In 2025, eligible practitioners may apply for Specialist Accreditation in the following areas of law:

• Business Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• Property Law
• Wills & Estates

Practitioners applying for Specialist Accreditation must satisfy the following criteria:

1. Hold a current solicitor’s practising certificate;
2. Current solicitor member of the Law Society of NSW or full solicitor member of an equivalent body in an Australian state or territory; 
3. Engaged in the practice of law on a full-time basis for at least 5 years; 
4. In each of the three years immediately preceding this application, have been engaged in the area of practice/law in which accreditation is sought; and
5. In the three years preceding this application, have practised in the area for not less than 25% of full-time practice.

For more detailed information regarding Program application, please refer to the 2025 Guide to Application & Assessment.

Download the 2025 Guide to Application and Assessment

Key Program Dates