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The Profession

The Profession

Eight pillars, with account workspaces separated below.

Representation

The bodies that speak for the profession.

148 listed

Every Australian solicitor practises alongside a law society — the state and territory bodies plus the national council.

  • Statutory body representing and regulating the Northern Territory legal profession. It issues practising certificates, investigates complaints and provides trust-account and CPD information. Public services include lawyer and firm directories, legal-cost information and an initial-interview referral scheme; it does not give legal advice.

    Type of body
    Law society and legal profession regulator
    Verified22 September 2026

The representative bodies for barristers.

Bodies organised around who practitioners are rather than what they practise — women lawyers, First Nations lawyers, LGBTQ+ practitioners, culturally and linguistically diverse members, practitioners with disability.

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