Event date: Thursday, 14 May 2026
Venue: The Star, Sydney
Welcome reception: 6:30pm AEST
Official starts: 7:00pm
Dress: Black tie
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 at a national level 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.
Sydney
19 March 2026
Telstra CIC, Sydney
8:15am
Business casual
Melbourne
26 March 2026
Glasshouse, Melbourne
8:15am
Business casual
Now in its third edition, AML Edge has quickly established itself as the definitive event in the Tranche 2 AML space – respected, well-attended, and backed by the regulator, industry bodies, global and domestic AML experts, practitioners and solutions providers alike.
AML Edge 2026 is your perfectly timed, practical checkpoint before enforcement. The time for theory is over. With starter packs published and the 1 July enforcement date looming, the question will no longer be “What's changing?” but “Are you ready?”
Following two sold-out events in 2025, we'll be delivering an execution-focused plan to get you across the line in this high-stakes community forum, expertly curated to solve your final, critical challenges.
Leave with a clear roadmap, peer-tested strategies, and the confidence that you are (or will be) ready.
2025 was about preparation. 2026 is about getting it done.
What’s new?
New venue: We're moving to the high-tech, high-impact Telstra CIC venue in the CBD, giving us more space for high-level content, hands-on deep dives, live solutions, demo zones and valuable networking.
We’re coming to Melbourne, too! Same format, experience and practical content as Sydney at a high-tech, high-impact venue.
Exclusive Tranche 1/Tranche 2 Crossover Hub: A new, co-located track will give you a rare chance to learn from Tranche 1 entities who are already navigating enforcement.
Practical focus: AML Edge 2026 is 100% focused on execution. Every session is designed to solve your final challenges and get you across the line.
Event date: Thursday, 14 May 2026
Venue: The Star, Sydney
Registration open: 8:00am AEST
Official start: 9:00am
Dress code: Business casual
Returning in May 2026, the Corporate Counsel Summit is once again uniting the in-house legal profession to confront the issues redefining business today. From rising cultural expectations and AI adoption to ESG scrutiny and crisis response, in-house teams are taking on expanded mandates with sharper risks and greater visibility.
To meet the moment, this year’s summit introduces an expanded streamed agenda format. Attendees can tailor their experience across focused tracks that reflect the breadth and complexity of today’s in-house legal function. These include sessions on AI governance, resourcing and legal operations, digital transformation risk, ESG defence, culture leadership, and cyber response.
Join over 250 legal professionals for a day of insight, strategy, and connection with your peers. Whether you’re guiding transformation or protecting business continuity, this is your forum to stay ahead.
Event date: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Venue: The Star, Sydney
Welcome reception: 6:30pm AEDT
Official start: 7:00pm
Dress: Black tie
For over a decade, the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 has brought the legal industry an unparalleled awards program that identifies the finest young lawyers across the nation, at the age of 30 and under.
Achieving 30 Under 30 status offers finalists and winners the foundation for career progression, with industry-wide recognition for professional competency, all while highlighting a passion for the law and a great dedication to personal advancement.
Get ready to celebrate in style at an awards night designed for the stars. We are more excited than ever to celebrate our rising stars and recognise the depth of talent and outstanding achievements of Australia’s young lawyers.
Celebrate with your team in style at the industry’s night of nights at the black-tie event in March.
2026 dates to be announced
The 2025 Forum arrived at a critical moment. While the nation continued to accelerate towards gender equality through new legislative frameworks, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives were unravelling in other jurisdictions. Technology was also reshaping how the profession worked and communicated, with profound implications for autonomy, accountability and equity.
Against this backdrop, the Women in Law Forum was designed to honour the women reshaping the legal landscape and to pave the way for a more inclusive and equitable future for those rising through the ranks. The event served as a vital platform for distinguished legal professionals, fierce advocates and passionate activists to confront the persistent inequities still affecting professional services and beyond.
Attendees came together as a dynamic and diverse community united in their commitment to driving meaningful change for women in law. Through robust discussion and shared vision, the Forum helped forge a path towards stronger support systems, effective allyship and improved working environments for the next generation.
The Women in Law Forum 2025 provided an invaluable space to observe and engage in conversations that will continue to influence how the Australian legal profession evolves—towards workplaces that are not only more diverse and equitable, but fundamentally safer.
Register your interest now for the Women in Law Forum 2026 and stay at the forefront of the movement shaping the future of Australia’s legal profession.
2026 dates to be announced
Our biggest event recognising the influence of exceptional women across the Australian legal industry returned for 2025: the Women in Law Awards.
This prestigious national awards program presented an exceptional opportunity for leading women to showcase their achievements, attract more clients and propel their careers, on top of giving them the recognition they deserve.
This year, we once again celebrated the best of the best in the business of law, and we continued to highlight the women working within the industry, including executives, barristers, academics, pro bono lawyers, students and many more.
The Women in Law Awards will return in 2026. Register your interest to be the first to know when submissions open.
2026 dates to be announced
The Australian AI Awards recognised the professionals, organisations, and solutions that have transformed the Australian economy, from banking, law, accounting, and wealth management to defence, aerospace, cyber, and many more.
The awards were open to all individuals and businesses that have developed innovative AI solutions and are a coveted accolade for those seeking to cement their careers in AI.
The Australian AI Awards will return in 2026. Register your interest to be the first to know when submissions open.
2026 dates to be announced
A new era in legal leadership
With the legal profession undergoing profound transformation – driven by technological advancements, geopolitical uncertainty, and shifting client demands – the need for considered, profession-wide dialogue has never been more pronounced.
Launching in 2025, the Australian Law Forum is set to become the definitive meeting place for our nation’s legal community.
This landmark event brings together the entire legal profession under one roof. It's a unique platform for engaging with your clients, reconnecting with your peers, and creating new relationships across the entire sector. And with three dedicated streams for BigLaw and boutique firms, in-house teams and counsel, and sole practitioners of all stripes, our agenda promises to drive highly-tailored insights on your most urgent challenges, whether that's navigating regulatory upheaval, wrestling with the complexities of AI in legal practice, or responding to new client expectations.
Join us at the inaugural Australian Law Forum, where the nation’s legal profession will come together to lead, learn, and transform. Keen to attend in 2026? Register your interest to be the first to know when tickets go on sale.
2026 dates to be announced
The Australian Law Awards returned in 2025, once again delivering an unparalleled awards program identifying professionals and firms across the nation.
With 25 years of recognition, the awards program continued to celebrate those who worked tirelessly to make the legal industry thrive. From managing partners and general counsel to barristers, legal scholars, and rising stars, the Australian Law Awards remained the pinnacle event for recognising talent in the Australian legal industry.
Guests celebrated in style at an awards night designed for the stars. We were more excited than ever to honour those propelling the industry forward.
Winners seized the chance to claim one of these coveted awards and enjoy the benefits of a prestigious accolade.
Register your interest today for 2026.
The Partner of the Year Awards returned in 2025, once again delivering an unparalleled awards program that identified the legal partners, or partner equivalents, across individual practice areas within the Australian legal profession.
The awards were regarded as one of the legal profession’s most prestigious accolades, highlighting professional development and innovation, and showcasing the individuals who led the way in the industry.
Recognising specialists from corporate and criminal to family, mergers and acquisitions, and more, the program provided an opportunity to be acknowledged as one of the leading partners in Australia.
Attendees celebrated in style at an awards night designed for the stars. It was a momentous occasion to honour those who propelled the industry forward.
The awards were open to all individuals operating in Australia who supported the business of law.
The Partner of the Year Awards will return in 2026. Register your interest to be the first to know when submissions open.
2026 dates to be announced
Against a backdrop of tired legal events, the inaugural Partner Summit made waves as an incisive national forum dedicated to addressing the specific concerns of law firm partners. With an agenda developed in deep consultation with advisory partners, the summit exposed senior attendees to the latest thinking and best practices emerging from the heights of legal leadership.
In the face of looming volatility in global markets and politics, the summit challenged law firm partners to think beyond traditional understandings of management and practical expertise. Attendees heard how partners could protect themselves, their firms, and their clients by improving cyber security posture and professionalising approaches to financial and succession planning. It also pulled at the thread of AI to better understand how this revolutionary technology threatened established firm practices by upending client expectations, redefining team management, and challenging underlying business models.
The summit served as the ultimate platform for vocational growth, connected like-minded colleagues, and exposed them to divergent perspectives. Attending this summit was an investment in the future success and sustainability of each firm, propelling participants towards success at a time of increased competition for top talent and clientele alike.
The Partner Summit will return in 2026. Register your interest to be the first to know when tickets go on sale.
