Council of Australian Law Deans

Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) is the peak body of Australian Law Schools. Each Law School Dean is a member of the Council.

The objectives of CALD are:

Consultation on matters of mutual concern to members or their institutions and where appropriate the adoption of common policies
The furtherance of legal education in Australia
The encouragement of legal research
The promotion of cooperation between law schools
The maintenance of close relations between law schools and the legal profession.

The Deans of all the law schools in Australia are members of the Council and they meet together three times a year at different locations.

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Winner of the CALD Logo Design Competition

It gives us great pleasure as the Council of Australian Law Deans to announce that Ms Jiaying Qian, a second year Bachelor of Design student

Logo Design Competition – Australian Law School Standards

Calling all graphic art students and graduates! The Council of Australian Law Deans is in search for a logo design to identify Australian law schools

CALD Statement on Australian Law’s Systemic Discrimination and Structural Bias Against First Nations Peoples

The Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) condemns the systemic discrimination that permeates the Australian legal system with respect to First Nations peoples. Structural, unconscious

Congratulations to the Australian Legal Research Award Winners!

It is with great admiration and pleasure that we announce the winners of the inaugural Australian Legal Research Awards! Following the virtual ceremony this evening

Australian Legal Research Awards – Shortlisted Applicants for the Book Award

It is with great pleasure that we announce the following shortlisted applicants in the Book Award category: Professor Katherine Biber (University of Technology, Sydney) for

Australian Legal Research Awards – Shortlisted Applicants

It is with great pleasure that we announce the following shortlisted applicants in the Article/Chapter (ECR) Award category: Dr Fady Aoun (The University of Sydney)