LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
The Janet Coombs Lunch for New Women Barristers
1.00 – 2.30pm Wednesday 4 May 2022, Jardin St James, 173 King St, Sydney
Hosted by the Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales in conjunction with the Women Barristers Forum
Please join us, and distinguished guests, for our biannual lunch to welcome the new women barristers to the NSW Bar. This is a great networking event, continuing the wonderful tradition of Janet Coombs AM to welcome new women barristers with lunch. All are welcome.
Newcastle Law Week
Law as a Career – Inhouse Counsel
5.30pm Tuesday 17 May, University House Newcastle
Proudly hosted by the University of Newcastle
Please join us and our panel of inhouse counsel for this FREE event as we share their journeys and achievements in law.
Panellists:
Abby Millerd, Legal Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, Life Without Barriers
Jane Gilchrist, Legal Team Leader, Energy & Environment, CSIRO
Leanne Clark, Head of Legal, Greater Bank
Gretchen Shipman, Senior Legal Counsel, Newcastle Permanent Building Society Ltd
Please join us at the Clarendon Hotel, 347 Hunter St, Newcastle for networking drinks on conclusion in the Courtyard Awning (purchase own refreshments)
Legal Practice for First Nations Rights – Newcastle
6pm 12 May, NUspace
Join Newcastle Law School’s Centre for Law and Social Justice for a hybrid panel event, with the opportunity to join in person or online. We will be joined by legal experts to discuss legal practice for First Nations Rights, with the aim of demonstrating how broad this area of legal practice can be. This event will be of particular interest to students and legal practitioners with an interest in First Nations Rights.
Wollongong Law Week
5.30pm 19 May at Wollongong University
The Wollongong chapter of Women Lawyers’ Association of NSW, with generous sponsorship from Shine Lawyers, and in conjunction with the University of Wollongong School of Law, would like to invite all LAWYERS (male, female, private practice, in-house, at the bar, academic…) and LAW STUDENTS to a FREE event to celebrate Law Week.
This event is an opportunity to chat in short timed sessions in a relaxed setting.
It presents a great chance for law students to practice their networking skills, while members of the profession can get in touch with the next generation of lawyers – as well as (overdue) catch ups with colleagues and friends. Book early as numbers are limited!
Membership and Benefits
We warmly invite you to join, or renew if your membership is lapsed. Members that have lapsed and new members may join valid to 30 June 2023. Auto renew and pre-payment options are available. 2023YE membership is now open!
Join us in representing women lawyers and the wider profession, as we have for almost 70 years. We will continue to provide leadership in matters affecting women and the legal profession, by driving and advocating for change.
If you have any queries or need to check your membership status, please contact our office at executive@womenlawyersnsw.org.au