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Event date: Thursday, 30 July 2026
Venue: The Star, Sydney
Welcome reception: 7:00pm AEST
Official event start: 7:30pm
Dress: Black tie
The Australian Law Awards are back for 2026 and once again bringing you an unparalleled awards program that identifies professionals and firms across the nation.
With 26 years of recognition, the awards program continues to recognise those who work tirelessly to make the legal industry thrive. From managing partners and general counsel to barristers, legal scholars and rising stars, the Australian Law Awards is the pinnacle event for recognising talent in the Australian legal industry.
Get ready to celebrate in style at an awards night designed for the stars. We are more excited than ever to celebrate those 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 individuals and businesses operating in Australia that support the business of law.
Event date: Thursday, 30 July 2026
Venue: Royal Randwick, Sydney
Registration starts: 8:30am
Official start: 9:00am
Dress: Business casual
The Australian Law Forum 2026 returns at a pivotal moment for the legal profession.
As regulatory scrutiny intensifies, AI accelerates change, and client expectations evolve, legal professionals across all settings are being called to lead.
This forum provides a rare opportunity for the entire sector to confront shared challenges and redefine what it means to practise law with integrity, strategy, and foresight.
Whether you're navigating firm-wide capability shifts, embedding governance frameworks, or mitigating AI-related risk, this is the one event where Australia’s legal community converges to share insights, challenge conventions, and set a new standard for professional excellence.
With tailored content for Big Law, in-house leaders, and boutique practitioners, the forum delivers grounded, practical direction that is backed by the collective experience of the profession itself.
The Partner of the Year Awards returned in 2026 and once again delivered an unparalleled awards program that identified the legal partners, and 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, recognising professional development and innovation while showcasing the individuals who were leading the way in the industry.
Recognising specialists across corporate and criminal law, family law, mergers and acquisitions, and many other practice areas, the program provided an opportunity for professionals to be recognised as some of the leading partners in Australia.
Guests celebrated in style at a star-studded awards night, recognising those who continued to propel the industry forward.
The awards provided a platform for individuals and businesses operating in Australia and supporting the business of law to gain national recognition and strengthen their reputation for excellence.
Winners and finalists enjoyed the benefits of receiving one of the industry's most coveted accolades.
Register your interest for the 2027 Partner of the Year Awards and be the first to receive updates on nominations, key dates, and event announcements.
2027 dates to be announced
The Corporate Counsel Awards will return in 2027 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.
Register your interest to be the first to know when submissions open and get ready to celebrate in style at the 2027 black-tie gala event that will bring together leaders to celebrate the achievements of the industry’s most successful in-house counsel.
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.
2027 dates to be announced
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.
2027 dates to be announced
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.
The 30 Under 30 Awards will return in 2027. Register your interest to be the first to know when submissions open.
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
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.