocacy undertaken by barristers who are between seven and 15 years call but are not silks.

Zoe Allan - Recruitment and retention of regional employees 

Zoe Allan is a born and bred Ballarat local,  with more than 20 years' experience in Recruitment, Human Resources and Management Consulting throughout Australia, having worked with firms including Deloitte, Hays Recruitment, Michael Page International, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

Zoe is the founder and Managing Director of Milano Partners, a boutique recruitment consultancy, based in Ballarat and specialising in bespoke End to End Recruitment, HR Advisory and Executive Search services for Senior Operations, Executive Leadership and Board Appointments throughout Regional Victoria.

Since 2010, Zoe has been partnering with regional organisations to develop workable methods for attracting, selecting, recruiting and retaining the top senior talent they require to realise their strategic objectives and achieve long-term success. 

Throughout her career, Zoe has developed a deep understanding of how regional organisations differ from their metropolitan counterparts and which skills and personal attributes are required for regional employees to be truly successful.