Drawing on the words from Isaiah 61, during the weekend we will explore how we are called to be Oaks of Righteousness, rooted in Jesus and planted in our communities and legal practices across Europe.
We will spend time together in Bible study and prayer, while also creating space and time to encourage small group discussion around the main sessions and the practical application in our respective workplaces. Together we will explore how the Bible speaks to our profession, encourage one another and be equipped to serve within our legal practices.
Programme
Oaks of Righteousness will start with registration, available from 2pm Thursday 24th September, and will close with lunch on Sunday 27th September 2026.
Please find a detailed programme by clicking on the arrow after the different conference days below.
Wednesday 23 – Student and Young Lawyer Next Gen Pre-Conference
14:00 Reception with lunch at ADF Vienna
15:00 Teaching Session 1
16:00 Teaching Session 2 – Sophia Kuby: What’s your vision
17:00 Growth Groups
18:00 Travel to Campus Horn and Dinner
19:30 Arrival and Registration at Campus Horn
20:15 Worship and Reflection by Martin Franke followed by discussion
21:15 Notices and Introducing team
21:45 Closing prayer and worship
Thursday morning 24 – continuation Student and Young Lawyer Next Gen Pre-Conference
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Worship and Bible Study on Identity
10:00 Teaching Session 3 and Growth Groups – What we do; Paul in Athens
11:00 Challenge for NextGen and Best practices: panel young lawyers
12:00 Notices and Instructions for volunteering
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Welcoming other delegates to the conference
Conference day 1: Thursday 24 – “The meek will inherit the earth”
14:00 Registration opens
18:00 Dinner
19:15 Opening Session
20:00 Introduction to conference-theme – Mhairi Hamilton: “Oaks of Righteousness”, and Martin Franke: “The meek will inherit the earth”
21:00 Get to know
Conference day 2: Friday 25 – “Rooted in Christ”
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Bible message – Jasmin Avdagic: “Rooted in Jesus Christ”
10:30 Mark Bainbridge: “Transformed thinking, transformed lives”
11:15 Growth Groups
12:00 Deepening: a morning wrap up before God – Mark Bainbridge
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Free time
15:00 Workshop: specific professional group:
- Judges
- Public lawyers
- In-house
- Sole practitioners / Small Firm / Entrepreneur/ Self-employed (firm)
- Senior lawyers
- Mid-tier employed lawyers
- Newly qualified lawyers (0-3 years)
- Law students and trainee lawyers
- Legal support (non-lawyers) / Retired / Other / Spouses
- Legal academics / PhD students / Legal education
(Optional: Growth Groups)
18:00 Dinner
19:15 Country Reports and prayer
20:00 Worship with talk about building networks
21:00 Common prayer & blessings
Conference day 3: Saturday 26 – “Planted in Europe”
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Bible Message – Jasmin Avdagic: “Planted in Europe”
10:15 Jeff Fountain: “A spiritual view of Europe”
11:15 Growth Groups
12:00 Country Reports
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Free time
15:00 Workshops: according to various interests:
- Integrity – character in workplace
- Access to justice
- Evangelism / faith in the workplace
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Mentoring / discipleship
- Love for the poor
- Building Networks
- Prayer – The Lord’s prayer for lawyers
(Optional: Growth Groups)
18:00 Time of preparation for the evening
Optional evening mass: For Catholics who wish to attend Holy Mass, at this point in the programme there is space to attend Holy Mass in the Campushorn Chapel at 6pm led by Dr. Robert Weber
19:00 Celebration evening with dinner
20:00 Personal Testimonies
21:00 Fun and worship
22:00 Open end
Conference day 4: Sunday 27 – “Leaving to take our place, where God wants us to be!”
08:00 Breakfast
09:30 Sunday Service – Dr Christian Hofreiter
10:45 Regions // Two by Two
11:15 Looking Forward
12:00 Closing remarks and Sending prayer
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Departure