Value of briefs to women barristers still too low, despite ‘positive’ signs for equality targets

“The pay gap remains too wide”: There is reason for optimism about greater gender inclusivity at the Australian...

20 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Mentors are new barristers’ ‘greatest source of knowledge’

After going straight to the Bar upon graduating, this barrister says that choosing the right chambers – and the right...

10 February 2025

By Lauren Croft

‘Women will continue to pay the price for not being men’ until they are equally valued

Following the release of gender pay gap data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and International Women’s Day,...

11 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

Value of briefs to women barristers highlights ongoing gender pay issues in law

While new data from the Law Council shows that targets are being met on equitable briefing rates, the percentage of...

19 December 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘How to find a husband’ letter to barrister a reminder of ongoing issues

Recently, a UK-based junior barrister shared a “misogynistic” letter she received from another lawyer, which...

08 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

In-house teams must be held to account on equitable briefing

Women now outnumber men on the High Court. So why aren’t equitable briefing numbers where they should be? Westpac’s...

08 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

Kate Eastman on the ‘great opportunity’ for equitable briefing

Despite women now outnumbering male judges on the High Court, the Law Council’s equitable briefing targets are yet to...

26 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

The charitable cause driving an award-winning barrister

The impact and trauma caused by parental separation, Melbourne-based barrister Darren Mort says, is often not given...

19 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Steady decline in gender disparity’ offers encouraging signs for women at the bar

Whilst female practitioners remain “significantly under-represented” among the barristerial cohort — a concern...

22 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Two Wentworth Chambers adds new clerk

Two Wentworth Chambers has appointed a new clerk, who officially joined the Sydney barrister’s chambers after...

11 April 2022

By Lauren Croft

Women Barristers Association, Maddocks team up to support parity push for female barristers

A new report from BigLaw firm Maddocks and the Women Barristers Association showcases women at the bar across Victoria,...

31 March 2022

By Shandel McAuliffe

Equitable briefing must be better ‘embedded’ in-house

For in-house counsel to effectively utilise equitable briefing policies, organisations need to make it a part of their...

28 September 2021

By Lauren Croft

Working with in-house teams to improve rates of equitable briefing

Since the introduction of the Equitable Briefing Policy five years ago, the percentage of female barristers receiving...

27 September 2021

By Lauren Croft