What female firm owners face when taking maternity leave

Here, one female firm owner shares the significant concerns and anxieties that emerge when planning for maternity leave...

27 February 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

‘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

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

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

Female leaders aren’t trusted, says ANU study

According to research by the Australian National University (ANU), female leaders aren’t trusted by their...

04 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

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

‘Support and momentum’ are needed in D&I

Whilst there has been a definite “shift towards gender equity” within the profession in recent years, these female...

21 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

Boutique celebrates all-female leadership team

Amanda Little & Associates has become the first specialist family law firm in NSW to have an all-female leadership...

20 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

McCullough Robertson appoints 1st female chair

Independent law firm McCullough Robertson has appointed its first-ever female chair, in addition to a number of other...

14 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

Handing over the reins as a boutique firm owner

Over a decade after founding her firm, this boutique owner decided to hand over her management responsibilities — and...

08 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘I have never felt disadvantaged by my gender as an employee of Shine’

As a majority female-led firm, Shine Lawyers has set a glowing example for the rest of the profession, said these...

04 April 2022

By Lauren Croft

Meet the Melbourne firm leading the way on female leadership

With women still underrepresented in senior roles across the legal profession, one firm is bucking the trend, arguing...

08 March 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

The influence female leaders have on aspiring lawyers

Working within strong, female-led teams and being surrounded by each of their firm’s supportive cultures has...

07 March 2022

By Naomi Neilson

Commercial firm bolsters female leadership

With the promotion of two women into the role of principal lawyers, a corporate and commercial-focused firm has...

24 February 2022

By Naomi Neilson

‘Lots of scope’ for promoting female leadership at start of career

The law students who seek out management positions from the very beginning can be instrumental in “setting the...

10 January 2022

By Naomi Neilson

‘There is clearly a problem with women getting into and staying in senior positions’

Despite those entering the profession being primarily female, there is still a decreasing number of women at a more...

17 September 2021

By Lauren Croft