AWL COMMENTS ON EQUITABLE BRIEFING CHALLENGES

Whilst more briefs are going to women barristers than before, there are still shortfalls – including and especially pay – that need to be addressed.

As reported recently by Lawyers Weekly, a key target of the Law Council’s equitable briefing policy has finally been reached, with more than three in 10 briefs going to women barristers in FY20. This milestone follows years of advocacy on how all briefing entities can better determine whom they will engage and why, which was explored by Kate Eastman SC in a 2019 episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show.