Disrupting Tradition Innovative Strategies in Family & Estate Law
Gloria Hawke
Speaker – Kindness in Law
Co-Founder at Mediation Collective
Gloria is a co-founder of the Mediation Collective in Sydney.
As a family dispute resolution (FDR) practitioner specialising in mediation since 2013, she has helped hundreds of couples and families resolve parenting matters and reach financial settlements. She has been voted as a Doyles leading family law mediator in NSW for the last 8 years.
Gloria is trained as coach for collaborative law matters and is on the board of CPNSW (Collaborative Professionals NSW).
Lastly, Gloria has a masters in Clinical Family Therapy, which assists in her work as a child consultant, family therapist and divorce coach.
Rethinking Strength
Discover why kindness is not weakness in law, but a powerful driver of resolution, trust, and credibility.
Beyond AI Disruption
Understand why the biggest challenge to traditional legal practice isn’t technology, but a cultural shift towards empathy and collaboration.
Winning Without Fighting
Learn practical ways to embed kindness into practice — creating sustainable results for clients, lawyers, and firms.
Quantum Kindness: Turning Theory into Practice
When intelligence becomes artificial, humanity must become more intentional.
In this session, Perpetua (Pepe) Kish, Joe Buckley, Gloria Hawke and Lara Wentworth bring science down to earth and into the practice of law. Far from theory, Quantum Kindness explores how lawyers can notice energy in their work: where it flows, where it becomes blocked, and how it can be redirected with clarity and intention. It offers a grounded, practical framework for practising law in a way that is deliberate, sustainable and entirely human.
Think of it as an operating system upgrade for lawyers who want to work smarter and kinder in the age of AI.
Drawing on diverse professional experience across family law and practice leadership, the panel will share practical tools, real-world insights and techniques that can be immediately applied. This session promises to challenge assumptions, encourage reflection and leave you with tangible strategies to build a more intentional and resilient practice.
You will walk away thinking differently about how you work and how you lead.