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
Nominations for the VWL Voting Executive 2024/2025
Date
10 October 2024
Time
Venue
TBC
Dear VWL Members,
The VWL Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 19 November 2024.
Further details will be provided in due course.
VWL is now seeking nominations for all positions on the VWL Executive Committee for the 2024/2025 year.
If you wish to stand for nomination, please complete the Nomination Form (available here) and return it by email to the VWL Secretary, Annaleise Vulin, [email protected] by 5:00pm, Monday 28 October 2024.
A copy of VWL's Rules of Association are here.
The VWL Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 19 November 2024.
Further details will be provided in due course.
VWL is now seeking nominations for all positions on the VWL Executive Committee for the 2024/2025 year.
If you wish to stand for nomination, please complete the Nomination Form (available here) and return it by email to the VWL Secretary, Annaleise Vulin, [email protected] by 5:00pm, Monday 28 October 2024.
A copy of VWL's Rules of Association are here.
Tough Talks
Date
29 October 2024
Time
5.45pm for a 6pm start - 7.30pm
Venue
Clarence, Level 11, 456 Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC 3000
The hugely successful Tough Talks interactive panel discussion is back for 2024 on Tuesday 29 October 2024 at Clarence Workspace for Professionals. This is an event not to be missed!
The event aims to equip professionals with helpful skills and strategies on how to respond to and engage with difficult conversations in the workplace.
The event aims to equip professionals with helpful skills and strategies on how to respond to and engage with difficult conversations in the workplace.
Cross-Industry Networking Event Techscape: Designing the World of Tomorrow
Date
06 November 2024
Time
6.00pm - 8.30pm
Venue
Clayton Utz Melbourne Office, Level 18, 333 Collins Street
VWL is delighted to announce the return of our popular Cross-Industry Networking Event, Techscape: Designing the World of Tomorrow. This event is hosted in collaboration with Clayton Utz Melbourne Momentum Gender Committee, She Leads Tech, and Her Tech Circle.
In this event, panellists will explore the future of technology and the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in designing the world ahead.
The panel discussion will offer thought-provoking conversations and new insights into how technology shapes our everyday lives, with a particular focus on AI's impact on the future, and this will be followed by ample time to network with light refreshments.
2024 - Warren Moot Grand Final and Presentation
Date
11 November 2024
Time
5.45pm to 9pm
Venue
Banco Court, Supreme Court of Victoria, 210 William St, Melbourne
Join us for the Grand Final of the 2024 Warren Moot followed by celebrations at the Essoign Club.
PAST EVENTS
16 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