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ANNUAL REPORT | Following the AGM on 23 June 2022, WLAQ has released its 2021 Annual Report which you can view here.

The Women Lawyers Association of Queensland (WLAQ) held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 23 June 2022 where the business of 2021 was reported on, the FY2023 Committee was elected and a…

NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS I WLAQ Secretary, Emma Lewis, gives the following Notice of Nominations naming those who have been nominated for a position on the WLAQ Management Committee, where the…

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TAKE NOTICE that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 23 June 2022, from 5.45pm for a 6.00pm start, at Thynne + Macartney Lawyers,…

UNA PRENTICE AWARDS I Every year, WLAQ recognises the achievements of the highest achieving graduating female+ law student from each Law School in Queensland thanks to the generous bequest of…

IWD INSPO LIST I After a difficult 12 months, our organisation has been buoyed by stories of female legal practitioners throughout Queensland who have supported their colleagues and peers to…

The Women Lawyers Association of Queensland Inc is excited to announce that applications for the first round of the Beryl Donkin Memorial Scholarship Fund for 2022 are now open. You…

On Friday night, WLAQ hosted 270 people for its 43rd Annual Awards Dinner. WLAQ is grateful for the support of the members of the judiciary, all associations, Chamber groups and…

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…

WLAQ is pleased to introduce you to the FY2022 Committee.  Below you will find out more about each Committee Member’s role and their aims or focus for the year ahead.

ANNUAL REPORT | Following the AGM on 23 June 2021, WLAQ has released its 2020 Annual Report which you can view here.

On 23 July 2021, the WLAQ Criminal Lawyers Sub-Committee made a submission to the Queensland Government’s Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce regarding ‘Discussion Paper 2 – Women and Girl’s Experience…

Vale Magistrate Donna MacCallum The Women Lawyers Association of Queensland commemorates the outstanding career and contributions of long serving Magistrate Donna MacCallum who sadly passed away on 1 June 2021.…

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TAKE NOTICE that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 June 2021, from 5.45pm for a 6.00pm start, at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Level 8,…

UNA PRENTICE AWARDS I Every year, WLAQ recognises the achievements of the highest achieving graduating female law student from each Law School in Queensland thanks to the generous bequest of…

Case Summary from 1967: of interest to women working in criminal law Magistrate Tracy Mossop of the Dalby Magistrates Courts (circuiting to Chinchilla, St George, Oakey & Taroom) generously provides…

IWD INSPO | To celebrate International Women’s Day, the WLAQ Committee has put together a list of women who hold a law degree, either from or in Queensland, who have…

Each year, WLAQ recognises the achievements of women in Queensland’s legal profession through the conferral of its Annual Awards.   This year can be described as unique, challenging, stressful, disruptive and…

WLAQ is pleased to introduce you to the FY2021 Committee.  Below you will find out more about each Committee Member’s role and their aims or focus for the year ahead.

ANNUAL REPORT | Following the AGM on 25 June 2020, WLAQ has released its 2019 Annual Report which you can view here.

The WLAQ AGM was held on 25 June 2020 where members of the FY2021 Management Committee were elected, and the inaugural WLAQ Support Person announced. Please see the following Media…

NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS | WLAQ Secretary, Naomi Omundson gives the following Notice of Nominations, naming those who have been nominated for a position on the WLAQ Management Committee, where the…

WLAQ is pleased to release the WLAQ Criminal Lawyers Sub-Committee Survey Report which contains the results of the recent survey launched by the Sub-Committee where the profession was invited to…

WLAQ is excited to release its 2020-2022 Strategic Plan. This Plan outlines the focus for WLAQ for the following three years, our objectives and the steps we intend to take…

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TAKE NOTICE that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 25 June 2020, from 5.30pm, and in the interests of protecting all members and to ensure…

UNA PRENTICE AWARDS | Every year, WLAQ recognises the achievements of the highest achieving, graduating female law student from each law school (of the graduating class from the prior year)…

IWD INSPO | To celebrate International Women’s Day, the WLAQ Committee has put together a list of women who hold a law degree, either from or in Queensland, who have…

On 12 November 2019, the WLAQ Management Committee passed a motion forming the Criminal Lawyers Sub-Committee. Further information on the Sub-Committee can be found in our most recent Media Release.

On Friday night, WLAQ hosted over 280 people for its 41st Annual Awards Dinner. WLAQ is grateful for the support of all associations, Chamber groups and firms in attendance, along…

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 nominations which…

ANNUAL REPORT | Following our AGM on Thursday, 20 June 2019, WLAQ has released its Annual Report. Thank you to McCullough Robertson for hosting the Gender Diversity Forum and AGM.…

Notice of Annual General MeetingTAKE NOTICE that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 20 June 2019, from 5.45pm for a 6.00pm start, at McCullough Robertson Lawyers, Level 11, Central…

PARENTAL LEAVE REPORT | In early 2018, WLAQ received an increase in the number of requests for assistance and information about paid parental leave arrangements in workplaces. WLAQ consulted with…

Every year, WLAQ recognises the achievements of the highest achieving graduating female law student from each Law School in Queensland thanks to the generous bequest of Ms Prentice and through…

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. It is a time for reflection, understanding and most importantly, a time for recognition of what needs to be done as we #BalanceForBetter. The…

In February 2018, WLAQ arranged for a Bar jacket to be tailored by The Fitting Room on Edward so that it could be used by pregnant barristers throughout the later…

At our AGM on 20 June 2018, we released our 2017 Annual Report, which was the first time we have released such a Report.  Thank you to Colin, Biggers &…

WLAQ Vice-President Amanda Stoker has joined the Senate for the LNP. Here is what Women’s Agenda  wrote about her appointment: There’s officially another woman in the Senate, after Amanda Stoker…

QLS Agnes McWhinney Award 2018 Words by Katrina Mawer, WLAQ Media Advisor & Solicitor On 9 March 2018, WLAQ Vice President Ann-Maree David was awarded the Queensland Law Society Agnes McWhinney…

Congratulations to our Una Prentice Award winners, who were presented with their gifts and certificates last evening by The Hon Justice Debra Mullins of the Supreme Court of Queensland.  Justice…

Amy Sanders-Robbins, a Senior Associate at Hillhouse Burrough McKeown Lawyers and accredited specialist in family law wrote this article for this month’s Proctor. A great resource for those in and…

Congratulations to Melanie Hindman and Darlene Skennar on their appointment as QC. The full list for 2017 is: Justin Andrew Greggery Melanie Heather Hindman Michael Robert Hodge Benjamin Job John…

From 1 January next year, Tricia Hobson will switch seats from Australian chair to global chair of the top-tier law firm.  Read more at Lawyer’s Weekly.

WLAQ welcomes the appointments for the Supreme Court which have been announced today by the Attorney-General. I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor…

At our Women at the Bar evening, we launched our Female Barristers List.  Watch the video live here.