If you work in the law and you are a woman then we need to connect
Join us for this upcoming event hosted by CPA Australia, featuring expert insights on pathways to board appointments, navigating the boardroom, and building your board CV.
Date: 28 August 2025. 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue: CPA Australia, Level 9, 29 Customs Street West, Aon Centre, Auckland CBD 1010
Registrations by 26 August 12pm.
AWLA recently filed submissions against the Regulatory Standards Bill based on our concerns with its: (a) introduction of important constitutional standards without seriousconsideration being given to the constitutional implications of codification;(b) legal framework and failure to achieve its purpose;(c) deliberate exclusion of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and entrenchment of contestedideology under the guise of neutral …
You are warmly invited to come together with other members of the profession in South Auckland — Judges, practitioners and stakeholders — as we acknowledge and celebrate Dame Ranjna Patel DNZM QSM.
Guest speaker: Dame Ranjna Patel DNZM QSM.
When: Thursday, 24 July 2025 between 5:30 pm and about 7:30 pm.
Where: Offices of Kayes Fletcher Walker, Level 4 MIT Building
We are celebrating the Timeline’s launch and AWLA’s 41st anniversary with a panel discussion featuring past AWLA committee members, including Hon Judge Kate Davenport KC, Kellie Arthur, Hon Margaret Wilson DCNZM, and Phillipa Muir, who will share reflections on the AWLA’s past achievements and their aspirations for its future.
Date: Wednesday 30 July 2025
Time: 5:30 pm start
Venue: Simpson Grierson, Level 27, 88 Shortland Street, Auckland Central
Tickets: $20 for members, $35 for non-members.
AWLA opposes the fast-tracked Equal Pay Amendment Bill. Earlier this month, AWLA wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister and MPs raising concerns about the legislative process and the amendments this Bill would make. AWLA’s letter can be read below.
On 20 March 2025, AWLA filed submissions with the Law Society opposing the issuance of a practicing certificate to Mr James Gardner-Hopkins. AWLA’s subsmission can be read here.
Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association invites you to join us for our Annual Student’s Evening! This is a fun and informal opportunity for female-identifying law students to meet with Auckland’s female lawyers from varying disciplines to discuss your future career in law. Speak with these amazing women in a speed-networking format about their career journeys and …
An opportunity for us to reconnect over a delicious three-course meal
When: Thursday, 27 March 2025, from 6.30pm
Where: Non Solo Pizza, 297 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland
Tickets: $85 for members, $100 for non-members
Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association is an incorporated society and a registered charity
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