women in law

Baker & McKenzie national managing partner Chris Freeland knows that when it comes to women in leadership, the legal profession has a lot of work to do.

It has been almost 20 years since the ground-breaking report of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), Equality Before the Law: Justice for Women.

Justice Susan Kiefel is to be the next Chief Justice of the High Court, the first woman to occupy the position in Australia.