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Dear members and colleagues
What an exciting past month! We were delighted to acknowledge, celebrate and congratulate the finalists and winners, together with the Life Member and Life Achievement Award recipients, of our NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards. This has been a true celebration of the achievements of women in law, their mentors and firms, and the contributions they have made to the advancement of women in the legal the profession, and to the profession generally. Thank you to all the nominees, nominators, sponsors and supporters. Please click here to visit our website Awards announcement page for full details.
Mark your diaries for Friday 11 March 2022 at the Sheraton Grand Hyde Park Sydney, to celebrate our 70th Anniversary with our 2021 Award winners, sponsors and supporters, members and distinguished guests, including Her Excellency The Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC, Governor of NSW, and our Patron, the Honourable Virginia Bell AC. We look forward to bringing you further information and opening registration for this exciting event shortly.
Congratulations to the women Senior Counsel appointed for
2021: Cynthia Cochrane, Donna Ward, Anne Horvath, Sera Mirzabegian, Georgina Wright, Sharyn Hall, and Helen Roberts. We look forward to bringing you details shortly of the celebratory cocktail event in association with the Women Barristers Forum.
Please see details below for upcoming events and further diary dates for your 2022 calendar.
Kind regards
Renée Bianchi, President.
AGM 4.30pm 23 November 2021 via Zoom
Members will be receiving notification within the next few weeks. Please ensure your membership is current to be eligible to vote, or if you wish to nominate for a position on the Executive, or be considered for position on a subcommittee following our annual planning meeting early next year.
2022YE Membership! Join or renew today!
Membership fees continue to offer great value, with Corporate membership categories offering substantial discounts to law firms, chambers and other organisations to extend the benefits of membership to all staff in NSW.
Join us in representing women lawyers and the wider profession, as we have for almost 70 years. We will continue to provide leadership in matters affecting women and the legal profession, by driving and advocating for change.
You may join/renew online or download the Membership Application/Renewal form.
Should you have any queries or need to check your membership status, please contact our office at executive@womenlawyersnsw.org.au.
LET'S HAVE A CHAT
The Newcastle Chapter of the Women Lawyers Association of NSW presents a free webinar, 5.30pm Thursday 21 October 2021, supporting National Mental Health Month.
Please join us via Zoom for a wellbeing workshop and conversation led by founder of Being More Human, Michelle Crawford and co-founders of Wellbeings & Co, Garth and Susie Russell.
Lawyers who find this meeting relevant may claim credit for attendance at this meeting towards their MCLE obligation at 1MCLE unit per hour or 1 CPD point.
Details and registration online via our website. Please RSVP by 20 October.
Celebrating Women in the Juidicary - Save the Date!
5.30pm Friday 11 February 2022
Union University & Schools Club, 25 Bent St, Sydney
The Women Lawyers Association of NSW invites you to join us for our biennial signature event.
It is with great pleasure that we acknowledge the achievements of women in law and appointments to the bench since our last event in February 2020. Please join us and distinguished guests in celebrating the achievements of women in the judiciary. Further details and registration will be available shortly.
SAVE THE DATE!
The #AWL2022 National Conference will take place in Brisbane from 5-7 August. AWL has announced the Conference Key-note speaker, AWL Patron, the Hon Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC. Please click here to register your interest and any speaker or topic suggestions via the AWL website.
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