Community

Where the profession gathers.

Four programmes. One house. Conferences, conversations, recognition and the networks that hold it together.

Programme 01

Bar Conference

The profession's main stage. Plenary sessions, panels and private counsel on the future of the African bar.

The Annual African Bar Conference

Conference · Accra

The Annual African Bar Conference

14 September 2026 · Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City

Three days of plenary sessions, committee hearings, and private counsel on the future of the African bar.

By application

Panel · Nairobi

Panel, The Firm of the Future

24 August 2026 · Sankara

Five managing partners on the next ten years.

KES 6,500

Programme 02

Networking

Intimate rooms where introductions become partnerships. Retreats, mixers and member gatherings across the continent.

The Cape Retreat

Retreat · Cape Town

The Cape Retreat

10 October 2026 · Ellerman House

Three days of quiet counsel, food, and long walks.

$3,400

Mixer · Lagos

LEX Lagos Mixer

19 June 2026 · Ikoyi Club

An evening of introductions for young partners, in-house counsel, and the judges who remember their names.

₦35,000

Programme 03

Awards

Recognition reserved for the remarkable. Galas, launches and honours that mark a life in the law.

LEX Quarterly, Issue 01 Launch

Launch · Accra

LEX Quarterly, Issue 01 Launch

18 July 2026 · The Villa Boutique Hotel

The first physical issue, unveiled with a private dinner for one hundred.

By invitation

Gala · Lagos

The Living the Law Gala

6 December 2026 · Federal Palace

Black tie. Two hundred guests. One long table.

By invitation

Awards · Johannesburg

LEX 40 Under 40

21 November 2026 · The Leonardo

The annual recognition of Africa's most promising lawyers under forty.

By nomination

Programme 04

LEX Conversations

Live recordings, salons and spoken essays. The ideas behind LEX Think, heard in person.

Salon, The Writing Life

Salon · Lagos

Salon, The Writing Life

2 August 2026 · The Wheatbaker

An intimate evening on legal writing as literature.

₦45,000

Conversation · Nairobi

Lex Think Live: The Future of Advocacy

30 July 2026 · Nairobi Garage

A live recording on what advocacy sounds like in an age of algorithms and attention.

KES 5,000

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