Resources & Guidelines

Release of Wills and Other Documents Guidelines (October 2020)

When a Client’s Capacity is in Doubt: a Practical Guide for Solicitors (February 2020)

2020 National Profile of Solicitors Report (July 2021)

Know Your Rights: Law Graduates’ and Junior Legal Practitioners’ Pay and Working Conditions (August 2021)

Unbundling Guidelines (August 2017)

*To be read in conjunction with the Law Society’s Costs Kit

*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)

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)

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.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Recommendations 2016-2020 (December 2015)

Ethical and Practice Guidelines (November 2019)

Senior Counsel Ad Hoc Committee Report (February 2012)

Flexibility Protocol for Flexible Workplace Arrangements (May 2011)

Report on Psychological Distress and Depression in the Legal Profession (March 2011)

Joint Protocol: circumstances in which Letters of Recognition will be made available to Defense Counsel (January 2011)

Towards Dignity and Respect at Work: An exploration of work behaviours in a professional environment (August 2010)

Conflict of Interest Guidelines (March 2009)

Risk Management Guidelines (June 2009)

Practice Guidelines for Requesting Medical Reports and Arranging Medical Witnesses in Non-Criminal Matters (September 2006)

Useful Documents

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)

Legal Profession Conduct Rules 2010

Law Society Professional Conduct Rules 2008

Fact Sheet: Your right to challenge Legal Costs (Legal Profession Regulation 82(1)

Regulations 80(1) and 82(1) of the Legal Profession Regulations 2009 refer to the following forms in Schedule 1:
Form 2: Legal Costs – Your Right to Know
Form 3: Form of Notification of Client’s Rights

The forms state that for more information about their rights, clients should read the following fact sheets:
Legal Costs – Your Right to Know (Regulation 80(1)); and
Your Right to Challenge Legal Costs (Regulations 82(1)).