CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Use this form to update and/or notify the Law Society of any changes to your employment details. If you would like to make changes to your personal details, please do so by completing the change in personal details form instead.

YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS

NOTE : It is important that you provide us with personal details below that match our records. If the personal details provided below do not match our records, we will be required to contact you to verify your identity. This will delay processing times.

Law Society ID *Your LSID is the number at the top-right corner of your Australian practising certificate. Your Australian practising certificate can be downloaded from your LawID account.

First name *

Surname *

Other names

Date of birth *

Email address *This email address is used to communicate with you and is not displayed on the public register. We will send a completed copy of your form to this email address for your records.

Phone number *

CHANGE IN PRACTICE/EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Do you hold a current practising certificate issued by the Council of the Law Society of NSW? *

YesNo

NOTE : Please do not complete this form. Instead, please complete an application for grant of a practising certificate from our forms website.

YOUR NEW PRACTICE/EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Are you currently engaging in legal practice? *

YesNo

NOTE : We will record you as not currently engaging in legal practice.

This information will be displayed on our public register, pursuant to section 149 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 and regulation 60(1)-(4) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015.

NOTE : Please refer to our public register of solicitors for the contact details of the entity through which you are engaging in legal practice. If you are wishing to establish a new law practice, please do not complete this form and instead refer to our forms webpage for more information.

Name of place of practice/employer *

Address of place of practice/employer *Address line two *

City *

State *

Postcode *

Country *

Email addressThis is the email address that will be publicly displayed on the register of solicitors.

Phone number of place of practice/employer

Date from when you commenced practice/employment (DD/MM/YYYY): *

NOTE : Any changes before 1 April of the current practising certificate year will not be updated on the register of solicitors. Practitioners are reminded of their statutory obligation to the notify the Law Society of any changes in practice details within 7 days after the change occurs. Please refer to regulation 61(1) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015.

Is this your principal place of practice? *

YesNo

Do you intend to practice with more than one entity? *

Yes (please complete additional practice details below)No

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE/EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Name of place of practice/employer *

Address of additional place of practice/employerAddress line two

City

State

Postcode

Country

Email address

Phone number of place of practice/employer

Date from when you commenced practice/employment (DD/MM/YYYY): *

NOTE : Practitioners are reminded of their statutory obligation to the notify the Law Society of any changes in practice details within 7 days after the change occurs. Please refer to regulation 61(1) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015.

What is the category of practice you are engaging in? *

Please specify: *

Sole practitionerPrincipal of an ILPPartner of a law firmSupervising legal practitioner of a community legal service

You must hold a principal of a law practice practising certificate (PC) to practice in this manner. Please access your LawID account to check the category and conditions of your current PC before submitting this form. To be eligible to hold a principal of a law practice PC, you must have satisfied the statutory condition of supervised legal practice (condition 2) and completed an accredited practice management course (condition 3), among other requirements. If you do not currently hold a principal of a law practice PC and have removed conditions 2 and 3 from your current PC, then please apply to vary your PC to that a principal from our forms website.

You must contribute to the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund before practising in this manner. If you have not made a contribution to the fidelity fund for the current certificate year, then the Law Society Registry will request payment from you by email. You are not authorised to engage in legal practice as a principal of a law practice until payment is received for the current certificate year.

If you are being appointed as a principal of an existing ILP on our records and hold a current principal PC, please upload a copy of the ASIC extract confirming your directors appointment.

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NOTE : You must contribute to the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund before practising in this manner. If you have not made a contribution to the fidelity fund for the current certificate year, then the Law Society Registry will request payment from you by email. You are not authorised to engage in legal practice as a employee of a law practice until payment has been received for the current certificate year.

NOTE: Please refer to the definition of a corporate legal practitioner, pursuant to section 6 of the Uniform Law. Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Uniform Law t he holder is authorised to engage in legal practice as a corporate legal practitioner or government legal practitioner and also as a volunteer at a community legal service, or otherwise on a pro bono basis**.

**Discretionary conditions imposed by the Law Society's Council may prohibit, restrict or regulate the provision of legal services by an Australian legal practitioner at community legal services or otherwise on a pro bono basis.

NOTE : Please refer to the definition of a government legal practitioner, pursuant to section 6 of the Uniform Law. Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Uniform Law t he holder is authorised to engage in legal practice as a government legal practitioner or corporate legal practitioner and also as a volunteer at a community legal service, or otherwise on a pro bono basis**.

NOTE: Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Uniform Law, t he holder is authorised to engage in legal practice both as a volunteer at a community legal service and otherwise on a pro bono basis, only**.

YOUR PREVIOUS PLACE OF PRACTICE/EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

NOTE : You are required to notify us of the date that you ceased practice/employment with any previous law practices or entities. If you have ceased practise with any law practice/entity since last notifying the Law Society, please indicate the date your ceased practise below.

Name of entity/law practice/employer *

Date you ceased practice *

DECLARATION

I declare that:

I am the above-named individual; *

The contents of this form are true and correct to the best of my knowledge; and *

I have read the Personal Information Collection Notice before providing my personal information and agree to the below terms:

The Law Society of New South Wales respects your privacy and the confidentiality and security of personal information provided by you to us. The information provided by you to the Law Society on this form will be used by the Law Society for the purposes of communicating with you in relation to our regulatory functions with our Personal Information Collection Notice.

Please also be aware that the information provided by you on this form will be processed using Snapforms, an online forms service provider owned and operated by a third party, Tiron Digital Pty Ltd ACN 165 730 594. Snapforms’ privacy policy is accessible at https://snapforms.com.au/privacy-policy/. If you prefer not to provide your information this way, please contact the Law Society Registry and we will be pleased to provide you with an alternative method.

Signature *

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Please contact the Law Society Registry should you have any questions related to your current practice record.

The Law Society of New South Wales
170 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000
T: +61 2 9926 0156 | F: +61 2 9926 0257 | E: registry@lawsociety.com.au | W: lawsociety.com.au
ACN: 000 000 699 | ABN: 98 696 304 966