One network.
Every Latin lawyer
in Australia.
Una red para todos los abogados latinos en Australia.
Uma rede para todos os advogados latinos na Austrália.
LLNA, Latin Legal Network Australia connects admitted Australian lawyers who are native or heritage speakers of Spanish or Portuguese, for professional development, advocacy, referrals, and community.
Express Your Interest
Expresá tu interés, Manifeste o seu interesse
Opens the LLNA Expression of Interest form, Abre el formulario de EOI, Abre o formulário de EOI
Lawyers from across the Latin world.
Brazilian lawyers in Australia
Portuguese-speaking lawyers trained in Brazil or re-admitted in any Australian jurisdiction.
Spanish lawyers in Australia
Lawyers from Spain who have re-qualified or hold admission in any Australian state or territory.
Portuguese lawyers in Australia
Portuguese heritage legal professionals building careers across the Australian legal profession.
Latin American lawyers in Australia
Lawyers with roots in Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and across the region.
A community that has never had a network. Until now.
Spanish and Portuguese are spoken by over 700 million people worldwide and by some of Australia's fastest-growing communities. Yet Latin lawyers, whether from Brazil, Spain, Colombia, Portugal, or anywhere across the Ibero-American world, remain largely invisible within the Australian legal profession.
"LLNA is for every Latin lawyer in Australia who has ever felt they were navigating their career alone."
We are not a service. We are a community of admitted professionals who share a heritage, a commitment to access to justice, and the lived experience of building a legal career across cultures.
All LLNA communications, events, and materials are trilingual.
Networking
Quarterly events, national LinkedIn group, member WhatsApp network across all states.
CPD & Education
Trilingual continuing legal education seminars on cross-border law, immigration, and estate planning.
Advocacy
Language access in courts, interpreter standards, and diversity benchmarks in Australian law firms.
Referral Directory
Verified member directory for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking clients to find qualified lawyers.
Publications
Trilingual quarterly newsletter and practical legal guides in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Institutional
Partnership with the Law Institute of Victoria for CPD accreditation, venues, and promotion.
Three criteria. Two languages. One community.
LLNA membership is open to any lawyer who meets all three conditions, regardless of whether your background is Spanish or Portuguese-speaking.
Admitted in Australia
Admitted as a legal practitioner in any Australian state or territory, regardless of where you originally trained or qualified.
Practising certificate
Current practising certificate, or proof of admission for in-house legal roles where no practising certificate is required.
Native or heritage speaker
Native or heritage speaker of Spanish or Portuguese, self-declared at registration. No test or proof required.
The language qualifier is intentionally broad: if Spanish or Portuguese is part of your heritage, your upbringing, or your daily life, you belong here.
El calificador es intencionalmente amplio: si el español o el portugués es parte de tu herencia o vida diaria, aquí es tu lugar., O qualificador é intencionalmente amplo: se o português ou espanhol faz parte da sua herança ou vida diária, este é o seu lugar.
In partnership with the Law Institute of Victoria.
LLNA is seeking the endorsement and active co-hosting partnership of the Law Institute of Victoria, the peak body for Victoria's legal profession and a key institutional supporter of diversity in law.
Formal endorsement
LLNA as a recognised affinity network within the LIV community, giving members access to the broader Victorian and national legal profession.
Venue access
LIV venues for LLNA events, including the inaugural launch event in Melbourne in Q3 2026.
CPD accreditation
LIV CPD accreditation for LLNA trilingual seminars, giving members professional development credit toward their annual requirements.
Promotion
Reach through LIV member communications, digital channels, and events calendar to grow the LLNA network nationally.
The event that starts everything.
Derecho sin Fronteras Law Without Borders, Direito sem Fronteiras
About the event
The inaugural LLNA event formally launches the network, bringing together founding members from both Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Latin communities, institutional supporters, and the broader Australian legal profession. It is the beginning of something permanent.
Programme
- Welcome address, trilingual, by the LLNA founding co-chairs
- Keynote, The value of cultural and linguistic diversity in Australian legal practice
- Panel discussion, lawyers from Spanish and Portuguese-speaking backgrounds across family law, corporate, immigration, and criminal practice
- Cocktail reception and networking
Sponsorship
Fair Path Legal is the founding sponsor. The Law Institute of Victoria is invited as institutional co-host. Additional firm sponsors are welcome, contact llna@fairpathlegal.com.au
Register interest for the event →Help build this from the ground up.
Founding members are permanently recognised as the network's founding contributors. No membership fees in Year 1, just your commitment to the community.
Express interest
Complete the expression of interest form or email llna@fairpathlegal.com.au.
Receive full EOI
We send you the complete bilingual and trilingual founding member application.
Join the network
Access the LLNA member group, receive updates, and help shape the network's direction.
Attend the launch
Priority access to "Derecho sin Fronteras", Melbourne, Q3 2026.
Ready to join?
Send us your name, email, and jurisdiction of admission, we'll take it from there.
Mandanos tu nombre, correo y jurisdicción, nosotros nos encargamos del resto.
Envie seu nome, e-mail e jurisdição, nós cuidamos do resto.
Common questions about LLNA.
Fair Path Legal
LLNA is initiated and sponsored by Fair Path Legal, a bilingual family law firm with offices in Camberwell and Narre Warren, Victoria. Fair Path Legal was founded by Catalina Alvarez, who practises across English and Spanish-speaking client communities and holds admission in Victoria.
LLNA expands that commitment beyond one language: the network is built for every Latin lawyer in Australia, whether your roots are in Brazil, Spain, Colombia, Portugal, or anywhere across the Ibero-American world.
Visit fairpathlegal.com.au- Offices
- Camberwell VIC 3124
- Narre Warren VIC 3805
- LLNA contact
- llna@fairpathlegal.com.au
- Phone
- +61 3 5906 8050
- Institutional member
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Languages
- English, Español, Português
