Attend events aimed at broadening knowledge of the law and legal practice, and earn CPD points for attendance at qualifying VWL events.
Connect with colleagues in the legal profession and other professional associations – such as the Women Barristers’ Association and Women in Finance – via networking events and cross-industry conferences.
CURRENT EVENTS
Warren Moot Grand Final and Presentation Evening
Date
10 November 2025
Time
Arrive at 5:45pm for 6:00pm start
Venue
Banco Court, Supreme Court of Victoria, 210 William Street, Melbourne
Victorian Women Lawyers is pleased to announce the Grand Final of the 2025 Warren Moot. The 2025 Warren Moot Grand Final will be adjudicated by Professor the Honourable Marilyn Warren AC KC, Warren Moot patron and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Honourable Justice James Dudley Elliott, current judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria Trial Division.
The Grand Final will be followed by our Presentation Evening at the Essoign Club, where the winning team will be presented with the inaugural Warren Moot trophy, and guests can network over refreshments.
Registrations will close on Thursday, 6 November 2025. Get in quick – tickets are limited.
The Grand Final will be followed by our Presentation Evening at the Essoign Club, where the winning team will be presented with the inaugural Warren Moot trophy, and guests can network over refreshments.
Registrations will close on Thursday, 6 November 2025. Get in quick – tickets are limited.
Speed Networking: Diverse People in the Law
Date
13 November 2025
Time
6:00pm - 8:00pm (Registrations at 5:30pm)
Venue
Allens, Level 37/101 Collins Street Melbourne
The Victorian Women Lawyers' Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee are proud to present a Speed Networking Event for Diverse People in the Law. We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker to open the event Judge My Anh Tran of the County Court of Victoria.
Join us an evening of structured networking that will encourage you to step outside of your comfort zone and provide a guided but relaxed approach to have meaningful conversations and build connections in the legal profession. You will be placed in a table of 5 and rotate into another table of 5 during the night.
This event spotlights lawyers with diverse backgrounds including but not limited to people who identify as culturally and linguistically diverse, LGBTQIA+, First Nations people and persons with a disability. However, we warmly invite allies and supporters to attend as they are equally welcome to partake in this event.
VWL members - Free
Non-members - $15
(includes nibbles & drinks)
Join us an evening of structured networking that will encourage you to step outside of your comfort zone and provide a guided but relaxed approach to have meaningful conversations and build connections in the legal profession. You will be placed in a table of 5 and rotate into another table of 5 during the night.
This event spotlights lawyers with diverse backgrounds including but not limited to people who identify as culturally and linguistically diverse, LGBTQIA+, First Nations people and persons with a disability. However, we warmly invite allies and supporters to attend as they are equally welcome to partake in this event.
VWL members - Free
Non-members - $15
(includes nibbles & drinks)
PAST EVENTS
16 October 2025
18 September 2025
07 August 2025
05 August 2025
17 July 2025
13 March 2025
19 November 2024
VWL AGM (ONLINE ONLY)
15 November 2024
16 October 2024
10 October 2024
08 August 2024
05 August 2024
01 August 2024
31 July 2024
24 July 2024
26 June 2024
26 June 2024
04 June 2024
04 June 2024
15 May 2024
08 May 2024
Unlocking the Power of Social Media: Strategies for Building Your Legal Brand and Networks
18 April 2024
20 March 2024
Practising Law with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities: Empowerment, Identity and Culture
20 March 2024
ONLINE ONLY - Livestream - Practising Law with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities: Empowerment, Identity and Culture
07 March 2024
28 November 2023
18 November 2023
17 November 2023
19 October 2023
18 October 2023
05 October 2023
07 September 2023
06 September 2023
Briefing for Balance - Equitable Briefing Dinner
23 August 2023
26 July 2023
19 July 2023
17 May 2023
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave: a step in the right direction but more needs to be done
04 May 2023
19 April 2023
17 March 2023
Managing and Preventing Vicarious Trauma in the Law - Interactive Panel Discussion
29 November 2022
08 September 2022
01 September 2022
31 August 2022
05 August 2022
Australian Women Lawyers 2022 Conference
28 July 2022
21 July 2022
27 June 2022
25 May 2022
23 May 2022
20 April 2022
06 April 2022
24 November 2021
Victorian Women Lawyers Association Inc. 2021 AGM and 25th Anniversary Keynote
20 October 2021
19 October 2021
12 October 2021
05 October 2021
Women Barristers Association - Gender Equitable Briefing: Strategies for Improving Briefing Rates
21 September 2021
31 August 2021
Confident Conversations: Founding your own firm - Legal start-ups in regional and suburban Victoria
25 August 2021
18 August 2021
04 August 2021
28 July 2021
16 July 2021
21 April 2021
14 April 2021
07 April 2021
31 March 2021
26 November 2020
08 October 2020
07 October 2020
03 September 2020
Law Student Mentoring Program - Powerful Mentoring Techniques with Clare Monger of K & L Gates
01 September 2020
27 July 2020
08 July 2020
24 June 2020
Clerkship and Graduate Masterclass: free online panel discussion with Clayton Utz
05 June 2020
Work-Life Integration and the Future of Work: Free Webinar with the Remote Expert
11 March 2020
The World Post-Marriage Equality: Issues Affecting Rainbow Families and the LGBTIQA+ Community
04 March 2020
26 November 2019
26 November 2019
19 November 2019
13 November 2019
10 October 2019
Alternative Legal Pathways - Networking Breakfast and Panel Discussion
09 October 2019
02 October 2019
11 September 2019
10 September 2019
04 September 2019
28 August 2019
14 August 2019
New Law in the Suburbs: a panel discussion on how law firms can enhance productivity and well-being
13 June 2019
05 June 2019
29 May 2019
15 May 2019
28 March 2019
The Modern Slavery Act - Domestic servitude and modern slavery in our backyard... RE-OPEN!
20 November 2018
10 October 2018
VICTORIAN WOMEN LAWYERS WELLBEING SERIES PART 2: NON-DOING WORKSHOP
24 August 2018
Australian Women Lawyers (AWL) National Conference
22 August 2018
06 August 2018
28 June 2018
14 June 2018
17 May 2018
10 April 2018
22 November 2017
26 October 2017
19 October 2017
18 October 2017
13 October 2017
28 September 2017
26 September 2017
21 September 2017
Ballarat Event - Career Development and Leadership in Regional Victoria - Discussion and Networking Evening
31 August 2017
26 July 2017
18 July 2017
Integrity in the Public Sector: Reflections on Anti-Corruption Initiatives, Gender, and Power
27 June 2017
31 May 2017
29 May 2017
15 March 2017
Cultural Diversity in the Legal Profession - A panel discussion on the importance of greater diversity in the legal profession
29 November 2016
21 November 2016
02 November 2016
25 October 2016
21 October 2016
20 October 2016
13 October 2016
Closing the gender pay gap: How to negotiate your pay, conditions & employment contract
06 October 2016
15 September 2016
14 September 2016
24 August 2016
18 August 2016
27 July 2016
13 July 2016
Climbing the career ladder: Panel discussion about career progression for women in the legal industry
29 June 2016
27 May 2016
24 May 2016
19 May 2016
Family Violence in Australia - Migrant women slip through the cracks
11 May 2016
03 March 2016
25 February 2016
24 February 2016