April 01, 2022
According to this article by Stefanie Garber which appeared in Lawyers Weekly on 11 November 2015, more than 10 firms and government agencies have committed to equitable briefing targets under a new program launched by the Victorian Commercial Bar.
March 30, 2022
The Law Society of South Australia will decide whether to introduce minimum quotas for female and male representatives at its upcoming AGM.
March 29, 2022
The Women Lawyers Association of South Australia is pleased to announce that Human Rights Commissioner Professor Gillian Triggs will be the guest speaker at a long lunch to be held at the Adelaide Pavilion on 8 May 2015.
March 28, 2022
Whilst more briefs are going to women barristers than before, there are still shortfalls – including and especially pay – that need to be addressed.
March 18, 2022
One of the speakers at AWL2014 was Catherine Fletcher. Her topic there was recent research about gender bias faced by women in the criminal justice system. In a past life, Catherine was a surfer on the National circuit.
March 15, 2022
This article by Katie Walsh and Marianna Papadakis, which quotes Amy Challans (among others) and which appeared in the Australian Financial Review on 1 May 2015 concerns the “feminisation” of the legal profession and inescapable references to gender, citing Gordon J as an example
March 04, 2022
On Friday 13 March 2015, the Law Council of Australia held a roundtable meeting to discuss how best to respond to the finding of the National Attrition and Retention Survey and, in particular
March 02, 2022
According to this article by Stefanie Garber which appeared in Lawyers Weekly on 19 October 2015, exclusive research by Lawyers Weekly has revealed which firms are most popular among male and female lawyers.
March 01, 2022
This article by Katie Walsh which was published in the Australian Financial Review online on 16 April 2015 (and in hard copy on the 17th) focusses on some observations
February 18, 2022
According to this mornining briefing article which was published in the Australasian Lawyer on 13 April 2015, a report by Skarbeck Associates points to how attitudes
February 17, 2022
This article by Lara Bullock appeared in Lawyers Weekly on 21 March 2016. According to it, an online documentary series starring five executives, including a Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner and a Telstra in-house counsel
February 15, 2022
Timeswise is a UK organisation that is interested in how flexible working can help businesses attract and nurture great talent. It runs a recruiting service that specialises in flexible vacancies.
February 04, 2022
The Victoria Women Lawyers and HREOC have launched a new bid to tackle legal profession gender imbalance. Their most recent action is to publish updated “Flexible Work Protocols: a best practice guide for productive and engaged legal workplaces”.
February 03, 2022
According to this article by Stefanie Garber which appeared in Lawyers Weekly on 20 October 2015, the percentage of women who are partners is slowly climbing, though some firms continue to have a poor track record.
February 01, 2022
According to this article by Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden which was published by ABC News online on 13 April 2015, women feature in only
January 21, 2022
The Federal Government has announced that Michelle Gordon will be the next Justice of the High Court of Australia. To read more about this appointment and Her Honour: on ABC Online
