Australian Young Lawyer Awards
The Australian Young Lawyer Awards is conducted annually by the Law Council of Australia's Young Lawyers' Committee and recognises excellence in young or early career lawyers and young lawyer organisations.
To be eligible for the award, a nominee must either be a young or early career lawyer who has made a continuous and outstanding contribution to the profession and the community, or alternatively, a young lawyer organisation that has implemented a program relating to professional or community issues over the preceding financial calendar year.
Nominations
Nominations for the 2025 Australian Young Lawyer Awards are now closed.
2025 Winners
Australian Young Lawyer of the Year
The 2025 Australian Young Lawyer of the Year is Alexandra Einfeld.
Ms Einfeld is based in New South Wales and specialises in international arbitration. She has work as an Independent Tribunal Secretary for arbitrators and alongside this has initiated and managed multiple projects that create opportunities for other practitioners in the industry.
As a young practitioner, she has experienced first-hand the challenges of building a professional network and accessing opportunities in a field that can feel fragmented. This inspired her to create initiatives that make the arbitration community more connected and inclusive for young lawyers. Ms Einfeld has also launched initiatives that increase diversity in the profession by supporting young practitioners in the Pacific.
Law Council of Australia Executive Member, Lachlan Molesworth and Australian Young Lawyer Award 2025 recipient, Alexandra Einfeld.
Photo credit: Queensland Young Lawyers.
On being named Australian Young Lawyer of the Year, Ms Einfeld said, "This award is incredibly meaningful because it reflects a body of work that grew directly out of the experiences and needs of young arbitration practitioners around the country. While the award recognises my leadership in this area, it also represents contributions of many other people to those projects. One of the reasons Australian lawyers continue to have an outsized impact globally is that our community is filled with people who are generous with their time and genuinely committed to supporting others."
The Law Council had the opportunity to interview Ms Einfeld. Read the full interview.
Australian Young Lawyer Organisation Award
Taylah Spirovski, Immediate Past President of NSW Young Lawyers and Law Council of Australia Executive Member, Lachlan Molesworth.
Photo credit: Queensland Young Lawyers.
The 2025 Australian Young Lawyer Organisation award was presented to the NSW Young Lawyers (NSWYL).
The NSWYL was recognised for the development of its Pro Bono Guide titled Demystifying Pro Bono: Contributing to Closing the Access to Justice in New South Wales.
Learn more about the NSWYL and its guide.
Contact
For more information about the Awards please contact:
Ben Roberton
T. 02 6246 3728
E. ben.roberton@lawcouncil.au
Last Updated on 28/11/2025