We are proud to announce the following nominees for the upcoming ACT Women Lawyers Awards. All nominees are of an incredibly high calibre and we know the judging panel will have some very difficult decisions ahead of them.
Winner of the inaugural Woman Lawyer of the Year (Government) Award, Helen Curtis, shares what winning meant to her. We encourage ACT lawyers to nominate themselves, their colleagues, employers and friends before the 31 August deadline. More information on how to nominate is available online.
Women Lawyers Association ACT and ANU Women In Law Organisation invite you to join us for a 'Women in Law Career Panel' on Monday 20 August, from 6:30-7:30pm at ANU.
Our panellists come from a range of backgrounds, and aim to show you that there is no one set path following the completion of a law degree.
Women Lawyers Association ACT and ANU Women In Law Organisation invite you to join us for a 'Women in Law Career Panel' on Monday 20 August, from 6:30-7:30pm at ANU.
Our panellists come from a range of backgrounds, and aim to show you that there is no one set path following the completion of a law degree.
WLA ACT is proud to support ANU's Women In Law Mentoring Program (WILO) and the University of Canberra's Women Lawyers' Mentor Program (WLMP) again in Semester 1, 2018.
You can now register to become a mentor:
Complete this short form to register to become a mentor to a UC student.
Complete this short form to register to become a mentor to an ANU student.
Mentor registrations will close 23 February 2018, and matches will be advised on 27 February 2018.
This program pairs women law students with professional women in the legal sector, as a means to empower and develop women studying law.
The Program is run each semester by the ANU Women In Law Organisation and UC Women Lawyers' Mentor Program.
Please see the WILO website for more information about the ANU program and a useful mentoring manual.
WLMP has also produced a useful mentoring handbook.
The Women Lawyers Association of the ACT is delighted to let you know that the ANU Women in Law Organisation (WILO) and the University of Canberra Women Lawyers' Mentor Program (WLMP) are ready to sign up mentors for the next session of their mentor programs.
You can sign up to mentor an ANU law student by clicking here.
You can sign up to mentor a UC law student by clicking here.
Sign ups will close on 11 August 2017 and matches with mentees will be advised around 14 August 2017.
WLA ACT is grateful for those members who have given up their time to mentor women law students on these programs so far. We encourage you to do so again and for members who haven't done so yet to join these programs.
For the WILO mentor manual click here
For the WLMP mentor manual click here
We look forward to seeing mentors and mentees at the end of session cocktail function in late October.
