Deadline: 13 January 2025
The Law Council of Australia is inviting nominations for its New Superannuation Lawyer’s Award to encourage young lawyers who practice or research in the field of superannuation law to explore issues of significance that have a bearing on the legal framework for superannuation in Australia.
Objectives
- With the longer-term aspiration of attracting new lawyers to take an interest in the field of superannuation law, this award seeks to:
- develop a new lawyer’s understanding in relation to superannuation and trust law;
- enable a new lawyer to attend our national conference, who might not otherwise be able to attend the event;
- create a platform for new lawyers with an emerging interest in superannuation to showcase their interest through a piece of legal writing; and
- publicly recognise and highlight the award winner as an emerging new superannuation lawyer.
Benefits
- Flights to Canberra (if required) and accommodation if located outside of the ACT; and free registration to the next Superannuation Lawyer’s Conference.
- A panel appointed by the Superannuation Committee will review all papers submitted and will determine which author will be selected for the award. Papers recommended by the selection panel may also be published in the Australian Superannuation Law Bulletin, on the Law Council’s website or in a newsletter.
- The winner will be confidentially contacted in early February. If the winner has already registered to attend the conference, they will be offered the option of attending the following year.
Eligibility Criteria
- The person is a “New Lawyer” (that is, a lawyer in their first 7 years of practice post admission, but not at the partner level).
- Submission of a paper of up to 3,000 words (excluding footnotes or endnotes) that addresses the theme “The Road Ahead”.
For more information, visit Law Council of Australia.
