Training
The following training sessions are currently being run by the Seniors Rights Legal Clinic:
SRLC 2012 Induction Training
Each year the Clinic holds a series of induction training sessions for new and existing SRLC lawyers. The training will be spread out over the course of the year, with one lunchtime session each month. The training is free and available to community lawyers. It will cover areas of substantive law and also provide information on other non-legal areas which lawyers may engage with to assist clients.
Day Four - Human Rights and the Charter
When: Thursday 17 May 2012, 1pm-2pm
Where: Lander & Rogers, 12/600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Presenter: Rachel Ball, Director of Policy and Campaigns at the Human Rights Law Centre
The Senior Rights Legal Clinic is committed to delivering legal services within a Human Rights framework. This session will focus on the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 with particular case studies on its application to older people and the issues affecting their lives.
NB Lunch will be provided at this session. If you register and are subsequently no longer able to attend, please let us know.
If you have any questions, please contact Jiselle Hanna (SRLC Clinic Coordinator).
Save the Date
The next training session will be held on Thursday 7 June at 1 - 2pm and will cover Guardianship and Administration and feature Phil Grano from the Office of the Public Advocate, Lucy Adams from the Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic, and Elise Brennan from Herbert Geer.
CPD Points for Lawyers
If this particular educational activity is relevant to your immediate or long term needs in relation to your professional development and practice of the law, then you can claim 1 unit for each hour of attendance, not including breaks.