Equality progress ‘stalled’
A new survey of 68 NSW law firms has found just six have women chief executive officers.
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Theodora Ahilas wins 2018 President’s Medal
Theodora Ahilas, head of Maurice Blackburn’s asbestos and dust diseases national practice, has been awarded the 2018 Law Society President’s Medal.
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LSJ wins awards
LSJ was named 2018 Member Magazine of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards in September.
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New appointments to Family Court
A new Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice have been appointed to the Family Court of Australia.
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Celebrating a milestone
The Chief Justice of the High Court, Susan Kiefel AC and First 100 Years of Women in Law members toured the Archibald exhibition at the NSW…
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Scales of justice still lopsided at the bar
Women barristers took home just 15 per cent of the $270 million total in briefing fees paid to Australian barristers in the 2016-2017 financial year.
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Independent review calls for $15.6 million extra funding for CLCs
The findings of an independent review into community legal centres (CLCs) reveal that underfunding is still at critical levels.
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Global survey to expose bullying and sexual harassment in law
One in two female lawyers have been bullied at work and up to one in three have been sexually harassed.
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