Uncategorised Western Sydney Uni gets a new Dean of Law with Anna Cody appointed Associate Professor Anna Cody has been appointed as the new Dean of Law, at Western Sydney University, taking up the new role in April 2019.
News & Views Good news! More women appointed partner in law firms. BUT parity still well off Forty two per cent of new law firm partners in 2018 are female, according to a survey of law firms by the Australian Financial Review that’s been published today.
News & Views The depth of Australia’s “women-problem” revealed: It’s diabolical Julia Banks’s quitting the Liberal party & Sarah Hanson-Young facing more sexist innuendo in the senate just confirms Australia’s women-problem.
News & Views QLD Bar Association finally gets its first female president with Rebecca Treston QC The Bar Association of Queensland has elected its first female president in its 115-year history, with Rebecca Treston QC to step into the role.
News & Views Mariam Veiszadeh on arriving in Australia at age 7 & not ‘belonging’ anywhere After fleeing Kabul with her family Mariam Veiszadeh went to India, the Czech Republic & Germany before being granted asylum as refugees in Australia.
Employers Why two female lawyers travelled to Bhutan to progress a new democracy Two Australian female lawyers from firm, White & Case recently travelled to Bhutan to train local District Court Judges in environmental law.
News & Views This law firm is offering an extra week’s annual leave and super paid during unpaid parental leave Corrs Chambers Westgarth will pay superannuation during paid and unpaid parental leave, while offering all staff an extra week’s annual leave.
News & Views Seeing Allred: The story of the fearless women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred A new documentary, Seeing Allred, tells the inspirational story of famed US attorney & “foot soldier” of the feminist movement, Gloria Allred.
News & Views The day I was slapped at work. The day i was slapped at work by a male colleague. Australian lawyer Jacqui Brauman speaks about a workplace incident that left her conflicted.
Advice How I respond to sexist attitudes How to respond to sexism at work and propel yourself forward. Lawyer Michelle Chadburn encounters sexist attitudes often & this is her response.
Business From human rights lawyer to tech entrepreneur: How I changed career paths From human rights lawyer to entrepreneur: How I changed career paths. Marissa Sandler left law to start Careseekers, an online platform to connect carers.
Advice How two job-sharing lawyers launched their own firm The job-sharing arrangement between Jane Wright and Lauren Barel was going so well at Herbert Smith Freehills that the two thought they could take it all the way to the partnership.