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The Women Lawyers Association of SA Inc (WLA) is the South Australian branch of the Australian Women Lawyers Association.
Our members come from all sectors of the legal profession – private practice, the public sector, courts, universities, the judiciary, women not currently practicing. A volunteer committee that meets once a month manages WLA. The current committee members and contact details appear below. The Committee was formed out of the Women Lawyers Committee of the Law Society and continues to function in that role as well. Committee members are active in various roles and sub committees. Committee members also act as state representatives to the Australian Law Council’s Equal Opportunity committee and to the national body Australian Women Lawyers (AWL).
Our aim is to promote justice and equality for all women. We are committed to improving the career prospects for women within the legal profession. Our volunteer committee continues to work hard, preparing comments and submissions on issues relevant to women and law, maintaining a professional and social network for women lawyers and lobbying on behalf of women in the law. |
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The Women Lawyers’ Association of SA Inc (WLA) was founded with a number of objectives in mind.
Essentially the objects of our Association are:
* To achieve justice and equality for all women
* To further the understanding and support of the legal rights of women
* To identify, highlight and eradicate discrimination against women inherent in the legal system and in the community generally
* To advance equality for women in the legal profession
* To create and enhance awareness of women’s contribution to the practice and development of the law
* To make recommendations or submissions on law reform
* To provide a professional and social network for women lawyers
* To do all such other things as may be incidental to the attainment of such objects
* Any other objects as the Association in General Meeting may decide.
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As early as the 1960s, women practising in the law (albeit few in number) recognised the need to meet together for support.
Roma Mitchell QC (as she then was) and others hosted occasional lunches, providing the opportunity for social contact, support and guidance for younger women entering the profession.
Unlike the eastern states, it was not until the 1980s that the concept of a formal association took hold in South Australia. On 21st September 1988 a meeting was held at the Law Society to discuss forming a women lawyers group. Over 95 women attended and 60 more sent their apologies. This represented more than half of the women practising law at that time and clearly indicated that the concept of a women lawyers committee or group had considerable support.
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