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Event date: Thursday, 14 May 2026 Venue: The Star, Sydney Welcome reception: 6:30pm AEST Official starts: 7:00pm Dress: Black tie

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It’s your time to shine

SUBMIT NOW and take the first step to being recognised as one of Australia’s leading professionals and businesses in corporate counsel industry. Don’t miss your chance to win a coveted Corporate Counsel Award at the legal industry’s night of nights.

The black-tie gala event will showcase the depth of talent in the legal industry while affirming the sector’s essential role.

For more information on the awards program, click here, or to start your submission today, click here.

About the Awards

The benchmark awards program for excellence in the corporate counsel sector is back

The Corporate Counsel Awards are back for 2026 to once again bring you an unparalleled awards program recognising the excellence of top-performing in-house legal professionals at a national level.

Year after year, this awards program spotlights those influencing the profession and propelling the industry forward.

Take the first step to being recognised and build a reputation for excellence. The awards are open to all eligible professionals and businesses operating across Australia.

Get ready to celebrate in style at the 2026 black-tie gala event that will bring together leaders to celebrate the achievements of the industry’s most successful in-house counsel.

Don’t miss your chance to win this coveted award and reap the benefits of a prestigious accolade.

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Event date: Thursday, 14 May 2026
Venue: The Star, Sydney
Welcome reception: 6:30pm AEST
Official starts: 7:00pm
Dress: Black tie

Why enter the Corporate Counsel Awards 2026?

Gain national recognition and elevate yourself above your competitors in the legal industry and across Australia.

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STAND OUT IN A COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE

Securing one of these awards will set you apart from your peers and strengthen your position in the profession by elevating your personal brand. Be recognised as one of Australia’s top counsel and gain the credibility to unlock new career opportunities.
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HIGHLIGHT YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Judged by a highly regarded panel, receiving one of these accolades means you have earned a peer-reviewed recognition of your capabilities and passion for driving the industry forward.
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KEEP CONNECTED WITH YOUR PEERS, INDUSTRY LEADERS, COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS

Our new awards format adds more excitement to the event, keeps you connected, and maximises your networking opportunities.

How to enter the awards:

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Decide which categories you are eligible for. Review the categories here.

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Register your account through our secure awards platform. Register and log in here.

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Fill in the details of your submission/s. Review the judging process here.

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When you’re happy with your submission, press save and lodge it!

Key dates

19 November

Nominations and submissions open

13 February

Submissions close

Please contact Shona on 0480 841 122 or email if you have any questions or need help lodging your submission.

17 March

Finalists announced

Make sure you are registered as a free member of Lawyers Weekly to receive updates.

Become a free member

14 May

Awards ceremony

Don’t miss out on the industry’s networking evening of the year.

Ticket pricing

Individual ticket

$359*

Excl GST

*Not applicable to product and service providers
*Registrations will be fact-checked

Product and service provider

$1,600*

Excl GST

*Registrations will be fact-checked

What others say

"I've really been surprised about the quality of the conversation. I think what I've enjoyed the most, is how much the audience has been participating in asking questions. I think the session on working and scale-ups and start-ups was really, really quite interesting and the challenges they have to face. Also I think it was clear from the amount of audience participation that other people were really interested in that type of lawyering and that type of environment.   I think that really the hosting and the people here have been very open to have conversations and support each other. So, it's been really fantastic and relaxed, insightful and enjoyable."
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Joel Cranshaw, Director, Clearpoint Legal 
“I think I've enjoyed the fact that we're talking about issues that, you know, we face every day in the workplace, at my workplace, you know, resourcing, document management systems. We're talking about innovation and how we can show value as a team. And that's really being discussed here. And we're finding together, I think through these panel forums, how to respond to these issues and find collaborative solutions. And that's really beneficial for me and my co-workers.   I think there was probably one line in the first panel forum where you had the chief legal officer of Boral who said, it captured it really perfectly, that the legal team is sometimes used as the department of reading and writing. And I think that sort of just captures how legal teams can be seen as a crutch for the business to push all their problems onto.   But it also demonstrates how much value we can provide as lawyers to the business in terms of helping them with their commercial problems and finding solutions for everyday issues. So, definitely, it's a great event for corporate counsel and just lawyers in general."
Hareesh Makam, Legal Counsel, Perpetual Limited
"A fantastic event! A must for in-house practitioners."
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Andrew Goldstein, Cleveland & Co Associates Pty Limited
"Lawyers Weekly has done a wonderful job of reviving an appreciation and acknowledgement of the achievements, critical role and function of in-house corporate counsel in the navigation of risk, strategic orientation and commercial success businesses and other organisations in Australia. Thanks for the commitment in ensuring wider commercial, regulatory and strategic issues faced by corporate counsel are front of mind in the wider legal industry. Our team will certainly be attending the Corporate Counsel events again. "
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Ryan Zahrai, Head of Legal, Eucalyptus
"Once again Lawyers Weekly have delivered a fantastic awards event to celebrate the incredible initiatives, teams and performance of Australia's corporate counsel. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our clients and the broader in-house counsel community. Thank you for the opportunity to be involved."
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Anonymous
"Really excellent speakers and content and remarkable value for money."
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