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The Profession

The Profession

Eight pillars, with account workspaces separated below.

Representation

The bodies that speak for the profession.

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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.

Practice-area bodies.

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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