2016

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22 March 2016 | Brisbane Legal article with comments by Vice-President, Cassandra Heilbronn on the improvement of gender equality in the legal profession.

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14 March 2016 | Media Release regarding Corporate Membership is available here.

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2015

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18 December 2015 | Honourary Member, Noela L’Estrange wrote an article in QLS Proctor regarding women in the legal profession.  You can read the article here.

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18 December 2015 | Coverage of the 37th Annual Awards Dinner, including an interview with all Award Winners can be read in the QLS Proctor article here.

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18 December 2015 | QLS Proctor published an article about our Regional event held in Far North Queeensland.  Access the article here.

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18 December 2015 | This month’s Flexible Working Group story in QLS Proctor features Jane Menzies.  Access the article here.

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7 December 2015 | The Honourable Chief Justice Holmes gave an insightful address at the 100th anniversary celebration of the admission of Agnes McWhinney, Queensland’s first female solicitor.  A copy of Her Honour’s address is available online.

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19 October 2015 | This month’s Flexible Working Group story in QLS Proctor features current Secretary, Kate Denning.  Access the article here.

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15 October 2015 | President, Amelia Trotman has applauded the efforts of the women who have nominated in the QLS Council Elections.  Her comments are available here.

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29 September 2015 | President, Amelia Trotman has called on members of WLAQ to speak out against domestic violence and show support to Women’s Legal Service Queensland.  The Media Release can be viewed here.

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1 September 2015 | President, Amelia Trotman is interviewed for Proctor, with this month’s Flexible Working Group story also printed.  The stories can be accessed here.

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6 August 2015 | The WLAQ’s Media Release regarding the Childcare Member Discounts offered by QLS can be accessed here.

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5 May 2015 | WLAQ’s Updated Constitution can be accessed here.

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3 March 2015 | The WLAQ Committee endorsed their 2015-2018 Strategic Plan.  The WLAQ’s committment to provide an avenue and catalyst for change for women in the legal profession can be read here.

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Prior to 2015

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On 29 March 2013, Queensland judiciary split into cliques, some shirk workload while others on the outer – quotes President, Natalia Wuth, with Vice Presidents Rachael Taylor and Kylie Hillard. 

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On 16 August 2013, WLAQ’s current President, Ms Natalia Wuth, told Lawyers Weekly that more women would stay in the profession if they were offered the ability to work flexibly. Read Article.

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On 4 January 2013, our immediate past president, Ms Kathryn Finlayson, was asked by The Courier Mail to comment on a report released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency revealing statistics demonstrating a gender pay gap. Read article

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