COURSE CATEGORY
Ethics and professional responsibility
Working on the go? Ethical challenges and dilemmas
Reviewed on 30 October 2025.
Working on the go or away from your desk? Most of us have experienced it. Surely there are some ethical risks and challenges as a legal practitioner. This course led by Cathryn Urquhart, Facilitator of the Legal Practice Management Course in Western Australia will dive into the ethical challenges and dilemmas.
Topics in the course include:
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Navigating distractions
- Risk management using technology and smartphones
- The challenges of working in unconventional spaces like cars and public transport;
- And the unique challenges of effective supervision and communication
Completion of this course will earn you 1 CPD unit.
TARGET AUDIENCE
All practitioners
CPD POINTS
1
TYPE
Video-based interactive module
Course Author:
Cathryn Urquhart
Facilitator, Legal Practice Management Course, The College of Law, WA
Cathryn Urguhart studied Law at the University of Western Australia and was admitted in WA in 1988.
She has had a diverse career working for national law firms mainly in Insurance and Construction litigation, as well as time spent as a Claims Solicitor at Law Mutual, the professional indemnity insurance section of the Law Society of WA. She has lectured and tutored at universities in WA.
Currently, Cathryn is the Facilitator of the Legal Practice Management Course at the College of Law in WA. She also has her own business and works for a range of law firms and other businesses as a Professional Skills Trainer and Coach.
