NSW Regional Women Lawyers – Professional Skills Webinar Series
Guiding Your Career Planning & Choices
Away from Sydney’s CBD, many lawyers practicing in suburban, regional and rural areas of NSW have different opportunities and career choices to their city counterparts.
As the end of 2024 approaches, NRWL considered it timely to launch our webinar program with two sessions on the subject of career planning.
Join us for these lunchtime webinar sessions, offering valuable insights to help you advance your career in the law as the new year approaches!
Session 1 – 21 November, 1-2 pm
An A-Z of how to be a decision-maker
- Setting up on your own v entering an existing business
- Business structures – roles and responsibilities
- Key financial considerations and ‘due diligence’
- Understanding financial statements
Suzie Delbridge, Delbridge Forensic Accounting, Newcastle in conversation with Charlotte Egan, Principal, Booth Brown Legal, Dubbo
Session 2 – 12 December, 1-2 pm
Career progression and support
- Having the difficult conversation about career advancement
- How to ask for a pay rise
- Effective mentoring relationships
Rebecca Hegarty, Head of Corporate & Commercial, Bartier & Perry, President of Parramatta & District Regional Law Society in conversation with Jen Spear, Senior Associate Solicitor, Duffy Elliott Lawyers, Dubbo, President Orana Law Society and Vice-Chair of Bushweb, NSW Young Lawyers
Tickets are available for purchase here – https://events.humanitix.com/nsw-regional-women-lawyers-webinar-series
Ticket Pricing incl GST per webinar:
• NRWL Members: $33
• Non-Members: $55
• Students: $11
To become a member of NSW Regional Women Lawyers and take advantage of the discounts for members please follow this link before buying your webinar tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/annual-membership-2024-2025
1 CPD point available for each webinar
Don’t Miss Out on Our End of Year Celebration! 
wwith only 4 weeks to go, tickets are selling fast, so be sure to secure yours now!
NSW Regional Women Lawyers invites you to join us for our End of Year Celebration on December 5, 2024, at 6:30 PM at Bartholomew’s, Newcastle.
Speaker: Newcastle based barrister and Public Defender Lizzie McLaughlin speaks about coming to the bar as a regional woman and equity issues facing women at the bar.
Date: December 5, 2024
Time: 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Venue: Bartholomew’s, 145 King St, Newcastle
Enjoy an evening of networking, delicious food, and festive cheer.
Tickets: $55 plus booking fee.
Get your tickets today and mark your calendars for a night to remember!
TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/2024-nsw-regional-women-lawyers-end-of-year-dinner-event
NSW Regional Women Lawyers 2024 Conference Armidale – 1 March 2024
Download Full Conference Program
Tickets available for purchase here
This conference on 1 March 2024 in the New England High Country at beautiful Armidale, offers a great environment for networking and an opportunity to top up your CPD points. Our dynamic and diverse program includes some amazing speakers and well-known lawyers who are experts in their field.
Networking Drinks – Thursday 29 February 2024 at Rydges Armidale
Join us from 5.30pm for networking drinks at Rydges Armidale . Purchase your own drinks.
Networking Dinner – Thursday 29 February 2024 at Rydges Armidale
Join us for at 7pm for a networking dinner at Rydges Armidale. Bookings essential and limited – $70.00 inc GST for 2 courses with dinner guests receiving a 10% discount on accommodation at Rydges Armidale.
Conference 1 March 2024 – Join us for speakers and panel discussions on
- How women in the regions can achieve the same benefits and opportunities as their city colleagues when working in the law.
- Transforming sexual harassment culture in rural and regional areas
- Climate Change litigation and careers in environmental law
- Multi-party disputes in Building and Construction Law and the Design and Building Practitioners Act
- Costs Assessments – what, when, why, how?
- Blockchain in rural and regional legal practice
- Financials of running a regional law firm
- Recruitment and retention of lawyers in rural and regional legal practice
- Career pathways – from the bar and bench for regional women lawyers
Travel and accommodation
• Situated within a day’s drive or short flight from Sydney and Brisbane, getting to Armidale is easier than you may think. Trains stop daily at Armidale, and the journey from Sydney takes around six hours. You can also fly into Armidale Airport and hire a car to explore the region.
The Armidale region boasts spectacular waterfalls, gorges, world-heritage national parks, cool-climate vineyards and a fascinating and diverse cultural heritage.
Accommodation in Armidale suits various budgets and ranges from camping and holiday parks to relaxing. Visit https://www.visitarmidale.com
CPD – COLLECT 5 CPD POINTS – in-person and online event
$295 MEMBERS, $345 NON-MEMBERS, $50 STUDENTS + BF VIA HUMANITIX
Registration cost includes attendance and catering for lunch, morning and afternoon tea.
PAST EVENTS
NSW Regional Women Lawyers End of Year Dinner – Wednesday 8 November 2023
Venue: Paymasters, 20 Bond St, Newcastle, NSW
6.15pm drinks 7pm dinner
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE OR IN PERSON HERE
This event marks a special occasion for NSW Regional Women Lawyers being our first Christmas celebration. We are excited to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year, acknowledge our collective achievements, and look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead.
Thank you for your ongoing support, and we anticipate a wonderful evening of networking and celebration.
If you have any special dietary requirements please contact our treasurer, Nicole Armitage on 0403 775 231 or email her at hello@econveyancingNSW.com.au.
NSW Regional Women Lawyers Conference 2024 – Friday 1 March 2024
Venue: UNE School of Law (W37/38 Armidale campus)
Conference Dinner – Thursday 29 February 2024
Venue: Rydges, Armidale
SAVE THE DATE – MORE DETAILS COMING SOON
PAST EVENTS
NSW Regional Women Lawyers Conference – Friday 8 September 2023
Venue: Charles Sturt University, 7 Major Innes Road, Port Macquarie, NSW
12pm – 5.30pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE OR IN PERSON HERE
This conference on Friday 8 September 2023 in Mid North Coast NSW’s beautiful Port Macquarie, offers a great environment for networking and an opportunity to top up your CPD points. Our dynamic and diverse program includes some amazing speakers and well-known lawyers who are experts in their field.
Join us for panel discussions on
- How women in the regions can achieve the same benefits and opportunities as their city colleagues when working in the law.
- Progressing in leadership – What will I do to lift myself? What will I do to lift other women?
- Community Lawyering in regional New South Wales – Community Legal Centres, Legal Aid and the Aboriginal Legal Service.
- Becoming a Partner for Regional Women Lawyers
- Running your own law firm in Regional NSW
- Career pathways – from the bar and bench for regional women lawyers
Please click here for the full Conference Program (PDF)
Travel and accommodation
- The Port Macquarie region is on the NSW mid North Coast, four hours’ drive north of Sydney and six hours’ south of Brisbane. Trains stop daily at Kendall and Wauchope, and the journey from Sydney takes around seven hours. You can also fly into Port Macquarie Airport and hire a car to explore the region. Accommodation in Greater Port Macquarie suits various budgets and ranges from camping and holiday parks to high-end seaside resorts. Visit https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/north-coast/port-macquarie-area/accommodation
CPD
in-person and online event
COLLECT CPD POINTS
$325 inc GST MEMBERS, $380 inc GST NON-MEMBERS, $55 inc GST STUDENTS + BF VIA PURCHASE TICKETS HERE AT HUMANITIX
Registration cost includes attendance and catering for lunch and afternoon tea.
PROGRAM
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12pm |
Registration & Buffet Lunch |
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1pm |
Welcome & Opening
From the Bar to the Bench for Regional Women Lawyers
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Kymberlei Goodacre, President Clarence River & Coffs Harbour Regional Law Society & Principal Coffs Law Co Senior Judicial Registrar Tracy Flintoff, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. |
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1.45pm |
Becoming a Partner in a Regional Law Firm and Running your own Regional Law Firm – the financials
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Suzanne Delbridge – Director, Delbridge Forensic Heather McKinnon – Partner Bryant McKinnon Lawyers |
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2.30pm |
Afternoon Tea & Networking |
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3.00pm |
Leadership Lift – progressing in leadership – What will I do to lift myself? What will I do to lift other women? |
Suzy Miller – Leadership Development Specialist |
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4.00pm |
Community Lawyering for Regional Women Lawyers |
Emma Smallwood, Solicitor in Charge of Legal Aid Port Macquarie
Jane Titterington, Principal, Mid North Coast Community Legal Centre
Haley McEwen, Senior Solicitor with the Mid North Coast Legal Centre and Senior Lecturer/Head of Discipline in Law for Charles Sturt University.
Bronwyn Ambrogetti, Principal, Hunter Community Legal Centre |
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5.00pm |
Close and Networking |
Michelle Meares – Barrister & President NSW Regional Women Lawyers |
Tickets limited and available now
Networking Dinner – Friday 8 September 2023
Join us for a 2 course networking dinner at Rydges Port Macquarie. Purchase your own drinks. Bookings essential and limited – $69.00 inc GST.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Cicely Sylow, General Counsel at the Birdon Group
PAST EVENTS
NSW Regional Women Lawyers Inaugural Conference– Friday 24 March 2023 8.30am-5.30pm
Hotel Canobolas, 248 Summer St, Orange
This one-day conference at beautiful Orange in the Central West NSW, offers a great environment for networking and an opportunity to top up your CPD points. Our dynamic and diverse program includes some amazing speakers and well-known lawyers, experts in their field. Our conference coincides with Orange Food Week, so you you could make a weekend of it!
Join us for presentations, workshops and panel discussions on
– Running a regional practice
– Professional development and growth – leadership and capacity training
– Mentoring young lawyers and those re-entering the profession developing new areas of practice
– Marketing and business development strategies
– Lawyering with and for rural indigenous communities
– Current challenges for regional family law practitioners
– Taking the leap to the bar for regional women barristers
In-person and online event
$295 MEMBERS, $345.00 NON-MEMBERS, $150 STUDENTS + BF VIA HUMANITIX
Please click here to download the conference flyer with program and full details..
BOOKINGS OPEN: https://events.humanitix.com/nsw-regional-women-lawyers-conference
Networking Dinner – Thursday 23 March 2023
Casual Dinner at one of the fabulous local restaurants. Pay for your own food and drinks; bookings essential and limited.
Launch NSW Regional Women Lawyers – Wednesday 22 February 2023
NSW Regional Women Lawyers Inc (‘NRWL’) has been established by a group of energetic regional women lawyers who are working to ensure that those practicing in regional, rural and remote (RRR) NSW have the same benefits and opportunities as their CBD Sydney counterparts. NRWL has already established chapters in the Central West, the Far West, the Riverina, Southern Highlands, the Illawarra, the Hunter, the Central Coast and Western Sydney.
Our guest speakers, Professor Trish Mundy and Dr Natasha Cica, will discuss the contemporary challenges and opportunities of being a woman lawyer outside the magic triangle of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra and how we all – wherever we practice – have the potential to influence justice-related change as never before.
The event is free with tickets available for attending in person & Online.
Please note the venue has changed to Room X803, 8th Floor NUspace, University of Newcastle, Cnr Auckland and Hunter Sts, Newcastle
RSVP here https://events.humanitix.com/nsw-regional-women-lawyers-launch-event
325 inc GST
