Specialist Accreditation

Specialist Accreditation
Law Society of South Australia
Click here for a list of LSSA Accredited Specialists
Specialist Accreditation is an
assessment based selection process, which identifies and acknowledges
lawyers who have a high level of technical skill, but more importantly,
are able to demonstrate the practical application of those skills via an
assessment program. Accredited Specialisation gives the public and the
legal profession a reliable way of identifying solicitors who possess
special competencies in particular areas of practice.
In June 2005 the Council of the
Society resolved to enter into an agreement with the Law Institute of
Victoria to enable members of the Law Society of South Australia to
undertake the program to become accredited specialists. Due to jurisdictional differences the specialist areas of law
available to Law Society of South Australia members is restricted to
those areas of practice which are nationally uniform.
In 2010 the nationally offered areas of law for
Specialist Accreditation are:
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Immigration Law
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Mediation
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Workplace Relations
Application Guidelines have been
developed by the Law Institute of Victoria for each area of Law offered
in 2010. You may find guidelines by clicking the following links:
Immigration Law
Mediation
Workplace Relations
These guidelines include core areas
of knowledge for which you will need to display a working knowledge to
successfully complete the assessment process. It is not uncommon for the
assessment to include a question or questions that will require
a variation in the response according to the jurisdiction
within which you work. South Australian applicants respond according to the South
Australian jurisdiction.
The assessments are not finalised
when the guidelines are published hence these versions of the guidelines
may make reference to resources unique to the Victorian jurisdiction.
This should be obvious to South Australian applicants and you should
make reference to the South Australian equivalent resources.
If you are considering the option
of becoming an Accredited Specialist, please see below forms:
2010 Expression of Interest Form
First Step in registering your interest in becoming an Accredited
Specialist.
2010 Application Form
Contains all information and forms required for application to begin the
examination process.
Specialisation Scheme Rules
The Specialisation scheme is administered by the Specialisation Board, a
committee of the Law Institute of Victoria Council. The Law
Society of South Australia Education Section and the LIV Specialisation
Department handle the daily operations.
For further information, contact
the Law Society on 8410 5865 or email
specialist@lawsocietysa.asn.au or go to the LIV website:
www.liv.asn.au.
South Australia Accredited Specialists
A list of current accredited specialists
recognised by the Law Society of South Australia is
attached. |