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Dear Members and Friends,
It is a special privilege to have been elected as President following our AGM on 22 November 2016. I would like to thank the Immediate Past President, Lee-May Saw and outgoing Executive Committee members for their valued contributions to WLANSW in 2016: Theresa Power, Talitha Fishburn, Deb Langton, Natasha O’Halloran, and Margaret Holz and Kate Simpson. In particular, I am extremely grateful for the efforts of Theresa Power who spearheaded over a dozen events in 2016 and also Margaret Holz who cultivated the excellent relationship with Australian Women Lawyers that WLANSW now enjoys. I congratulate each member of the newly elected Executive Committee for 2016-2017 and look forward to working with you all to achieve great things in 2017. Please click here to view details of the new Executive Committee.
Our End of Year Drinks following the AGM was a wonderful celebration of the achievements for the year. Please click here to view the photos from the event, here to view Lee-May’s President’s Report from the AGM, and here for our Financial Report, Our Newcastle Chapter celebrated with colleagues at Queen’s Wharf Hotel (Please click here to view the photos from the event), and our Wollongong Chapter celebrated at Pepes on the Beach. (Please click here to view the photos from the event.)
Many thanks to the Law Society of NSW for their ongoing support as our Principal Sponsor, our Silver Sponsor Crowd & Co, to TressCox Lawyers for their ongoing support as host for our committee meetings, and our corporate firms that hosted events for us during 2016.
SAVE THE DATE 11th August 2017! NSW WOMEN LAWYERS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2017.
We look forward to seeing you at our Awards Gala Presentation Dinner on 11 August 2017 at the Grand Ballroom, Doltone House Hyde Park, Sydney and invite you to nominate your exceptional colleagues. For full details of the categories and criteria for the 2017 Awards, please click here for the Nomination Form. We also invite you to consider sponsorship of the Awards in the event that your firm or organisation wishes to increase its presence at the Awards. Please click here for the Awards Sponsorship Proposal.
The Awards Nominations will be officially open on 16th February 2017 and will be launched at a cocktail event on that date with guest speaker, Prof Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, at the Union, University & Schools Club Sydney.
While every Awards Gala Presentation Dinner is special and a night to remember, we are particularly delighted that our guest speaker for the Awards Gala Presentation Dinner in 2017 will be The Honourable Justice Susan Kiefel AC, who commences her role as the first female Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia on 30 January 2017.
Our office will be closed from 23 December 2016 and will reopen 6 January 2017. The Executive Committee will then meet in the new year for a Strategic Planning meeting focused on exploring ways to continually bring value to our members and colleagues as the voice of women in the NSW legal profession. The Executive Committee thanks you for your support during 2016 and wishes you a safe and happy festive season. As always, please do not hesitate to contact us about becoming more involved with WLANSW and its subcommittees. We are looking forward to a busy year of events and policy work and would love to have you on board.
Kind regards
Holly Lam
President
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PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
Support the organisation that has supported women in law since 1952.
For further information on joining or to renew your membership please contact
our office or visit our website.
Click here for the Membership Form.
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Women’s Mentoring Program (Advancement of Women Initiative)
Being a mentee in the program offers a wonderful opportunity for women with 5 or more years of experience as a practising lawyer to build connections with senior practitioners who can offer guidance and support toward managing and advancing their career. The mentoring relationship provides the platform to discuss issues such as managing family and work commitments, career paths to senior roles or growing your own business with an experienced practitioner in a supportive and confidential forum. Click here to apply now.
We encourage you to support the ‘Law Society of NSW Women’s Mentoring Program 2017’ (please click here for further details) and consider both the role of mentor and mentee as both can provide significant opportunities for personal and professional development. Applications close 27th January 2017 with the Program commencing 15th February.
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Charter for the Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession
Launched on the 10th October 2016, the Charter is designed to:
- Promote and support strategies to retain women in the profession over the course of their careers, and
- Encourage and promote their career progression into senior executive and management positions
All law practices are encouraged to sign up to the Charter and implement the strategies under it.
Please click here for the Charter, and click here for the Guidelines.
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Crowd & Co is delighted to announce the launch of Crowd Paralegal, offering the brightest legal minds of the
future to law firms and in-house teams through its online marketplace.
Working in partnership with UNSW and Monash law schools, Crowd & Co now has a significant pool of student paralegals registered in the marketplace and ready to work. Please click here for the Press Release. |
For more information or to register as a Crowd Lawyer or Paralegal, please visit our website or click here
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Obtain your CPD/CLE points for Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Professional Skills, and Practice Management and Business Skills by attending this two-day connected forum
Day 1: Diversity in the Australian Legal Profession Day 2: Leadership in the Australian Legal Profession
Cost $1990+gst for both days. Special offers expire 8/1/2017: Early Bird(save $100-$300); WLA Members(save $200-$400) Please click here for the conference website and registration. Please click here for the brochure.
Practical, immediately actionable learnings on:
- Mission critical positive workplace culture
- The impact of women in helping younger generations
- Generation Y’s influence on the market and creating change
- Closing the gender pay gap
- Cultural identity in the legal profession
- Intersectional diversity for females from culturally diverse backgrounds
- Future directions for intersectional diversity in the legal profession
Speakers:
- Ann-Maree David, President, Australian Women Lawyers; CEO/Program Director, The College of Law
- Lee-May Saw, Vice President, Australian Women Lawyers; Member, NSW Bar Association Diversity and Equality Committee
- Tuanh Nguyen, President, Asian Australian Lawyers Association
- Stephanie Milione, 2016 Convenor, Victorian Women Lawyers
- Cassandra Heilbronn, President, Women Lawyers Association of Queensland & Senior Associate at Minter Ellison
- Amy Challans, Immediate Past President, Women Lawyers' Association of South Australia; Business Partner, Department for Water Environment and Natural Resources
- Fay Calderone, Partner/ Practice Group Leader – Commercial, People & Workplace and Deputy Chair, Sport NSW; Partner, DibbsBarker
- Biya Sun, Senior Consultant, Ernst&Young; Co-chair, Cultural Diversity Committee, Victorian Women Lawyers
- Kate Ashmor, Principal & Managing Director, Ashmor Legal & Past President of Australian Women Lawyers
- Catherine Brooks, Principal, Accredited Specialist – Workplace Relations, Moores
- Katie Miller, Executive Director, Legal Practice (Victoria Legal Aid); GAICD; LIV Accredited Specialist (Administrative Law)
- Anne Winckel, Director, Delta Partners; Member, Victorian Women Lawyers, The Association of Corporate Council Australia, and the Law Institute of Victoria
- Caroline Counsel, Collaborative Practitioner/Accredited Family Law Specialist, Counsel Family Lawyers
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Do you know someone who deserves to be recognised for the amazing work that they do?
There are many exceptional women in NSW who deserve to be recognised. If you would like to acknowledge a woman in your community who has made a significant contribution, has demonstrated excellence in her career, or is an inspiring role model, you can nominate her for the 2017 NSW Women of the Year Awards. Nominations are now open.
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Next year’s World Business Forum is being held in Sydney
31 May – 1 June at the Event Centre, The Star
The Women Lawyers’ Association of NSW is pleased to be a supporting partner of the forum, which will be an opportunity to hear from some of the world’s best business leaders.
The WLANSW’s partnership entitles you to a discounted rate. The Promo Code is ‘WLA10’ and this entitles you to 10 per cent off all ticket prices, including the early bird rates which close 23rd December 2016.
Today, in a world of constant change, knowledge is becoming increasingly more important in a competitive business environment. We understand the time constraints in furthering your education. For that reason, the World Business Forum offers you an annual update in management trends delivered by some of the most renowned speakers globally.
For those brave enough to push boundaries and forge new paths in a BETA state, you will lead the way for your teams, organisations and our region. This year we have another leading line up, giving you access to an unparalleled group of world-class business thought leaders, including:
Arianna Huffington - New Management
Daniel Goleman - Emotional Intelligence
Jimmy Wales - Disruption
Rosabeth Moss Kanter - Strategy
Mohanbir Sawhney - Innovation
Randi Zuckerberg - Digital Transformation
Ken Segall - Marketing
Ian Williamson – Leadership
Please click here for the brochure, or visit the website for further details and registration wbfsydney.com
It will be a stimulating couple of days, and we look forward to seeing you there.
FOR BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES
1300 306 650 / +61 2 8873 4411 info.au@wobi.com wbfsydney.com
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