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25.01.2022 A huge congratulations to the winners of the AALN 2020 Mooting Competition - Zoe Newport and Lola Popoola! Congratulations to the runners-up - Devin Elliott and James Langoya. Both teams did a fantastic job and we have no doubt that the future of advocacy is bright! Congratulations to Zoe Newport, who was awarded Best Speaker!... Our Grand Finalists were coached by barristers Jonathan Barrington and Rachel Amamoo. Thank you to our esteemed judges - The Honourable Justice Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal and The Honourable Justice Forbes of the Supreme Court of Victoria. We would also like to thank our official competition sponsor, Arnold Bloch Leibler, in particular Peter Seidel, for continually supporting the AALN! Thank you to Ajak Wolan & Tut Lawyers for also sponsoring the competition! Thank you to all of our mooters, coaches, and our preliminary round judges - Her Honour Judge Cannon and His Honour Judge Pillay. Despite the online shift, this competition has been a fantastic celebration of African talent. Thank you to all who have supported the competition this year! We look forward to 2021!

25.01.2022 An important piece in The Age today about racism and representation in the law. Thank you to Sam Pandya, President of the Law Institute of Victoria, His Honour Judge Pillay, and AALN Co-Founders, Nyadol Nyuon and Daniel Ajak, for their honesty. Read the article here:

20.01.2022 AALN MOOTING COMPETITION | Grand Final Zoom Link + Mooting Problem Due to technical issues, the Grand Final will no longer be live streamed on this Facebook page at 5.30 pm (AEST) tonight. We welcome you to join the Zoom meeting directly instead! The Zoom link has been emailed to the AALN subscriber database. If you have not received the details, please message us on Facebook or email [email protected] by 4.30 pm today, and we will happily send you the details.... Here is a link to the mooting problem: https://bit.ly/AALNgrandfinalproblem Thank you for your understanding and we hope to see you tonight!

17.01.2022 A reminder that registrations for the inaugural Diverse Women in Law (DWL) x AALN partnership event close today! Don't miss out on an important conversation with four women about resilience in the legal industry. To register, visit: https://lnkd.in/gqnpv4p The event will be moderated by Wendy Bure (Senior Associate at Wotton + Kearney). Our panel includes a mixture of talented young guns and experienced leaders in the industry including: Prisca Ochan (Law Student at the Aust...ralian National University), Awar Kuol (Graduate Lawyer at Lander & Rogers), Isabela Deveza (Senior Associate at White & Case) and Molina Asthana (Council Member of LIV and Principal at Swarup Asthana Lawyers). To find out more, visit: https://lnkd.in/gjBK8VE We hope to see you there!

14.01.2022 You’re invited to watch the AALN 2020 Mooting Competition Grand Final! We are thrilled to announce that the Grand Final will be judged by the Honourable Justice Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal and the Honourable Justice Forbes of the Supreme Court of Victoria. The Grand Final will be live streamed on the AALN Facebook page on Thursday 22 October 2020 at 5:30 pm (AEST). Make sure to click 'attending' on the event page to stay notified: http://bit.ly/grantfinalevent ... We hope that you can join us for what will be a fantastic moot! Congratulations to our Grand Finalists and thank you to our competition sponsor, Arnold Bloch Leibler!

11.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce our first partnership event with Diverse Women in Law! Join us on Wednesday 25 November at 5.30pm on Zoom to hear how four women, at different stages of their careers, have learnt to 'Ace the Resilience Test' and successfully navigate career milestones and challenges in the legal sector. Registrations close on Monday 23 November! Spaces are limited so register now to secure your place: https://docs.google.com/.../1HPuFdi.../edit To find out more, v...isit https://www.diversewomeninlaw.com.au/upcom.../resiliencetest We hope to see you there!

02.01.2022 Issue 02 of the AALN Newsletter is out now! This issue is a special edition recapping the 2020 AALN Mooting Competition. We asked some of this year’s mooters to share the best advice they received from judges and their tips for advocating via Zoom! Read the newsletter here: http://bit.ly/aalnnewsletter02 Subscribe to the AALN to keep up to date: www.aaln.org.au ... Thank you again to our sponsor, Arnold Bloch Leibler!