Other providers' events and services

These events and services are not provided by the ACT Law Society. The below are paid advertisements provided for the interest of our members.

To advertise events or services on this page, please contact the communications officer at communications@actlawsociety.asn.au.

Other Provider's Events and Services

Presented by the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney in collaboration with Dementia Australia.
This webinar is the second in a series designed to build dementia capability in the legal profession. 
Join this webinar to advance your understanding of:

  • the legal frameworks governing capacity 
  • and decision-making;
  • how capacity may vary across different 
  • decisions;
  • the application of supported decisionmaking principles in legal practice;
  • how to identify and respond to ethical 
  • issues relating to capacity and client 
  • instructions; and
  • how to incorporate relevant case law and 
  • legislative developments into practice.

Earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills

Details
Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Time: 1pm - 2pm AEST
Where: Online via Zoom
Register here

Speakers
Dr Craig Sinclair, Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychology, UNSW and Conjoint Senior 
Research Scientist at Neuroscience Research Australia.

Karen Williams, Principal Lawyer for ADA Law and PhD candidate at UNE Law School.
Theresa Flavin, Lived Experience Dementia Consultant and researcher at UNSW, Australian 
human rights activist, advocate and author.

Dr Nola Ries, Professor, UTS Faculty of Law, Co Lead, Law, Regulation & Ethics Theme for the 
UTS Ageing Research Collaborative and CoFounder of the Dementia Law Network (Chair).

Come to the Bar Workshop
Saturday 14 November 2026

9.00am to 1.00pm

 

Together with the Women's Lawyers Association and the Asian Australian Lawyers Association, the ACT Bar will be hosting a half-day Come to the Bar Workshop on 14 November 2026.

This event will be chaired by ACT Bar President Prue Bindon and will encompass many elements of life at the Bar including:
✓ why come to the Bar?
✓ the NSW Bar exam and how to prepare
✓ NSW Bar Practice course
✓ support from the ACT Bar
✓ mental health at the Bar
✓ Tutors, reading and chambers
✓ finance and accounting arrangements

This is a fantastic opportunity to hear from both emerging and established barristers, gain insight into the journey of becoming a barrister, and explore the many facets of life at the Bar.

If you or someone you know is contemplating coming to the private Bar, register for this event or forward the event details. 
 
Date: Saturday 14 November 2026
Time: 9.00am to 1.00pm
Location: ANU Moot Court rooms
Light refreshments will be provided

Note that chatham house rules apply for all in attendance 


REGISTER HERE

Registrations are now open for the 19th National Indigenous Legal Conference (NILC) 2026, hosted by Ngalaya Indigenous Corporation in Canberra on Ngunnawal Country from 7–8 December 2026.

NILC brings together First Nations lawyers, law students, legal professionals, academics, researchers and community leaders from across Australia to share knowledge, discuss important legal and justice issues, strengthen professional connections and celebrate First Nations excellence across the profession.

Conference registrations include the two-day conference and Gala Dinner & National First Nations Law Awards.

Register here

New free national training gives every lawyer the tools to recognise coercive control 

Drawing on decades of frontline experience, Understanding Coercive Control training will give you the skills to identify and respond safely when a client is experiencing coercive control, across all practice areas.  

This self-paced online training has been co-developed by Women’s Legal Service Victoria and First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence as part of a consortium partnership with Women’s Legal Service Australia and National Legal Aid.    

Two courses are now available: 

· Foundational course — for all lawyers, in every practice area, and in every jurisdiction 

· Family law-specific course — for practitioners working in family law 

Free, self-paced and CPD-claimable in all states and territories. 

Enrol today: Understanding Coercive Control Training | National Legal Aid

Australian lawyers are warmly invited to take part in Mental Fitness in the Law, a free resilience training and research program developed by Macquarie University.

The training component focuses on strengthening the mental resources needed to manage the demands of legal practice through structured self-reflective writing. This process helps translate stressful work experiences into practical coping insights.

The six-week program involves:

  • an initial workshop to introduce the three resilient capacities that underpin mental fitness
  • a mental fitness manual grounded in resilience theory for ongoing reference
  • five short, structured self-reflection writing sessions to actively build your mental fitness
  • two individual check-in sessions to personalise your learning
  • a final debrief workshop to consolidate your learning
  • research activities (including surveys and qualitative analysis of reflections) in contribution towards the research objective of strengthening resilience in lawyers.

Participation is time-efficient, delivered online, contributes to CPD requirements, and is offered at no cost in recognition of participants’ involvement in the research component. Learn more and register here: https://mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTlaDcbs1uJ6A7Q