Specialist associations

Professional body for in-house counsel, operating Australian chapters.

Type of body

Specialist association

Industry association for litigation funders operating in Australia, with a published code of conduct for members.

Type of body

Industry association

Interdisciplinary membership association connecting Australian and New Zealand professionals in health law, ethics, clinical practice, research and healthcare administration. It holds an annual conference and supports specialist streams, including health law, clinical ethics, public health and early-career research.

Type of body

Specialist association

Annual conference with open call for paper and panel proposals on all aspects of private international law.

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

Annual conference with open Call for Papers; 2026 conference at Melbourne Law School.

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

ALPMA is an association for legal practice managers, lawyers and business professionals in Australia and New Zealand. It provides practice-management education, industry research, networking and resources on the business of running a legal practice.

Type of body

Specialist association

Non-profit interdisciplinary association for taxation-law, accounting and economics academics, writers and administrators in Australia and New Zealand. It holds an annual conference, publishes the peer-reviewed Journal of the Australasian Tax Teachers Association and circulates ATTA News.

Type of body

Specialist association

Runs legal lectures, seminars and events for the profession.

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

Annual conference with call for papers; welcomes submissions from any period, discipline or jurisdiction.

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

Annual call for papers and panels for premier Australasian international law conference; also has postgraduate workshop.

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

National association for constitutional law.

Type of body

Specialist association

National network of defence lawyers from firms across Australian states and territories. Member firms collaborate on criminal, white-collar and corporate defence, regulatory investigations, extradition and cross-border matters, and undertake continuing professional development together.

Type of body

Specialist association

Mediator professional body formed in 1986; Recognised Mediator Accreditation Body (RMAB) under AMDRAS; member directory available for finding accredited mediators.

Type of body

Professional association

Australian not-for-profit organisation providing education, advice and practical resources on Earth-centred law and governance. Its programmes cover rights of nature, ecocide, bioregional governance, environmental ethics and community participation, with workshops, professional development and a learning network.

Type of body

Specialist association

National association of barristers practising in family law.

Type of body

Specialist bar association

Association of barristers practising in human rights law.

Type of body

Specialist bar association

National membership organisation promoting discussion of government decision-making and accountability. It runs administrative-law conferences and lectures through national and state chapters, publishes the AIAL Forum, and provides conference papers and other resources for practitioners, academics and public-sector decision-makers.

Type of body

Specialist association

The national body for conveyancers, operating through state divisions.

Type of body

National body — conveyancers

Industry body representing licensed conveyancers in NSW. It provides CPD education, policy and industry updates, member networking and advocacy, alongside an employment register and a public directory of member conveyancing businesses.

Type of body

Specialist association

The QLD division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.

Type of body

Specialist association

The SA division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.

Type of body

Specialist association

The TAS division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.

Type of body

Specialist association

The VIC division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.

Type of body

Specialist association

The WA division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers.

Type of body

Specialist association

National association providing insurance-law education and professional networking. It runs seminars, webinars and a national conference and maintains a resource library with speaker papers, webinar recordings and the Resolve publication.

Type of body

Specialist association

National association for industrial and workplace relations professionals, linked to state and territory industrial relations societies. It supports conferences, professional events, early-career research and the Journal of Industrial Relations, covering labour law, human resources and dispute resolution.

Type of body

Specialist association

Academic and practitioner association for labour law.

Type of body

Specialist association

Legal Geek has a strong Australian presence and supports ongoing community engagement around legal technology and innovation.

Type of body

Professional community

Corporate Legal Operations Consortium has an Australian member base and maintains member collaboration channels.

Type of body

Professional community

ALTA supports the Australasian legal technology community through information sharing, collaboration, member connections and educational events. Its programs include webinars for legal technology and legal operations professionals.

Type of body

Industry association — legal technology

Annual conference (Monash University) on human rights law; practitioner and academic presenter program.

Type of body

Learned society or research centre

University-based centre with published technology-for-justice research and initiatives in access to justice.

Type of body

University research centre

Association of barristers practising in commercial law.

Type of body

Specialist bar association

Membership association bringing together lawyers, journalists, broadcasters, telecommunications professionals, publishers, academics and public servants interested in communications and media law. It publishes the Communications Law Bulletin and runs seminars, events, mentoring and an essay competition.

Type of body

Specialist association

The peak body for Australian law schools. Publishes sector-level material on legal education and the standards discussion behind accredited law degrees.

Type of body

Peak body — law schools

Professional association for Victorian barristers practising criminal law. It provides CPD and event information, a member directory, practice resources and First Nations resources, alongside criminal-case updates and advocacy on matters affecting criminal justice.

Type of body

Specialist bar association

Association of criminal lawyers in the Northern Territory, known for its biennial conference.

Type of body

Specialist association

Western Australian association offering criminal-law advocacy, networking and continuing professional development. Members contribute to law-reform submissions and access court and legislative updates and conference papers. Its public directory helps people locate criminal lawyers.

Type of body

Specialist association

Public interest environmental law organisation.

Type of body

Specialist association

Australian section of the international federation of intellectual property attorneys.

Type of body

Specialist association

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

Type of body

Specialist association

Professional body for patent and trade mark attorneys.

Type of body

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.

Type of body

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.

Type of body

Specialist association

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

Type of body

Specialist association

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

Type of body

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).

Type of body

Professional network

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

Type of body

Community legal service

Association of barristers practising in migration law.

Type of body

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.

Type of body

Specialist association

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

Type of body

Not-for-profit / foundation

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

Type of body

Peak body — Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services

National association for environmental and planning law.

Type of body

Specialist association

Association of criminal defence lawyers in New South Wales.

Type of body

Specialist association

Society for technology and law in New South Wales.

Type of body

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.

Type of body

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.

Type of body

Specialist association

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

Type of body

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.

Type of body

Specialist association

Association of barristers practising in tax.

Type of body

Specialist association