Community Legal Education Session – Wills/EPA/EPG
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Anglican Community Centre, 2 Leslie Street, Mandurah, WA, 6210
This is a free event, starting at 2.30pm.
Peel Community Legal Services is offering a free legal education session for U3A Mandurah during Law Week 2025. This session will cover Wills, Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA), and Enduring Power of Guardianship (EPG), helping individuals understand their rights and plan for the future. Participants will learn about the legal process, responsibilities, and importance of these documents in ensuring personal wishes are respected.
Aligned with Law Week’s theme of Justice | Connection | Community, this session promotes access to legal information, empowering seniors to make informed decisions. Peel Community Legal Services remains dedicated to supporting the community through accessible legal education.
Register via wendy@peelcls.com.au.
Street Law Centre WA’s Pop Up Legal Clinic with the Medical Respite Centre
Monday, 19 May 2025
Medical Respite Centre
This is a free session organised by Street Law Centre WA for MRC residents only, taking place from 10.00am to 11.00am.
For Law Week 2025, we’re expanding our reach by holding additional legal clinics throughout the week for our client group – those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. On 19 May, we’ll be holding a pop up legal clinic at Homeless Healthcare’s Medical Respite Centre, offering free legal advice and assistance to those at the centre. This initiative supports health justice by recognising the link between legal issues and health outcomes. People experiencing homelessness and health challenges often encounter legal barriers that affect their recovery and wellbeing. By delivering accessible legal services where they’re needed most, we’re helping provide access to justice and supporting our community.
If you have any questions, please contact Luella Botteon at luella@streetlawcentre.org.au or 0892217661.
Our work – A presentation by the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA about our work, our wins and our challenges
Monday, 19 May 2025
Citiplace Community Centre, Small Conference Room (upstairs, lift access), Upper Level City Railway Station Complex, Wellington St, Perth, WA 6000
This is a free event organised by Community Legal Education at ALSWA, taking place between 3.00pm – 5.30pm. Afternoon tea is provided.
Come and listen to our staff talk about the work we do, our wins and our challenges.
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) is an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation (ACCO) and is the leading provider of specialist legal advice, support services and advocacy for First Nations Peoples in WA. The cultural values of Care, Share and Respect form the foundation of ALSWA and underpin ALSWA’s commitment to clients, families and communities.
What is it like to work as an ALSWA lawyer or Court Officer? ALSWA staff share their experiences of working for ALSWA, a service that has been striving for justice for First Nations Peoples for over 50 years.
To register, please email the Community Legal Education Unit at CLE@als.org.au. Registration is required.
If you have any questions, please contact Hayley O’Hara or Angela Crombie at CLE@als.org.au or 0455570589.
Breathwork for Wellness
Monday, 19 May 2025
Humming Hive, 1/343 Cambridge Street, Wembley, WA 6014
This event will take place between 7.30pm – 9.00pm. Registration fee is $80.
In a profession where high performance is expected under relentless pressure, personal resilience is not a luxury—it’s a necessity. This practical workshop focuses on practical, evidence-based strategies that legal professionals can use to manage stress, increase mental agility, and build long-term resilience.
This session is designed to be experiential. Practitioners will be guided through a series of simple but powerful breathwork exercises that can be used in daily practice, in court, or even between client meetings. The techniques are drawn from both ancient traditions and modern science and adapted for the time-poor, mentally stretched legal professional.
Participants will learn:
• How to “downshift” from a stress response in under two minutes
• Breath strategies for energy, focus, and emotional composure
• Tools to build long-term stress resilience through daily practice
• When and how to use breathwork in a legal setting—quietly, subtly, and effectively
No prior experience is needed. This session is suitable for all fitness levels and includes optional movement or seated relaxation.
To register, please visit the event page here.
If you have any questions, please contact Maria-Luisa Coulson at mlcoulson@chillwellness.com.au or 0438853433.
Questions and Answers with Commissioner McKenchnie AO KC and Deputy Commissioner Michael Corboy SC
Monday, 19 May 2025
Corruption and Crime Commission, Level 5, 45 Francis Street, Northbridge, WA 6003
This is a free event, starting at 2.30pm.
A question and answer discussion with Corruption and Crime Commission Commissioner John McKenchnie AO KC and Deputy Commissioner Michael Corboy SC on topics related to the concepts of justice and community within the context of the Commission’s functions.
To register, please visit the event page here.
If you have any questions, please contact Cassandra Mastrantonio at cassandra.mastrantonio@ccc.wa.gov.au or 9215 4839.
Walk For Justice
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Law Access is a charitable organisation that facilitates the giving of pro bono legal assistance to those who cannot afford a lawyer.
Our event celebrates the pro bono work of the legal profession of WA and raises funds for Law Access.
The event is on National Pro Bono Day, Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
The walk commences in Barrack Square then traverses the City Foreshore to Point Fraser (and return) to finish with breakfast by the Bell Tower.
Register here. This is a free event.
Panel Discussion: The Unfortunate Woman
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Old court House Museum, Stirling Gardens, cnr of Barrack St & St Georges Terrace, Perth 6000
Join us for a discussion on family and domestic violence in the court room where Kenneth Brown’s trial took place in 1876.
Mary Ann Brown, murdered in Champion Bay in 1876 by her husband Kenneth Brown, was like many victims of domestic violence, past to present, suffering coercion and violence until it was irrevocably too late. The cultural stereotypes present in both 1876 and today which enable violence and devalue the equity of women’s safety are starkly similar, despite one and a half centuries of cultural, political and legal progress.
An expert panel will expand on themes of women’s access to justice and stereotypes surrounding family and domestic violence which were explored in The Unfortunate Woman v Her Well-Respected Killer exhibition at the Old Court House Law Museum.
Limited seats available, tickets $25. To book, please visit the registration page here.
SCALES Legal Clinic
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
SCALES Community Legal Centre, 14 Council Avenue, Rockingham, WA 6168
This is a free event, starting at 10.00am.
SCALES Community Legal Centre will be offering 30 minutes of free legal advice either in person or via telephone.
This will be available to residents in the Cities of Rocking ham and Kwinana.
The areas of legal advice covered will be limited to:
- Criminal Injuries Compensation;
- Family Law;
- Criminal Law (and traffic);
- Minor Civil Matters (Magistrates Court); and
- Restraining Orders.
Please contact SCALES on (08) 9550 0400 to make an appointment.
Places are limited so once we are at capacity there will be no further appointments available.
If you have any questions, please contact Nerys Lloyd at scales@murdoch.edu.au or (08) 9550 0400.
Address by Mark Friedgut: If Not Now, When: A Time to Stand Up and Be Counted Defending Our Voice, Our Rights and Our Future – The Legal Response to Antisemitism in Australia
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
28 Freedman Road, Menora, WA 6050
The session will begin at 6.30pm.
The PHC and the WA Society of Jewish Jurists & Lawyers invite the Community to the annual Law Week Function.
The address will be by Sydney-based barrister Mark Friedgut on the following topic:
If Not Now, When: A Time to Stand Up and Be Counted.
Defending Our Voice, Our Rights and Our Future – The Legal Response to Antisemitism in Australia
Mark is a prominent Sydney-based barrister who has extensive experience in acting in cases involving antisemitism and is also very active in many Jewish communal organisations.
An application will be made to the Legal Practice Board for a CPD point.
To register, please visit the event page. The registration fee is $18.
If you have any questions, please contact Jianele Gabriel at office@thephc.com.au or 1892710539.
Subiaco Justice Centre Quiz Night
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Subiaco Football Club, 246 Vincent St, Leederville, WA 6007
Join us at the annual fundraiser for the Subiaco Justice Centre, an independent not-for-profit community legal service that provides advice to disadvantaged persons who are unable to receive help elsewhere. This is our main fundraiser for the year and all proceeds go towards maintaining our service and keeping the lights on for our wonderful volunteer lawyers and students to assist those in need. It’s always a fun night without any formalities, a chance to socialise within the profession (and outside as well – bring your friends!) and an opportunity to raise funds for a good cause.
We’ll have a raffle and fabulous auction items as well!
There will be a cash (card) bar and a food truck, and feel free to BYO a platter for your table.
Doors open at 5.30pm and the Quiz runs from 7.00pm – 9.00pm.
To register, please visit the event page here. The registration fee is $35 individual and $350 table.
If you have any questions, please contact Annie Belcastro at annie@subiaco.legal or 0417916705.
Community Connections and Clothing in Mirrabooka with NSCLC
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre Office, 10 Cobbler Place, Mirrabooka.
This event is free to attend and will take place from 9.30am – 11.00am.
Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre is partnering with Thread Together to provide the community with brand new and FREE items of clothing through Thread Together’s Mobile Wardrobe.
What’s available?
- FREE and BRAND-NEW professional clothing for all ages and sizes.
- Information stalls from local services.
- Tea and coffee.
- FREE legal resources, information and more!
Please register via this page.
Lawyer in the Library – Wills and Estate CLE
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
City of Gosnells Library (Agonis Building), 2232D Albany Highway, Gosnells, WA 6110
This event is free to attend and will take place between 10.00am – 11.30pm.
Community Legal Education on Wills and Estate.
FREE Community Legal Education Session: Wills & Estate Planning
Are you prepared for the future? Join us for an informative session on Wills & Estate Planning to understand your rights and ensure your loved ones are protected.
What You’ll Learn:
– The importance of having a Will
– How to ensure your assets are distributed according to your wishes
– Understanding Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
– Common mistakes to avoid
This event is organised by Redgum Justice. Register via admin@redgumjustice.org.au.
Law Week Book Club Forum
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Herbert Smith Freehills, Level 11, 1 The Esplanade, Perth, WA 6000
This event is free to attend and will take place between 5.30pm – 8.00pm.
This popular event makes a triumphant return for Law Week 2025, this year focusing on the book Mean Streak from award-winning journalist and writer Rick Morton.
Chaired by Karess Dias, we will hear from a panel of experts in the field – including victims of Robodebt and those who represented them – for an insightful discussion not to be missed.
The book can be purchased at Boffins or any good book seller.
To register, please visit the event page.
Street Law Centre WA’s Pop Up Legal Clinic with the Passages Peel
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Passages Youth Engagement Hub, 20 Davey Street, Mandurah, WA 6210
This is a free session organised by Street Law Centre WA for young people aged between 12-25 who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness and attending Passages Peel. The session will take place between 10.00am -12.00pm.
For Law Week 2025, we’re expanding our reach by holding additional legal clinics throughout the week for our client group – those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. On 21 May, we’ll be in Mandurah hosting a pop-up legal clinic at Passages Youth Engagement Hub, offering free legal advice and assistance to young people accessing the service.
Passages is an essential community service providing a non-judgemental safe space for marginalised and at-risk young people between the ages of 12 to 25. There is a significant gap in accessible legal services for young people experiencing homelessness in the Mandurah area. By working alongside trusted community services, this initiative helps remove barriers, strengthen support networks, and ensure young people are seen, heard, and empowered through access to justice.
If you have any questions, please contact Luella Botteon at luella@streetlawcentre.org.au or 0892217661.
Legal Support Pathways for those experiencing homelessness in Mandurah
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
City of Mandurah, 3 Peel Street, Mandurah, WA 6210
This is a free session organised by Street Law Centre WA, taking place from 1.30pm – 2.30pm.
As part of Law Week 2025, we’ve been invited by the Community Development team at the City of Mandurah to present at their Rough Sleepers Coordination Group meeting on 21 May. This meeting is part of the City’s quarterly rough sleepers coordination group meeting, where local services and stakeholders come together to share updates, build connections, and collaborate on community responses to homelessness. We’ll be delivering an education session about our service—who we assist, how we work, and how local organisations can refer clients to us. This is an important opportunity to strengthen referral pathways and ensure people within our client group in Mandurah can access the legal support they need.
If you have any questions, please contact Luella Botteon at luella@streetlawcentre.org.au or 0892217661.
FCLC Law in the Koort
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Walyalup Civic Centre, 151 High Street, Fremantle, WA 6160
This is a free event, starting at 9.30am.
Register for a free 30-minute legal advice appointment with the Fremantle Community Legal Centre as part of The Law Society of WA’s annual Law Week.
Areas of law include: Family (divorce, children & property); wills and estates; tenancy; debts; traffic matters; consumer law; employment law; violence/misconduct restraining orders; minor civil matters and minor criminal matters; property matters; medical negligence; Centrelink issues.
To register, please contact fclc@fremantle.wa.gov.au.
If you have any questions, please contact Laura Sirolli at fclc@fremantle.wa.gov.au or 9432 9790.
Access To Justice Through Litigation Funding
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Pragma Lawyers, 282 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, WA 6008
This is a free event, taking place between 5.30pm – 7.30pm.
Hartwell Funds and the Association of Litigation Funders of Australia (AALF) invite you to attend its Law Week panel, ‘Access to Justice Through Litigation Funding.’ This event aims to bring together members of the extended Western Australian legal and insolvency professions for an informed discussion of the use of litigation funding to facilitate access to justice for litigants. Hartwell Funds and AALF hope to increase community and professional awareness of the usefulness of litigation funding in overcoming many of the practical barriers that often preclude litigants from pursuing claims and outcomes to which they would otherwise be entitled.
We welcome you to join us for a short panel discussion, followed by light refreshments.
To register, please visit the event page.
If you have any questions, please contact Sophia Kailis at sophia@hartwell.fund or (08) 6146 9594.
How to Get the Most out of the Mediator
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Mediators are unbiased and impartial, but they don’t operate in a vacuum: they want to get the deal done and they are only human.
From framing the issue in an appropriate way, to conveying subliminal messages, to structuring the process ‘correctly’, mediators can help or hinder your client. This panel discussion, which involves experienced mediators and client representatives, will look at ways you can get the most out of your mediator for your client.
This session have 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills, running between 12.30pm – 1.30pm.
To register, please visit the page here.
The Implications of President Trump’s Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court
Thursday, 22 May 2025
This session will be live-streamed for WA attendees from 3.30pm – 5.00pm.
The session will feature Professor Tim McCormack, who just finished a sixteen-year stint as Special Advisor to the ICC Prosecutor, and barrister Regina Weiss, who has prosecuted war crimes and crimes against humanity at The Hague.
Please register via the link.
Wills Clinic
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Redgum Justice, 2232c Albany Highway, Gosnells, Western Australia 6110
This event has two sessions, running between both 9.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.30pm.
Our Wills Clinic is here to assist a limited number of clients with limited income on a first-come, first-served basis!
What We Offer:
– Assistance with Simple Wills
– Guidance on Enduring Power of Guardianship (EPG)
– Help with Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA)
This event is organised by Redgum Justice and McCabes Lawyers Perth. Register via admin@redgumjustice.org.au.
Law Week YLC Panel & Networking Event
Tough Conversations in the WA Legal Profession
Thursday, 22 May 2025
This event is free to attend and will take place between 5.30pm – 7.45pm.
This special Law Week forum hosted by the Young Lawyers Committee brings together a panel representing the different sectors of the legal profession to tackle strategies for engaging in these tough conversations. It aims to provide a guide for young lawyers on how to go about raising these issues and a lesson for established practitioners on how to provide an environment that encourages concerns being heard and acted upon.
To register, please visit the event page.
The Hester Coetsee Law Week Art Competition 2025 Award Ceremony
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Geraldton Multipurpose Centre, 250 Marine Terrace, Geraldton WA 6530
Regional Alliance West (“RAW”) is marking Law Week 2025 with an art competition with the theme “Law and the Cars We Drive”.
The Award Ceremony will be hosted at 3.30pm on Thursday, 22 May 2025
The Competition
Theme: Law and the Cars we Drive
Requirements: An original work of art reflecting upon the theme
Closing Date: 4.00pm on Thursday 8 May 2025
ENTRY FORM
EVENT FLYER
Please contact legal@raw.org.au if you have any questions.
SCA (WA) Law Week
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Beaumonde On The Point, 306 Riverside Dr, East Perth, WA 6004
This session will take place between 9.00am to 4.30pm, followed by Sundowner between 4.30pm to 6.00pm.
Looking to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in strata laws and regulations?
We invite you to attend the SCA (WA) Law Week event in 2025, to gain invaluable insights from legal experts in their respective fields to hear updates on the latest with strata reform, updates on interesting SAT cases, defects, 10-year plans and ICYMI updates of all strata law topics.
This informative event is specifically designed to bring you up to speed with the latest industry trends, insights, and emerging issues arising from the application of laws.
To register, please visit the page here.
If you have any questions, please contact Jack Leighton-Jones at events.wa@strata.community or (08) 9381 7084.
The Use of Messaging Apps in Government Business and its Implications for Open and Accountable Government in Australia
Thursday, 22 May 2025
This is a webinar jointly presented by the Office of the Information Commissioner (WA) and the State Records Office (WA).
This discussion will bring together the author of, and contributors to, Australia’s first report on the use of messaging apps in federal agencies (Messaging apps: a report on Australian Government agency practices and policies) together with legal and accountability experts, to discuss the report’s findings and recommendations, and implications of the findings for the practice of open and accountable government, and for democracy itself, across Australia.
The session will take place from 10.00am to 11.00am, with 1 CPD Unit in Substantive Law attached.
To register, please visit the page here.
Law Week Long Lunch – The Future is Now: AI, Ethics, and Innovation in the Legal Profession
Friday, 23 May 2025
Frasers, State Reception Centre, Kaarta Koomba (Kings Park)
Join us for this unmissable Law Week Long Lunch with the compelling Professor Ed Santow as he shares a clear-eyed, sobering and thought-provoking perspective on the AI world that has arrived. The event includes a 30 minute Keynote address and later on in the afternoon a 30 minute fireside chat with Q and A.
Tickets include a premium three-course meal with beverages, 1 CPD unit and lots of time to interact with friends and colleagues.
To register, please visit the event page and use the event flyer to the right of the page.
Working With and Examining Vulnerable Witnesses
Friday, 23 May 2025
Level 6, 445 Hay St, Perth, WA 6000
This is a free event, taking place between 4.30pm – 7.00pm.
To celebrate Law Week, Ruah Legal Services and Mental Health Law Centre (RLS) is hosting an informative panel discussion designed for professionals in the legal and social services fields who interact with vulnerable witnesses.
We are pleased to welcome Her Honour Chief Judge Julie Wager and Her Honour Judge Wendy Hughes as speakers on the panel moderated by RLS Senior Policy Lawyer, Elle de Koning.
The session will run for 45 minutes and be followed by a short presentation from Jolin Edmondson from the Communication Partner Program team who will showcase resources that can be developed for working with vulnerable witnesses or clients with mental impairment under the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023.
Please register via the event website here.
If you have any questions, please contact Nina Lafferty at nina.lafferty@ruah.org.au or 08 9328 8012.
SWLS Law Week Sundowner
Friday, 23 May 2025
Mojo’s Bunbury (Private Room), Hoyts Cinema Complex, 2/33 Clifton Street, Bunbury, Western Australia 6230
This is a free event, starting at 5.30pm.
The South West Law Society is pleased to announce that they are partnering again with the HHG Legal Group and the South West Community Legal Centre to celebrate Law Week. We invite you to a Sundowner on Friday 23 May 2025 at Mojo’s Bunbury. Canapés and some drinks provided, please advise of any dietary requirements when you RSVP.
To register, please send an email to society@swls.asn.au.
If you have any questions, please contact Shona Paton or Amanda Jarvey at society@swls.asn.au or 97913206.
Free 20 minute consultations with Cullen Macleod Lawyers
Monday, 19 May 2025 – Friday, 23 May 2025
Cullen Macleod Lawyers are offering a free 20-minute consultation between Monday 19 May and Friday 23 May, with one of their experienced lawyers in one of their many areas of practice, including, Business Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Property Law, Wills & Estates and Dispute Resolution.
To register, please call the office on 93893999 or email mail@cullenmacleod.com.au to arrange a telephone or online meeting. Just let the team know you’ve been referred through the Law Week event.
If you have any questions, please contact Teresa Santoro at tsantoro@cullenmacleod.com.au or 93893999.
