Year 101: What next for women in law?
It is 101 years since Australian women won the right to practise law in NSW, but barriers to gender equality remain.
By Scarlet Reid - 1 min readFuture looks bright for Australian law graduates
Law firms are diversifying, accounting firms want lawyers, and a rise in legal technology is creating new jobs for law graduates.
By Kate Allman - 3 min readExperts at loggerheads over consent law review
Specialist sexual assault courts and lower penalties for offenders who honestly believed their victim agreed to sex are among the proposals submitted to a NSW-led…
By Amy Dale - 3 min readDomestic violence victims cry out for additional court resources
Domestic violence victims are being forced to live out abusive and dangerous situations as they wait for their matters to be heard in overflowing courts.
By Kate Allman - 3 min readThe four stages of gender inequality awareness
Dr Kirstin Ferguson spent her early career in blissful ignorance of gender inequality in the workplace. Eventually, the evidence became undeniable.
By Kirstin Ferguson - 4 min readSix minutes with Anita Will
Meet solicitor Anita Will from Kingsford Legal Centre, who has co-founded a program teaching school students how to identify sexual harassment.
By Kate Allman - 3 min readLaw Society urges politicians to commit to key election issues
Establish a Human Rights Act in NSW, raise the age of criminal responsibility, and raise the rate paid to lawyers doing legal aid work –…
By Kate Allman - 3 min readCity lawyers charging five times as much as country lawyers
Clients of city-based lawyers can expect to pay up to five times what people in country areas would pay for the same document, according to…
By Kate Allman - 2 min read