The real reasons female lawyers want to leave the profession

Despite meaningful progress towards gender equality in the legal profession, countless female lawyers still encounter...

30 April 2025

By Grace Robbie

‘It’s not the old boys’ club anymore’: Women outnumber male solicitors in NSW 7th year running

With female practitioners entering the profession at two and a half times the rate of men, the legal industry in...

09 July 2024

By Lauren Croft

Inclusive policies are an ‘important investment’ in female lawyers

Following the release of gender pay gap data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and in the lead-up to...

06 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

How much progress have we made in promoting female leadership in law?

As the legal landscape evolves, diverse leadership has a critical role in driving innovation and fostering diversity...

15 November 2023

By Lauren Croft

‘The pie is big enough for everyone’: Female firm owners on business development

How much harder is it to build a business as a woman? Here, four female firm owners delve into whether networking as a...

19 October 2023

By [email protected]

Women in Law Forum 2023 launches

After hosting the immensely successful conference last year, Lawyers Weekly and principal partner LEAP are pleased to...

17 August 2023

By Malavika Santhebennur

Combating the (ever-pervasive) gender pay gap in law

While women won the right to equal pay in 1969, the gender pay gap still exists – while progress is being made, firms...

07 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

Submissions open for Women in Law Awards 2023

Lawyers Weekly and principal partner nrol are calling on all female legal professionals to enter this year’s Women in...

03 August 2023

By Malavika Santhebennur

Female banking and finance lawyers urged to nominate for award

Lawyers Weekly is calling on all female banking and finance lawyers to submit an entry in the 2023 Women in Finance...

20 July 2023

By Malavika Santhebennur

Aussie solicitors are now ‘younger, more female and more diverse’

The sixth National Profile of Solicitors report has been published, revealing that four years after female lawyers...

05 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

Is inflation disproportionately impacting female lawyers?

With the cost of living continuing to rise and a potential recession on the horizon, inflation has been revealed to...

29 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

What dictates firms of choice for male and female lawyers

Recent research suggests that men and women want to work for different Australian law firms.

03 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Pinsent Masons reveals new Melbourne head, all-female leadership

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed a new head of Melbourne, a move which means the firm now has an...

22 February 2023

By Lauren Croft

Legal employers must ‘work smarter and capitalise’ on women’s talent

Since getting her first role in the mid-’90s, this legal people and culture manager has seen massive growth within...

02 February 2023

By Lauren Croft

50 years in law: Reflections from one of our longest-serving female lawyers

Mary-Lynne Taylor has now marked her 50th year in law — making her one of the longest-serving female lawyers working...

11 November 2022

By Jess Feyder

Retention of 3 to 5 years’ PQE lawyers a ‘key challenge’ for firms

The first female chair of Holman Webb has aspirations to ‘remove barriers and be a beacon for communication’, in...

01 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

Why Justice Jagot’s appointment is a win for female lawyers

The accession of Justice Jayne Jagot to the High Court of Australia is significant for myriad reasons, writes Stefanie...

29 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Coote Family Lawyers promotes 3 female lawyers

Divorce and family law firm Coote Family Lawyers has promoted three staff, including one to the partnership and two to...

14 July 2022

By Lauren Croft

Gender pay gap persists for NSW solicitors, despite women outnumbering men

Despite female solicitors outnumbering their male counterparts in the legal profession in NSW for the fifth consecutive...

01 July 2022

By Lauren Croft