Resources & Guidelines

Conflict of Interest Guidelines (March 2023)

Fair, Safe and Inclusive Legal Workplaces – Guidelines for the Employment of Law Clerks, Graduates and Lawyers (September 2023)

Know Your Rights: Law Graduates’ and Junior Legal Practitioners’ Pay and Working Conditions (September 2023)

2020 National Profile of Solicitors Report (July 2021)

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

Release of Wills and Other Documents Guidelines (October 2020)

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)

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)