2023 Adelaide Family Law Intensive

Registration includes entry to sessions, access to digital papers via the FLS app or weblink, morning and afternoon tea, lunch, and post-event networking drinks.

Event Information

Event Date	24 Jun 2023 8:30 am
Capacity	180
Individual Price	FLS Member: TBA, Non-Members TBA; Junior Member: TBA;
Location	Hilton Adelaide

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Michael Taussig QC Family Law Award

The Michael Taussig QC Family Law Award commemorates the life and contributions of Michael Taussig QC, one of the Section’s most outstanding members.

The Award is presented biennially at the National Family Law Conference.

Applications for the 2024 Michael Taussig QC Family Law Award are now open to Junior Lawyers (0 - 4 years post-admission)! Please review the application guidelines carefully, and be sure to include a completed application form with your submission.

Pro Bono and Not For Profit Scholarship Award

The Family Law Section is pleased to announce its inaugural Family Law Section Pro Bono and Not for Profit Scholarship for family law practitioners.

This scholarship is to acknowledge the important work done by those who work in the access to justice and pro bono sectors.

To be eligible for the Scholarship, a candidate:

Must be a lawyer holding a current Australian practising certificate (as at the date of their application); and

EITHER be employed by the Legal Commission of their State or Territory or a Community Legal Centre; OR be a private practitioner whose practice is at least 75% of work pursuant to a legal aid grant or is pro bono work.

‍One Scholarship will be offered to the value of $6,000, including:

Cash prize $1,500
Full registration for the 20th National Family Law Conference to be held in Perth on
30 October 2024
One ticket to the Welcome Reception at the National Conference on 29 October 2024
One ticket to each Happy Hour at the National Conference
One ticket to the Gala Dinner at the National Conference
Up to $1,500 for airfares and accommodation (to be booked through the Family Law Section)
One FLS membership for 2 years.
‘Winner of the Family Law Section Pro Bono Scholarship 2024” branded stamp.

All submissions will also be considered for publication in Australian Family Lawyer.

To apply for the Award eligible candidates must submit an original unpublished article of no more than 1,500 words (including footnotes, appendices, and tables) by 1 July 2024 on the following topic:

“How I would fix the Australian Family Law System if I was Attorney-General for a day”

Candidates must complete and lodge the required application form with their article and be prepared to attend the entire conference.

Applications for the scholarship will be assessed by the FLS Executive and a response will be provided to all applicants by 4pm on 1 August 2024.

Feedback will not be provided to individual applicants and the decision of the FLS Executive is final.