The Profession Social Series
Women of the Law
Small, local social groups for women in the Australian legal profession.
Register your interestMeetups
Member-organised catch-ups, dinners, regional drinks, study groups. Show who's going so you can buddy up.
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In PersonVictoria
Lawyers Run Club Victoria
Run Club is a Victorian Bar Wellbeing Committee initiative, open to all Victorian lawyers — two weekly sessions designed to fit around court days and busy weeks, not compete with them. We run two tiers at both sessions: a social group and a faster group, so you can rock up whether you're after a chat-paced 5km or a proper session before the day starts. No membership, no minimum commitment — turn up when your week allows it. Monday AM — early-week reset Meet 7:45am at Owen Dixon Chambers for an 8am start, down to the Yarra and back, showers on return — built to have you at your desk or in court by 9. Thursday Lunch — midweek walk/run Meet 1:00pm at Flagstaff Gardens for a 1:10pm start, 45 minutes total. Walk it, run it, or use it to get out of the office for the break. Open to all Victorian legal professionals — barristers, solicitors, clerks, associates — any pace, any level of running experience (including none). If you'd like a bit more structure, there's an optional accountability buddy system on sign-up — entirely opt-in, no obligation either way.
Melbourne CBD
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HybridVIC
Legal Parents Network
A social group for lawyers balancing practice with young children. Monthly online catch-up with occasional family-friendly weekend events.
Melbourne
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In PersonSA
Adelaide Criminal Lawyers Drinks
Quarterly informal drinks for practitioners working across prosecution and defence. No speakers, agenda or CPD — just an opportunity to catch up outside court. Adelaide-based practitioners, with a regional New South Wales member who joins when in town.
Adelaide
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In PersonVIC
Sole Practitioners Breakfast
An informal monthly breakfast for sole practitioners and small-firm principals to compare notes on practice, staffing, technology and the peculiar experience of being responsible for absolutely everything. Melbourne south-east sole practitioners, with regional Victorian and Tasmanian members dialling in.
Melbourne South-East
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In PersonNSW
Lawyers Who Golf — Sydney
Social nine holes followed by drinks, monthly. Handicap very much optional. Open to anyone working in the profession. Sydney members, with regional New South Wales practitioners playing the quarterly rounds.
Sydney
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In PersonWA
Perth Lawyers Book Club
A book club where the books are specifically not about law. Monthly meeting at a rotating CBD bar or restaurant. A small Perth group; new Western Australian members are welcome.
Perth
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OnlineNational
Legal Tech Builders Meetup
For lawyers, developers and legal operations people experimenting with technology in legal practice. Each month: two short demonstrations followed by open discussion. Meets online, so members are spread across every state and territory.
Online
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In PersonVIC
Family Lawyers Walking Group
A low-key Saturday morning walk, fortnightly, for anyone working in family law. Partners, solicitors, counsel and support professionals all welcome. Melbourne members, with Geelong practitioners joining the Saturday walks.
Melbourne
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In PersonQLD
Brisbane Junior Lawyers Drinks
An informal Friday evening catch-up for lawyers in their first five years of practice. Meet people outside your firm without another structured networking function. Brisbane practitioners in their first ten years, with North Queensland members joining when in Brisbane.
Brisbane
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In PersonNSW
Women in Litigation — Coffee Catch-Up
An informal monthly coffee for women practising in litigation, from graduates through to partners and counsel. Come when you can; there is no formal program. Sydney coffee catch-up in person; litigators in other states join the monthly video call.
Sydney
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In PersonVIC
Melbourne Lawyers Running Club
A casual 5km run along the Tan every Wednesday morning. All abilities welcome. No membership, no speeches and definitely no CPD points. Coffee afterwards for anyone with time.
Melbourne