2025 Australian Law Awards finalists revealed

Hosted in partnership with principal partner Dye & Durham, this unparalleled awards program unites leaders and rising stars in Australia’s legal profession, celebrating high-performing students, academics, practitioners, and firms across the country.

The Australian Law Awards has developed a robust awards methodology to form the backbone for assessing, analysing and benchmarking Australia’s leading legal professionals.

The judging criteria have been uniquely designed to be both quantitative and qualitative and acknowledge growth, business development, diversity, leadership, innovation, business excellence, and contribution to Australia’s legal profession.

This year, a total of 334 finalists have been selected from the pool of 1,051 submissions for the prestigious awards program.

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The worthy finalists will battle it out for trophies across the 35 categories, comprising 22 individual and 13 group categories.

Finalists in the individual category include academics, company secretaries, dealmakers, indigenous leaders, partners, litigators, senior associates, sole practitioners, and rising stars.

This year’s group finalists include banking and finance teams, boutique law firms, legal operations and support professionals, new law firms, and regional/suburban law firms.

The awards will culminate in a black-tie gala ceremony on Thursday, 14 August 2025, at The Star in Sydney. Click here to buy tickets.

The ceremony will also present a rare opportunity for legal professionals to network with fellow sector leaders while celebrating the achievements of their colleagues and peers.

Lawyers Weekly congratulates all finalists.

Winners will be announced at the black-tie gala ceremony on Thursday, 14 August 2025, at The Star, Sydney. Click here to buy tickets – don’t miss out!

Click here to view the full list of finalists.

To learn more about the awards program, click here.