legal profession

Justice Sarah Huggett has been appointed as the next Chief Judge of the NSW District Court. She is the first woman to hold the role.

Sex discrimination commissioner Dr Anna Cody launched the Law Society of NSW’s new guidance resource to help close gender pay gap.

A recent 2021 Law Society profile shows gender pay gap and opportunities for women still lagging even as the profession becomes more diverse.

For the first time ever, female solicitors have outnumbered male solicitors in Australia, with 53 per cent of them dominating the sect

The parallels between the legal fraternity and the political work environment are significant when it comes to toxic work cultures.

There are currently only two Aboriginal female barristers in Qld. Cairns-based Mamu and Gunggandji woman, Melia Benn is one of them.

In a recent case between the principal of a law firm & a former employee, Judge Varga’s decision makes clear that sexual harassment won’t be tolerated.