Annual Report 2008-09 - Legal Services Commissioner
Annual Report 2008-09 - Legal Services Commissioner
Annual Report 2008-09 - Legal Services Commissioner
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Chapter THREE<br />
Educating the legal profession<br />
The <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong> also met with the<br />
coordinator and Vice-President of the Indigenous Law<br />
Students and Lawyers Association-Tarwirri (ILSLAV-Tarwirri),<br />
an association that supports and assists Indigenous lawyers<br />
in Victoria. This meeting provided the <strong>Commissioner</strong> with<br />
insight into common issues confronting Indigenous lawyers<br />
in Victoria, including ways in which ILSLAV-Tarwirri assists its<br />
members to overcome these issues.<br />
Meetings with interstate legal regulators<br />
The <strong>Commissioner</strong> recognises the importance of<br />
establishing and maintaining solid relationships with<br />
interstate legal regulators. These relationships promote<br />
the sharing of information and ideas around key<br />
regulatory matters. During <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>, the <strong>Commissioner</strong><br />
hosted 11 telephone conferences with the <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong><br />
<strong>Commissioner</strong> NSW, <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong> Qld and<br />
Chief Executive Officer, <strong>Legal</strong> Practice Board WA to discuss a<br />
range of issues including the handling of complaints about<br />
lawyers in their respective states.<br />
Publications for lawyers<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>, the <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong> produced two<br />
new fact sheets for lawyers, titled Responding to the <strong>Legal</strong><br />
<strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong> and Working with your client.<br />
Responding to the <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong> provides an<br />
overview of the process for responding to a complaint to<br />
the <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong>, while Working with your<br />
client advises legal practitioners on ways of developing and<br />
maintaining positive relationships with clients.<br />
These publications are included in the information packs<br />
distributed to lawyers at the ethics workshops. In total,<br />
the <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong> distributed 113 copies<br />
of Responding to the <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong> to both<br />
solicitors and barristers during <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>.<br />
Copies of these publications can be obtained by contacting<br />
the <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong>’s office on (03) 9679 8001<br />
and can also be downloaded from the Publications page of<br />
the website at www.lsc.vic.gov.au<br />
<strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> COMMISSIONER 20<strong>09</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 27
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