Australian Women Lawyers cordially invite you to attend the AWL National Conference in Canberra from Friday, 18 October – Saturday, 19 October 2024.

The AWL National Conference is the premier conference for women lawyers, thought leaders, change champions, students, and professionals in the Australian legal profession. The AWL National Conference is held once every two years and covers substantive law topics (for which Continuing Professional Development points may be claimed) as well as highlighting inspiring new ways to think, work and live. As always, the AWL National Conference also provides exciting opportunities for change and career development for women lawyers.

The theme for the AWL National Conference 2024 is “Leading the way”. The keynote speaker for the Conference will be Australian human rights lawyer and barrister, Jennifer Robinson of Doughty Street Chambers in London. Ms Robinson is most recently known for her highly publicised representation of Julian Assange and her book entitled, “How Many More Women?” coauthored with Keina Yoshida, which examines laws from around the world which silence women.

Tickets for the 2024 Conference are now on sale, and nominations for the 2024 AWL Award are open! Further details are below.

2024 Conference – Tickets now on sale.

Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased via the link below. Places at the 2024 Conference are limited, so we encourage you to purchase a ticket as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

https://events.humanitix.com/leading-the-way-australian-women-lawyers-national-conference-2024

2024 AWL Award

Nominations are now open for the 2024 AWL Award.

The AWL Award recognises women who have provided long term leadership and commitment in the support and advancement of women in the legal profession and recognises women that have made an outstanding contribution to the legal profession in Australia whether or not their career has led to the traditional route of partnership, taking silk or appointment to the bench.

Nominations for the AWL Award are open every two years and the recipient will be announced at AWL’s 2024 National Conference Gala Dinner on 18 October 2024.

Further details about the Award are available here: 2024 AWL AWARD DETAILS.

If you or your organisation would like to nominate a woman to receive this year’s AWL Award, please complete your nomination by completing the nomination form available here: 2024 AWARD NOMINATION FORM.

Nominations close 29 August 2024.

Partership Opportunities

If you are interested in partnering with us to deliver this year’s conference, please contact us.

Sponsorships for the 2024 National Conference are strictly limited. To discuss how you can partner with AWL on this year’s National Conference, please email us at awl@australianwomenlawyers.com.au

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