The Law Society is on standby to assist you. Please call (08) 9324 8640 during office hours or email cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au.
CPD Units
To find out how many CPD units you have obtained through the Law Society, please log in to the Member MyPage using your Law Society Number.
Once you have logged in:
- Click on My Membership located on the top left of MyPage
- Then select CPD Points
*Please note: We only keep a record of the CPD units that you have earned with the Law Society of Western Australia.
For queries relating to CPD units from different providers, please contact the Legal Practice Board on (08) 6211 3600 or visit their website.
Yes. You can claim up to 5 CPD units each CPD Year for presenting at CPD seminars.
Please fill out the Application Form for CPD Units for Law Society of Western Australia CPD Activity form.
Applications must be submitted prior to the end of the CPD year (31 March) that the activity was completed in. Applications can be sent to cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au.
Please contact the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia.
Yes, you can claim up to 3 CPD units* each CPD Year for participating in a Law Society Committee. You can claim up to 5 CPD units** for preparing a Brief article.
Please fill out the Application Form for CPD Units for Law Society of Western Australia CPD Activity form.
Applications must be submitted prior to the end of the CPD year (31 March) that the activity was completed in. Applications can be sent to cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au.
*1 CPD Unit for each complete 2 hours of attendance
** 1 CPD Unit for each set of 1000 words
Seminars
Please visit the CPD Section of the Law Society website, browse our selection of upcoming seminars and click the ‘Book Seminar’ button.
To see our upcoming live seminars and webinars visit the CPD Seminars page.
Our seminar room is on Level 5, 160 St Georges Terrace, PERTH WA 6000. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the seminar start time.
If you have registered for a webinar, you will receive a link via email to access the webinar at your desk or from your smartphone/tablet.
Some of our special events, such as Practical Advocacy Weekend, are held offsite. We will always advise the location of our seminars and events.
To find out how many CPD units you have obtained through the Law Society, please log in to the Law Society Member MyPage portal
here: https://members.lawsocietywa.asn.au/auth/login using your Law Society Number. Once you have logged in:
- Click on My Membership located on the top left of MyPage
- Then select CPD Points
*Please note: We only keep a record of the CPD units that you have earned with the Law Society of Western Australia.
Webinars
To register for a webinar simply find the seminar you are interested in on the Law Society’s website and click the ‘Book Webinar’ button.
Registrations for webinars close 1 hour before the start time.
To see our upcoming live seminars and webinars visit the CPD Seminars page.
No, the webinars are available for viewing at your desk, from your computer or your smartphone/tablet.
No, our webinars are live-streamed and are scheduled on a particular date and time.
Zoom is the software we use to conduct our webinars.
On the day of/the day before the webinar, you will be emailed a link with simple instructions on how to join the webinar.
You do not need to download any software on your computer to view our webinars.
Please check your junk/spam inbox.
Alternatively, please contact a member of the CPD Team on (08) 9324 8640 or cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au.
No. Webinars are not available for group viewing. In order for the Law Society to allocate CPD units for participation, each participant must watch the webinar from a separate computer or device. Otherwise, the Law Society is not able to verify that a participant attended.
Yes, you can ask questions using the Q&A function on Zoom and a member of Law Society staff will relay your questions to the speakers.
We understand that sometimes there may be technical difficulties in joining the webinar. However, if you miss more than 5 minutes of content, we are required to deduct your CPD units to the nearest half hour.
You must spend a full hour to receive 1 CPD unit as provided by Section 9.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 and Section 7 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Development (Barristers) Rules 2015.
Unfortunately, that means we were unable to identify you when marking attendance.
Please email cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au to confirm the number you dialed in on so that we can identify you and allocate you your CPD units.
CPD Online
Once you have logged in, the system will recognise your Law Society of Western Australia membership category (CPD Freedom, Member or Non-Member).
The price of each course is based on your membership category.
You will need to view the course for the requisite period of time, and complete the assessment (short quiz). You will then receive a certificate of completion in your CPD Online portal.
Yes. Depending on your membership category, different prices will apply to the following categories:
- CPD Freedom Member
- Member
- Non-Member
Simply log in to the Law Society Member MyPage portal here: https://members.lawsocietywa.asn.au/auth/login using your Law Society Number.
Once you have logged in:
- Click on My Membership located on the top left of MyPage
- Then click on CPD Online from the orange menu options below
A flat price of $30.00 will automatically apply to each course in your shopping cart, you will not need a discount code.
The Law Society is on standby to assist you. Please call (08) 9324 8640 during office hours or email cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au.
The Law Society is on standby to assist you. Please call (08) 9324 8640 during office hours or email cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au.
Please refer to this information sheet which provides details on how to access your LPB Practitioner ID so that your CPD units are recorded on the Legal Practice Board of WA’s CPDMS.
You may also track your CPD units through your Member MyPage.
At the end of each month*, the CPD team prepares a report of all courses completed on our CPD Online platform. Our CPD team confirms that each participant has spent the requisite period of time on each course (1 hour earns 1 CPD unit). We then upload the unit/s to the LPB.
*Weekly, during March.
No. You must spend a full hour to receive 1 CPD unit as provided by Section 9.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 and Section 7 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Development (Barristers) Rules 2015.
No. You must spend a full hour to receive 1 CPD unit as provided by Section 9.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 and Section 7 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Development (Barristers) Rules 2015.
We undertake reviews of our courses every 12 months to ensure that they are still relevant and current.
When you are browsing courses, you can see when the last review took place, when we have scheduled the next review, and if there have been any updates to the content.
If we deem that a course is outdated or no longer relevant, we will remove the course from our CPD Online library. If you have downloaded but not completed a course that we deem to be outdated, you will be contacted by the CPD Team to discuss options for the provision of a replacement course.
Unless stated otherwise, all our courses are considered interactive. You must complete the testing component of our courses to receive your CPD unit/s.
The Legal Practice Board of WA states that an activity is considered interactive if there is a testing component during the activity, or if it is a live webinar, or if it requires face-to-face interaction where questions may be asked.
General
Please log onto our CPD Online portal, where you can browse our selection of seminar papers and order.
If you attended a live CPD seminar or webinar, any Course Materials will be sent to you via email either before or after the seminar. Sometimes, we are unable to distribute any Course Materials because the presenter has not given their permission for distribution.
Cancellations made within 10 days of an event will incur a $50 fee per person, or no refund if the event was less than $50. For events over $50 per person, the remainder of the ticket price will be refunded after the cancellation fee is deducted.
Cancellations, refunds or transfers must be advised at least 10 working days prior to the event.
Refunds will not be granted if a registrant fails to attend an event or cancels within 10 working days of the activity.
Refunds within 10 working days may be granted at the discretion of the Law Society.
There will be no cancelation fee for free events/ events booked through CPD Freedom.
Yes, depending on the ticket type and event. Please call (08) 9324 8640 during office hours or email cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au and a member of the CPD Team will be happy to assist.
Thank you for your interest in presenting for the Law Society. Please fill out a speaker nomination form and submit it to cpd@lawsocietywa.asn.au.
