The first days of new jobs and entering practice are exciting and daunting. You have all the energy and want to put your best foot forward but don't always know where to start or how to make a good impression. So we are gathering some of our friends who have taken on new jobs and positions in the last year to share their advice for new law graduates and students.

This is the capstone activity for the 2026 Piddington PLT January intensive, and our grads will be in attendance.

For lawyers, this is a CPD event which will attract 1 CPD point.

Speakers:

The Hon Justice Troy Sweeney was made a judge of the Court of Appeal of Western Australia in September 2025 after almost 20 years as a judge of the District Court. Her Honour left the District Court as the second longest serving judge on the current bench. Prior to her Honour being made a judge of the District Court, she spent 17 years as a counsel at the ODPP and former Crown Solicitor's Office. 

Her Honour Judge Tania Jeyamohan was recently appointed as a judge of the District Court of Western Australia. Prior to this appointment, Judge Jeyamohan was the Deputy State Solicitor at the State Solicitor's Office. Prior to this role, she worked as Registrar of the District Court of Western Australia, in government and private practice across a range of civil and commercial areas.

Magistrate Philip Urquhart was appointed a Magistrate of Western Australia in November 2025. Magistrate Urquhart served as a coroner for the past five years where he was responsible for conducting inquests and inquiries into sudden, unexpected, or violent deaths under the Coroners Act 1996. Prior to his appointment as a Coroner, Magistrate Urquhart practised as a prosecutor and a barrister, serving in these two roles for a combined total of almost three decades. 

Note:

Practitioner ID numbers are issued by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. Information from the Board is available here. We require these to issue CPD certificates. If you do not provide us with one then we may contact you following the event.

Proceeds from this event will go toward supporting funding Piddington's access to justice projects. These are: the Piddington PLT Fund, which supports the community legal centres (CLCs) that host Piddington PLT graduates to complete their hours required for admission; the Piddington Justice Fund for CLCs, to cover costs that they otherwise cannot meet; and, Kaartdijin, our First Nations Legal Education Fund. Thanks to your attendance, engagement and support, we are able to make annual contributions of more than $50,000 to the community through these projects.

This program is delivered by The Piddington Society, an accredited CPD Provider approved by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. CPD schemes in other Australian jurisdictions do not accredit or pre-approve providers or courses. As a result, practitioners outside Western Australia must self-assess this activity against the CPD rules in their home jurisdiction and determine whether it meets their professional development obligations. Certificates of completion are issued to assist with record-keeping, but the final decision as to compliance rests with the individual practitioner and their local regulator. Participants should also note that some jurisdictions impose caps on certain delivery modes (e.g. South Australia limits 5 units per CPD year for web-based/recorded programs).

Location

Level 8 Exchange Tower - entrance off Sherwood Court
2 The Esplanade, Perth 6000

Contact Details

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