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Association for human rights law practitioners and scholars, which runs an annual essay prize.

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Specialist association

Professional body for patent and trade mark attorneys.

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Specialist association

Trans-Tasman membership society for lawyers, patent attorneys, licensing managers, academics and other users of intellectual property law. It runs seminars, dinner meetings and an annual conference and publishes the quarterly Intellectual Property Forum.

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Specialist association

Association of independent New Zealand legal practices. LANZ connects member firms through a professional network and shared knowledge, with a public directory helping users locate member practices.

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Specialist association

The Law Council's family law section, with its own membership, conference program and committee structure.

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Specialist association

Australian legal tech ecosystem organisation that facilitates collaboration among legal innovators and technology providers.

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Professional community

CLI is one of the most active legal innovation communities in Australia and regularly convenes legal technologists, innovators and lawyers. While not publicly confirmed as Slack/Discord, it operates a significant innovation network. (cli.collaw.com).

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Professional network

Community legal service providing free legal help to LGBTIQ+ people in Queensland.

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Community legal service

Association of barristers practising in migration law.

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Specialist bar association

Professional association for migration practitioners providing CPD training, conferences and webinars, member support from migration agents and lawyers, and advocacy on migration policy. It publishes notices about policy and legislative developments.

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Specialist association

Formerly the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation. Publishes psychological wellbeing guidelines for the legal profession and promotes workplace mental health standards.

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Not-for-profit / foundation

Peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services, representing the member services that deliver culturally safe legal assistance.

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Peak body — Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services

National association for environmental and planning law.

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Specialist association

Association of criminal defence lawyers in New South Wales.

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Specialist association

Society for technology and law in New South Wales.

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Specialist association

Run by Australian Pro Bono Centre; lists volunteer, board, and employment opportunities in the social justice/legal sector for students and early-career lawyers.

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Opportunity aggregator

National membership organisation for professionals interested in construction law. It supports discussion of project delivery, dispute avoidance and resolution through events, a podcast, mentoring and its Young Construction Committee.

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Specialist association

Association of corporate law academics, which runs a student essay prize.

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Specialist association

Australian network of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners for professionals advising families on trusts, estates and succession. State branches provide seminars and conferences, supported by on-demand webinars, technical resources, mentoring and policy submissions.

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Specialist association

Association of barristers practising in tax.

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Specialist association