What the Lawyer Census is
The annual Lawyer Census is a voluntary survey providing Victorian lawyers the opportunity to share their experiences and opinions on key issues currently affecting Victoria’s legal profession.
Topics in the 2026 survey include:
- responding to client needs, and technology in practice
- wellbeing, workplace conditions and career sustainability
- professional boundaries and workplace behaviour.
Why take the survey
By taking part, you’re helping to improve our understanding of how important issues facing the profession are directly affecting practising lawyers.
Your insights will be drawn on to inform policies, procedures, guidance and resources to better support the profession.
How I can take the survey
The survey will open in a new window.
The census will take about 10–15 minutes to complete.
You can choose to only answer the questions you feel comfortable answering.
If at any point you don’t want to continue, you can opt out by closing the survey page on your browser.
You have until midnight, Friday 24 April 2026, to have your say.
Survey data use and reporting
The data collected through the Lawyer Census will be anonymous and won’t be linked to, or cross-referenced with, any other information held by the VLSB+C (including regulatory data and practising certificate renewal applications).
The Legal Services Research Centre will analyse the data, and the results will be reported publicly as de-identified and aggregate data only.
The research team will conduct the Lawyer Census annually to keep track of some of the most important issues facing the Victorian legal profession and may draw on past years' aggregate data in their reports.
The VLSB+C Privacy Policy applies to this survey.
Questions
If you have any questions, contact the research team at research@lsbc.vic.gov.au.