Speaker: Lorraine Richardson
Intermediate/Update Level – Competence – B – Technical Legal Practice
Conveyancing is in a constant state of flux and busy practitioners can find it hard to stay up to date. This 3-hour CPD course will cover some of the key hot topics.
This course will cover:
- Undertakings
- Cladding – where are we?
- CQS – key changes
- New build – Help to Buy, Help to Build, Consumer Code and the new Ombudsman
- HMLR changes and pitfalls
- Climate change – should we be advising?
- AML key reminders
- Conduct update
- Recent cases
As this is an Update, other topics may be included.
Speaker Details
Lorraine Richardson (M.A. Cantab) is a property solicitor and experienced trainer specialising in residential conveyancing. In addition to running a branch office and being a partner, Lorraine was the COLP for her firm. She also teaches and designs and delivers property and legal skills related courses, online materials, and webinars. Lorraine has developed a skill for writing and delivering webinars and aims to produce work that is both interesting and accessible for the viewer.
Lorraine has a wealth of experience working for a variety of legal training organisations and both designed and delivered the Land Registry Qualification whilst with the College of Law. She also designs and delivers property and legal skills related courses and on-line materials including Conveyancing Quality Scheme training for the Law Society. Lorraine has designed and delivered many management related courses including Client Care and Professional Standards, Management Courses Stage 1 & 2 and Presentation Skills.
Lorraine delivers bespoke courses for in house firms and also covers: compliance, legal skills and professional conduct. Lorraine is a main contributor for the monthly update publication for practitioners, ‘The Practical Lawyer’. Lorraine is delighted that her new books have been published by Law Brief Publishing: ‘A Practical Guide to Document Signing and Electronic Signatures for Conveyancers’ and ‘A Practical Guide to Residential Freehold Conveyancing’.
Lorraine became freelance in March 2018 and has set up her own legal training firm, Adapt Law.
