Law Week Creative Challenge 2026

This year Law Week is happening from Monday 18 to Friday 22 May 2026.

Law Week Video Challenge 2025The theme is Justice | Connection | Community. 

What is Law Week? 

Law Week is an annual event that aims to increase community awareness of the law and issues affecting access to justice. At Legal Aid WA, we know that listening to and providing a platform for the voices of young people is essential to this conversation. Each year, we run events to increase community engagement with the law and provide community education on important legal issues. 

To celebrate Law Week, we're inviting school students from across WA to participate in our Law Week Creative Challenge! 

Submit a piece showing off your creative skills for the chance to win a prize and have your creation shared across our social media platforms.

Click here to register.

The challenge: Students are invited to creative piece using one of the following prompts: 

  • What does Justice | Connection | Community mean to you?

  • Why is it important young people are educated about their legal rights?

  • What is a legal issue you think all young people should know about?

Example submissions could include graphics, animations, comic strips, blog posts, skits, paintings, or podcast episodes. Entrants can use any type of technology, app, or software to create the piece.

Know your limits:

  • Videos or audio files are limited to 3 minutes. 
  • Image or document files are limited to 3 pages.

Eligible participants: 

  • Students in years 4 to 12. 
  • Submissions can be in groups or individual, with the support of a classroom teacher, parent or guardian.

How to enter: 

  • Teachers, parents, guardians, or another responsible adult must email cle@legalaid.wa.gov.au to register. 
  • A link to a secure folder will then be provided where the file can be uploaded. 
  • The file must be submitted in one of the following forms: PDF, MP3, MP4, PPT, JPEG, or PNG. Please contact cle@legalaid.wa.gov.au if you wish to use an alternative file format.

Registrations close at 4pm on 14th May 2026 and entries close at 4pm on 15th May 2026. Winners will be announced during Law Week.   

Prizes: All winning entries will be shared on Legal Aid WA's social media pages.

  • Primary school: $50 Ultimate Student Gift Card and R U Legal? merch pack from Legal Aid WA
  • High school: $100 Ultimate Student Gift Card and R U Legal? merch pack from Legal Aid WA

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