"From top to bottom, left to right!"
The Kind Lawyers Conversation Day 2025
22 August 2025
Work Club Olderfleet
477 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Conversation Day: Kind Lawyering - “From Top to Bottom, Left to Right!”
Conversation Day is a bold, thoughtful exploration of what it means to practice law with kindness, integrity, and authenticity. This isn’t just about theory — it’s about shifting mindset and culture, and giving practical guidance on how lawyers can align their values with their day-to-day work, even in the toughest professional environments.
Through candid conversations, we’ll unpack the concept of Kind Lawyering: what it is, what it isn’t, and why it matters. We’ll explore how cultural norms have shaped the legal profession, the ethical and relational impact of kindness, and how to hold your ground without losing your humanity. Whether you're just starting out, or have decades of experience, this event invites you to rethink the role of kindness in legal work - as an ethical obligation and arguably the most important professional skill for lawyers in an AI-driven era.
Our full program and panelist information will be released in July. Stay tuned!
💡It’s a practical reset — for people who want law to be more sustainable, more skilful, and more ethically sound.
⚙️It’s a strategy session — for people who want law to be better for everyone “from top to bottom, left to right”…. And not just nicer.
Sharper. Braver. More human.
We'll reflect on:
*️⃣ What has the profession taught us to value?
*️⃣Where do our ethical obligations and empathy align — and when do they feel at odds?
*️⃣Should kindness be a professional duty?
*️⃣Are there cultural conditions that make kindness in law difficult?
*️⃣ We will work through what kindness in law is, and isn’t….
‼️And importantly - we'll do more than talk.
We'll practice.
We'll workshop.
We'll sit with what's unresolved.
And learn how to:
*️⃣ Do hard things in ways that don't cause unnecessary harm
*️⃣ Protect our clients' interests and our integrity
*️⃣ Respond to positional behaviour with strength and without losing ground.
*️⃣Communicate with what I like to call the 3 Cs: clarity, cleverness and care.
*️⃣Navigate complexity and challenges - without burning out
Conversation Day is a space to ask better questions — of ourselves, and each other.
