Dear Members & Colleagues

Nominations for our NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards 2007 have formally closed with a great response.  Please note that the winners of the Awards will be announced on 19th October at our Gala Presentation Dinner at the Hilton Sydney, where we look forward to your company. Further details will be brought to you shortly.

We are delighted to welcome Middletons, Kemp Strang and Colin Biggers & Paisley as our first Corporate Member supporters, and the President of the NSW Bar Association, Michael Slattery QC, and the President of The Law Society of NSW, Geoff Dunlevy, as our first Associate members. The current competition for the first ten male lawyers to sign up for Associate membership will close on 30 September 2007. We encourage all male lawyers to get involved in playing a significant part in the history of Women Lawyers. We look forward to announcing the winner of the lucky draw for a complimentary ticket to our Gala Presentation Dinner.

Organisations that take advantage of our Corporate Membership rates can make considerable savings. Please refer to the attached Membership Form for further details, and contact:
Kathryn McKenzie, Executive Officer, on (02) 4392 1185 or at
executive@womenlawyersnsw.org.au should you have any membership enquiries.

The committee is finalising a number of events for the remainder of 2007 as noted below and on our website. Click here to view our Event Schedule and be sure to mark your diaries.

Yours faithfully,

Lee-May Saw
President

UNSW in partnership with the Office for Women, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet need mentors for the 2007 Lucy Mentoring Program.
The program is highly structured to work around your work commitments and involves 2 functions and a 35-hour work based activity to take place sometime between August to November 2007. The program is aimed at female students (particularly those suffering from a disadvantage) who given the right opportunities and support can develop their leadership potential. For further information, please see the attached document
 LUCY.pdf or go to: www.careers.unsw.edu.au/news/lucy.aspx
If this is something you would like to get involved in please email Taye Morris at taye.morris@unsw.edu.au or Bandini Chhichhia at bchhichhia@hotmail.com

August 1, Wednesday 6:00pm: The annual Sydney University Law Society Women's Mentoring Program. This is a unique opportunity to provide assistance and guidance to a young female law student interested in your line of work. Prospective mentors must be able to attend the Program Launch at Mallesons Stephen Jaques on Wednesday, 1 August 2007 from 6:00pm. There are no other compulsory time commitments and future meetings will be up to each student-mentor pair to co-ordinate. In previous years, students have arranged to meet for lunch or coffee with their mentors perhaps two or three times per year. In other cases, students have ‘shadowed’ their mentors for a day in court, chambers or offices, or simply had the comfort of knowing they had someone to call for advice and guidance while preparing for job interviews. Please see the attached documents for more information. If you are interested in acting as a mentor in this year’s program please email Julia Bowes at women@suls.org.au ASAP.  SULS_launch.pdf  SULS_program.pdf

16 August,  Thursday 7.30 for 7.45am
The Anglo-Australasian Lawyers Society Breakfast with guest speaker The Rt Hon Sir Igor Judge, President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice "The Woolf reforms after nine years: Is civil litigation in the High Court quicker and cheaper?"
Venue: The Union, University & Schools Club, 25 Bent St, Sydney
Cost $55pp; View details and registration.
RSVP by 13 August to Malcolm Longstaff 9988 3563 mblongstaff@ozemail.com.au

NOMINATE NOW FOR 2007 JUSTICE AWARDS!
Nominations are open until 13 August for the 2007 Justice Awards, which recognise individuals and organisations who have improved access to justice in NSW, particularly for socially and economically disadvantaged people.To nominate on-line: www.lawfoundation.net.au/justice_awards for nomination forms and more information.

Breast Cancer Network Australia: Sydney Field of Women LIVE 11 August
Calling on 13,000 people - representing the number of Australians diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 - to stand together and create the first ever Sydney Field of Women LIVE before the Sydney Swans v St Kilda match on Saturday evening, 11 August 2007, at Telstra Stadium. Details and Registration at www.fieldofwomen.org.au

23 August, Thursday 12 for 12.30pm
Guides NSW invites you to Lunch at Parliament house with guest speaker Helen Reddy. Click here for details and registration.

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