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Dear Members and Colleagues,
3 DAYS TO GO... WE'RE SO EXCITED!
You would have seen on our social media pages the announcements of our finalists and our dear sponsors.
We would like to congratulate all those talented women lawyers who were nominated by their colleagues for consideration for an award.
Our Awards Gala Dinner has always been a fantastic night filled with fun, congratulations, celebration and some light networking – all while draped in your finest and enjoying the delightful Sydney Harbour views. The overwhelming feeling you experience at these events is the positive sense of support and community for women lawyers within our industry.
OUR GUEST SPEAKER: TEELA REID
Teela Reid is a Rebellious Lawyer, storyteller, essayists and proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman.
Teela is also the co-founder of @blackfulla bookclub, an instagram platform that honours First Nation's Ancestors as the original Storytellers.
Teela is currently a Sydney-based Senior Solicitor in Aboriginal Land Rights litigation and in 2022 was appointed the inaugural First Nations Lawyer in residence at The University of Sydney Law School.
She is also a key advocate for the Uluru Statement from the Heart and recently been appointed to the Federal Governments Referendum Engagement Group to provide strategic input for a Referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament.
Teela completed her Postgraduate Juris Doctor/Law from the University of New South Wales. She has a double Bachelor degree in BA. Secondary Teaching/BA.Health and Physical Education from the University of Newcastle, where she studied abroad in Canada. Teela is a graduate of the Global Emerging Leaders Program at The Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in Boston USA.
In 2022, Teela was awarded the Australian Law Awards Indigenous Leader of the Year.
THE RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A GALA PRESENTATION DINNER - HAVE YOU GOT YOUR TICKETS?
With the awards just a 3 days away – please do not miss your opportunity to snap up some tickets. If you are a current WLA Member, you can access discounted ticket prices.
We encourage you to buy tickets sooner rather than later so that we can try and seat you with your colleagues and friends.
As well as guest speaker Teela Reid we have some additional surprises in store too.
FRIDAY, 4 AUGUST 2023
DOLTONE HOUSE, JONES BAY WHARF, PYRMONT
LOCATED AT LEVEL 3/26,
32 PIRARAMA RD, PYRMONT.
JOIN US FROM 6:30PM
FOR PRE DINNER DRINKS AND MUSIC FROM THE DECK OVERLOOKING THE HARBOUR (SEE BELOW!)
DRESS CODE: FORMAL WEAR
(BETWEEN COCKTAIL & BLACK TIE. NEED GUIDANCE? CLICK HERE.)
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SPONSOR DAVID TALINTYRE WE HAVE 9 TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY!
If you are interested in obtaining one of the 9 tickets generously sponsored by David Talintyre please send an email to Ann expressing your interest. Please note that priority will be given to individuals facing financial hardship, those new to the field of law, readers, or students.
If you want to become a member, you can sign up online here:
Kind regards
Justine Anderson
President
Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales
