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Lawyers Weekly and principal partner LawUno are delighted to reveal the finalists, across both individual and group categories, for the 26th instalment of the Australian Law Awards.
For more than a quarter of a century, the Australian Law Awards has set the benchmark for excellence across the legal profession Down Under.
Hosted in partnership with principal partner LawUno, this unparalleled awards program unites leaders and rising stars in Australia’s legal profession, celebrating high-performing students, academics, practitioners, teams, 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 to acknowledge growth, business development, diversity, leadership, innovation, business excellence, and contribution to Australia’s legal profession.
This year, a total of 330 finalists have been selected from a record 1,206 submissions for the prestigious awards program, who will battle it out for trophies across the 36 categories, comprising 22 individual and 14 group categories.
Click here to view the full list of finalists.
The awards will culminate in a black-tie gala ceremony on Thursday, 30 July 2026, 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 managing editor Jerome Doraisamy offered his congratulations: “It is our great honour to name this year’s finalists for the biggest and best awards program for legal professionals nationwide.
“At the end of what’s been another monumental financial year, and as the profession stares down the barrel of another significant 12-month period, the Australian Law Awards offers a wonderful opportunity for practitioners and their colleagues to celebrate their achievements and reflect on the quality of work being produced by lawyers for their clients, courts, and wider communities.
“We cannot wait to toast the achievements of all finalists, and eventual winners, for the 26th instalment of the Australian Law Awards.”
Winners will be announced at the black-tie gala ceremony on Thursday, 30 July 2026, 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.
Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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