Chair: Renée Bianchi

Members: Carolyn McKay, Anne Healy

This Special Project Group will look to establish a scholarship to honour our longstanding patron, the Honourable Jane Mathews AO. This scholarship will align with those issues close to Jane’s heart, being the law, women and First Nations people.  

Chair: Lousie Mallon

For over 10 years the WLANSW has collected publicly available data about the gender diversity policies and practices of law firms as well as data that evidences whether their women employed lawyers are being promoted to partnership. A report is published that analyses this data. In 2023 this Special Project Group will continue to gather and publish that traditional data, as well as examining new sources of data which can assist with identifying the progress of women lawyers to senior roles in other forms of legal practice such as in-house legal departments.

Chair: President Justine Anderson

Renée Bianchi,
Louise Mallon,
Allysha-Jane Merrett

This is a Special Project Group comprised of members of the Executive Committee which focuses on making arrangements for our biennial Women Lawyers Achievement Awards. These awards acknowledge women lawyers who have excelled in their field. There is also an organisational award which acknowledges a firm/workplace that is leading the industry in the support and advancement of women.