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Event date: Thursday, 27 November 2025 Venue: Crown Melbourne Registration opens: 8:00am AEDT Official start: 8:40am Dress: Business casual

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About the forum

Lawyers Weekly’s annual Women in Law Forum is back for its fourth instalment, celebrating and supporting the largest demographic of Australia’s legal profession.

The Women in Law Forum lands at a critical time. While the nation accelerates towards gender equality with a new legislative vehicle, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives continue to unravel in other jurisdictions. Technology, too, is changing the ways we work and communicate in profound ways, with untold impacts on autonomy, accountability, and equity.

The Women in Law Forum is designed against this backdrop to honour the women reshaping the legal landscape and pave the way for a more inclusive and equitable future for those coming through the ranks. The event is a crucial platform for distinguished legal professionals, fierce advocates, and passionate activists to confront the unresolved inequities that still linger in professional services and beyond.

Don’t miss your opportunity to connect with a dynamic and diverse community of like-minded professionals, all united in their commitment to drive positive change for women in law and beyond. Together, we will forge a path towards better support systems, effective allyship, and improved working environments for the next generation.

Join us at the Women in Law Forum 2025 to observe and partake in conversations that aim to ensure the Australian legal profession continues to evolve in ways that make our workplaces not only more equitable and diverse, but also safer.

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE

Women in Law Forum 2025

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Network with like-minded professionals, leading public figures, and social advocates.

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Be inspired by industry leaders and change makers.

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Gain insights and practical takeaways to be implemented in your practice and more broadly.

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Discover how, as a collective, we can enact permanent, lasting change in the Australian legal profession.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN BY ATTENDING



By attending this event, you will be armed with tools and strategies designed to stimulate progression, push boundaries, and promote equality among women in the legal profession.

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How leading legal women are reforming business models and redefining success.

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The practical implications and limitations of the newly legislated Setting Gender Equality Targets Act.

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How the re-evaluation of diversity and inclusion frameworks threatens equity on a global scale.

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The role of technology in equality: opportunities, risks, and strategies for navigating rapid change.

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Addressing homogeneous attitudes towards women in law to improve culture, recruitment, and advancement opportunities.

Who should attend?

This event is aimed to bring together like-minded women in the legal profession and their counterparts from their teams in private practice, in-house, or from the bar and judiciary, and will be beneficial for anyone looking to expand their network and contribute to a collective voice that can enact permanent, lasting change, not just in the Australian legal profession, but across our nation’s communities.

LOCATION AND SCHEDULE

Event date:Thursday, 27 November 2025
Venue:Crown Melbourne
Registration opens:8:00am AEDT
Official start:8:40am
Dress:Business casual

Meet our 2025 speakers

Ann-Maree David
Ann-Maree David
Executive Director, College of Law Queensland
Bree Staines
Bree Staines
Lawyer - Family Law, InfoTrack
Christine Tran
Christine Tran
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Danielle Snell
Danielle Snell
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Elit Lawyers by McGirr & Snell
Denise Farmer
Denise Farmer
General Manager, APAC, Clio
Jane Bowes
Jane Bowes
Principal Lawyer, Director & Founder, BOWES Legal
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy
Managing Editor, Lawyers Weekly
Joy Atacador
Joy Atacador
Partner, Dentons
Kate Sherburn
Kate Sherburn
Head of Legal, Who Gives A Crap
Kirsten Rillo
Kirsten Rillo
CEO, MiTimes

See what others are saying

An excellent, thought-provoking and educational line up of important and up to the minute topics coupled with passionate and authentic presenters.
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Heela Arsala, Buchan
Inspiring day discussing the tough issues facing women in law today
Stephanie Lee, Principal Solicitor of I Relate Collaborative Family Law
The event was a great opportunity to network and the panel discussions provided food for thought
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Corina Martin, Aboriginal Family Legal Service
Just a note to thank you for inviting me to speak at the inaugural Women in Law forum last week. It was a thought-provoking and compelling day and I wanted to congratulate you and your team for putting on such a fabulous event.
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Nicole Russell, Director | Russell Walker Lawyers & Russell Walker Surrogacy
What a genuinely fantastic event, I have never enjoyed a conference so much. Great spread and diversity of voices and topics - very well done. I can't wait till next year
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Fionn Bowd from Bowd

Ticket pricing

FIRST RELEASE

$199

Ends Thursday,
11 September 2025

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SECOND RELEASE

$249

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$1,600

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