WLANSW – E-News – February 2024

Dear Members & Colleagues,

Welcome back! 2024 has got off to a roaring start.

I hope you are all refreshed after the break.

We have a few events that are in the pipeline:

We will be launching our 2024 program which will include our Celebrating the Women in the Judiciary and much more!

Date: 21 February 2024;
Time: 5.30-7.30
Location: Union, University & Schools Club, 25 Bent Street
Guest Speaker: Alexandra Grayson, Deputy President, Fair Work Commission.
Tickets: Members: $50, Non-members $65

You can book your tickets here

Our guest speaker for the event is Alexandra Grayson, Deputy President of the Fair Work Commission.

Alexandra Grayson is a Deputy President in the Fair Work Commission; prior to commencing the role with the FWC Alex was a Principal solicitor at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers leading a strong employment law team which was involved in cornerstone matters. She also was served as a director and chair of Host-Plus, a large superannuation fund for over 10 years and also was a national industrial officer with the Finance Sector Union. Alex has a passion for helping women and women lawyers and served on the Executive Committee of the Women Lawyers Association of NSW for a number of years.

BOOK TICKETS FOR 2024 LAUNCH EVENT HERE

SPECIAL OFFER FOR WLANSW MEMBERS: LINKED IN MASTERCLASS FOR LAWYERS & BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

Sue-ella Prodonovich has kindly provided WLANSW members with a special offer.

Lucy Bingle is running a seminar on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a platform which is becoming increasingly important for legal professionals. It is something used for head hunting talent, looking up a fellow lawyer to understand their experience. Clients use LinkedIn to review a lawyers experience.

When: 20 February 2024
Time: 12:00pm - 1.30pm

Online: Register here: https://prodonovichadvisory.as.me/BDskillsLI

Any WLANSW member can use the code “WLA” to access a discount.

The WLANSW will be announcing shortly our International Women’s Day events for 2024! Keep an eye out on our socials and emails for further details about the event.

THURSDAY IS THE NEW FRIDAY: NETWORKING EVENINGS

These will be back for 2024 and will commence in March every second month. Details will be circulated on our social media platforms.

After our planning day in late January 2024, the Executive Committee has settled and focussed the work to be achieved this year.

If any of our members are interested in joining any of the below subcommittees you can reach out to our executive officer, Ann Parisi at executive@womenlawyersnsw.org.au who will put you in touch with the Chair of that sub-committee.

Standing and Sub-committees

·       Events & Education;
·       Sponsorship & Membership;
·       Marketing & Communications;
·       Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Leadership;
·       Future of the Law;
·       Law reform;

·       Law firm comparison project
·       Archiving
·       Website renewal

If you are a Newcastle or Wollongong practitioner who wants to get involved in your regional Chapter, please reach out to our Executive Officer and they can put you in touch with our Regional Chairs.

Any woman lawyer who is interested in joining the Regional Chapter for Newcastle please reach out to our Executive Officer.

We are actively recruiting for our Newcastle Chapter. If you are a law student, legal academic, lawyer or barrister in the region and would like to contribute to the industry, please contact our Executive Officer and she can put you in touch with the team.