The Law Society provides resources and guidelines for the benefit of members and the wider legal profession:
Guidelines and Reports
- Fair, Safe and Inclusive Legal Workplaces – Guidelines for the Employment of Law Clerks, Graduates and Lawyers (August 2023)
- Know Your Rights: Law Graduates’ and Junior Legal Practitioners’ Pay and Working Conditions (August 2023)
- Conflict of Interest Guidelines (March 2023)
- 2020 National Profile of Solicitors Report (July 2021)
- Release of Wills and Other Documents Guidelines (October 2020)
- When a Client’s Capacity is in Doubt: a Practical Guide for Solicitors (February 2020)
- Ethical and Practice Guidelines (November 2019)
- Summary – Guidelines for Lawyers Providing Unbundled Legal Services – ‘Consider Retain Manage’ (August 2017) *To be read in conjunction with the Law Society’s Costs Kit
- Unbundling Guidelines (August 2017) *To be read in conjunction with the Law Society’s Costs Kit
- Protocols for Lawyers with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Clients in Western Australia (July 2017)
- Client management and self-care – A guide for pro bono lawyers Australian Pro Bono Centre (June 2017)
- Legal practitioners and conveyancers: a model for regulation under Australia’s anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing regime (February 2017)
- Information Barrier Guidelines (December 2016)
- Final Directions Paper: Law Society’s response to Women Lawyers of Western Australia’s 20th Anniversary Review of 1994 Chief Justice’s Gender Bias Taskforce Review (August 2016)
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Recommendations 2016-2020 (December 2015)
- Guide to setting up or selling a Law Practice in Western Australia (2015) Member only resource. Please login to the member’s dashboard to access.
- Senior Counsel Ad Hoc Committee Report (February 2012)
- Flexibility Protocol for Flexible Workplace Arrangements (May 2011)
- Joint Protocol: circumstances in which Letters of Recognition will be made available to Defence Counsel (January 2011)
- Towards Dignity and Respect at Work: An exploration of work behaviours in a professional environment (August 2010)
- Practice Guidelines for Requesting Medical Reports and Arranging Medical Witnesses in Non-Criminal Matters (September 2006)
- Report on Psychological Distress and Depression in the Legal Profession (March 2011)
- Risk Management Guidelines (June 2009)
Useful Documents
- General Conditions for the Sale of Land
- Diversity and Equity Charter (May 2015)
- Electronic Conveyancing Annexure to Joint Form of General Conditions for the Sale of Land (April 2015)
- Fact Sheet: National Electronic Conveyancing System (January 2015)
- List of Independent Lawyers – Federal Court of Australia Practice Note CM11 Search Orders (‘Anton Piller Orders’) (November 2014)
- Model Mediation Rules and Panel of Mediators and Arbitrators (September 2010)
External Resources
The Law Library, David Malcolm Justice Centre
The Law Library in the David Malcolm Justice Centre is located at 28 Barrack Street, Perth. Visitors are asked to report to Reception on Level 23.
The library is a shared resource for the judiciary, government legal officers and members of the legal profession. It is not open to the public.
Members of the legal profession who regularly visit the library may apply for a Law Library Access Card.
- Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.00pm
- Email: llwa@justice.wa.gov.au
- Ph: (08) 9264 1498
- Website: https://dojwa.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/llwa
Legal Organisations by State and Territory
Each State is responsible for maintaining a list of certified practitioners in their state. To find solicitors and barristers that are certified practitioners please contact the relevant organisation for that State or Territory.
- Australian Capital Territory
ACT Bar Association
ACT Law Society - New South Wales
Law Society of New South Wales
New South Wales Bar Association - Northern Territory
Law Society Northern Territory - Queensland
Bar Association of Queensland
Queensland Law Society - South Australia
Law Society of South Australia - Tasmania
Law Society of Tasmania - Victoria
Legal Services Board - Western Australia
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
