WLAQ 45th Annual Awards Dinner
The Women Lawyers Association of Queensland Inc (WLAQ) celebrated their 45th Annual Awards dinner on Saturday 14 October 2023. This prestigious event brought together legal professionals, advocates, and supporters to…
The WLAQ Breakfast Club is held monthly and is an opportunity for our members to informally drop in for coffee or breakfast and a chat.
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The Women Lawyers Association of Queensland Inc (WLAQ) is an organisation dedicated to women who are jurists, practising professionals, legal academics, legal graduates and students of law. As an association of professionals, we seek to help members directly and indirectly by:
WLAQ membership is open to all females who hold a law degree, or studying to obtain a law degree, in Australia. There are a number of categories of membership to cater for all female lawyers, including:
If you are experiencing financial hardship, please email us at secretary@wlaq.com.au to discuss membership options.
The WLAQ’s Ladder Program supports and nurtures women in the early stages of their legal careers through its Ladder mentoring program. The program matches law students and lawyers (must be less than 5 PAE) with more experienced women in the profession who can encourage, assist and empower young women to take advantage of opportunities in the law. The ladder program helps develop professional contacts as well as assists women in taking responsibility for their learning and career direction.
The ladder program has enjoyed many years of success and continues to attract impressive mentors (including senior members of the Profession and members of the judiciary) as well as many promising and enthusiastic ‘mentees’. The program runs annually, with the launch in held each April to coincide with our Una Prentice Awards.
The Women Lawyers Association of Queensland Inc (WLAQ) celebrated their 45th Annual Awards dinner on Saturday 14 October 2023. This prestigious event brought together legal professionals, advocates, and supporters to…
Each year, the WLAQ recognises the achievements of women in Queensland’s legal profession through the conferral of its Annual Awards. This year, WLAQ received a high number of impressive nominations…