If we seek to better meet needs, the perspective of the legal profession is critical. The Victorian Lawyer Census is an annual opportunity to understand and respond to systemic issues affecting the profession. It creates a powerful voice for the Victorian legal profession, helps us to understand what is working well and what is not, and find ways to enable the profession to be as healthy, sustainable and effective as possible.

In 2025, the survey covered seven key areas: artificial intelligence, lawyer identity and ethics, competency, wellbeing, experiences of uncivil behaviour, and sexual harassment. It also collected professional and personal demographic information to enable analysis of response patterns across different lawyer groups.