Disrupting Tradition Innovative Strategies in Family & Estate Law
Clarissa Rayward
Keynote Speaker – Business Development Stream
Director of Brisbane Family Law Centre | Founder of Happy Lawyer Happy Life
Clarissa Rayward is a family lawyer, author, speaker, and mum of two, known for her colourful approach to life and law. She is the Director of Brisbane Family Law Centre, a multidisciplinary practice where lawyers, counsellors, and financial experts work together to support families through separation.
In 2015, she published Splitsville – How to separate, stay out of court and stay friends and has since trained lawyers nationally and internationally in kinder, client-focused approaches to family law.
Clarissa is also the founder of Happy Lawyer Happy Life, an initiative supporting lawyers to build practices centred on wellbeing. Her work has been recognised with awards including Wellness Advocate of the Year (2019), the inaugural Minds Count Individual Wellness Advocate, and the QLS Agnes McWhinney Award (2022).
Today, Clarissa continues to help families across Australia while advocating for a healthier, more sustainable legal profession.
Redefining Performance
Understand how wellness and balance fuel long-term success in legal practice.
Breaking the Hustle Myth
Challenge the belief that more hours mean better results.
Thriving in Practice
Discover practical ways to build clarity, energy, and joy into your career.
Wildest Dreams – The Case for a Future in Law Where Wellness and Peak Performance Co-Exist
What if the secret to peak performance in law isn’t more hours or constant hustle, but wellness, clarity, and joy? In this uplifting closing session, Clarissa Rayward makes the case for a profession where lawyers can achieve their best work without sacrificing their wellbeing.
Blending research, real stories, and her trademark colour and energy, Clarissa will challenge tradition and inspire participants to imagine a healthier, happier legal future — one where lawyers don’t just survive, but thrive.