The WINNERS ARE
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, a huge thank you to all our sponsors, speakers and everyone involved in making our 2025 Women Lawyers Achievement Awards an outstanding success.
Life Membership
Louise Mallon – Director, Chalk & Behrendt
Academic of the Year
Anita Stuhmcke – Acting Provost, UTS
Outstanding Contribution to Social Justice
(Award in honour of Virginia Bell AC)
Amy Burton
Managing Principal Solicitor / Pro Bono Partner – Everyday Justice / Mills Oakley
In-House Woman Lawyer of the Year
Maria Nawaz – General Counsel – Grata Fund
Regional Lawyer of the Year
Mieke Elzer – Senior Associate, Attwood Marshall Lawyers
Barrister of the Year
Victoria Brigden – Barrister, 8 Selborne Chambers
Emily Graham – Barrister, 11 Garfield Barwick Chambers
Woman Lawyer of the Year (under 5 PQE)
Sabreen Hussain – Lawyer, Allens
Woman Lawyer of the Year (under 5 PQE)
Sabreen Hussain – Lawyer, Allens
Woman Lawyer of the Year (under 5 PQE)
Sabreen Hussain – Lawyer, Allens
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Honourable Justice Julie Ward
EVENT PHOTOS
AWARD CATEGORIES INCLUDED
Open to all current members of the WLANSW. Nominees will have made an outstanding contribution to the legal profession, provided by leadership and demonstrated supporting and advancing women in the legal profession.
Nominees will be women lawyers with less than five years’ post qualification experience.
Nominees will be women barristers that hold a current practising certificate issued by the NSW Bar Association.
Nominees will be women lawyers working in a regional area.
Outstanding Contribution to Social Justice (presented in honour of our patron Virginia Bell AC)
A woman lawyer who has made an outstanding contribution in community legal work and social justice.
The successful law firm will demonstrate measures taken that has led to women being advanced in the legal profession by action taken to remove the gender pay gap, targets for partnership and advancement in managerial and senior roles, sharing of care arrangement, adoption and reporting on Equitable Briefing Policy and framework/ policies for addressing and eradicating sex discrimination, sexual harassment and bystander policies which alleviates the burden on individuals making complaints and places a positive obligation on all employees to change the culture and encourage compliance; observance of the Charter of Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession, and mentoring.
Firms interested in Nominating for this award are not required to be current corporate members of WLANSW but must have offices located in NSW and employ staff who are, or are eligible to be members of the WLANSW.
A formal application outlining and capturing why the Law Firm should be selected for this award should be no longer than 5 pages including all relevant supporting material.
Nominees will be women working in a legal role in a government organisation.
A woman lawyer who has achieved excellence working in house through individual and team performance, leadership, and added value to their organisation and the legal profession.
Nominees will be women working in legal academia.
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