SAVE THE DATE | The Women in Law Conference | Vienna | September 10-12, 2026
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WOMEN IN LAW JOURNAL 2025/1

This publication, organized by the Women in Law Initiative, is thus a timely response to both a gap in legal scholarship and recent global developments affecting women in legal professions. Our first online edition in now available ...

ESG SDG

This panel discussion focused on ESG and SDG, how to build a prosperous future for all and how legal professions can embrace ESG and SDG principles.

Successful Legal Professions 2030+

AI automates tasks like document review and legal research, allowing lawyers to focus on complex tasks requiring human skills such as emotional intelligence and creativity. While AI transforms many areas of law, complex litigation and strategic advisory roles remain unaffected. Legal professionals must adapt to AI, enhancing efficiency without losing the essential human element in certain practices. AI can also make legal services more accessible and reduce biases, promoting equality. However, it is crucial for lawyers to integrate AI responsibly, ensuring ethical standards and confidentiality are maintained.

Unlocking Equal Pay

This panel discussion, Unlocking Equal Pay, focuses on a book presentation, “Bridging the Gender Pay Gap through Transparency.” Romana Wochner is a policymaker at the Chamber of Labor. “Law is social, and it’s not only social, but it’s a very political field.” When she was still studying at the University of Vienna, law was often taught as a given fact, not as something shaped by people's decisions. If we continue with the idea that laws make ideas become reality, gender equality and the feminist perspective should have an easier path. At least, that’s what we should hope for and work towards, according to her.