Women in Public Law: Leadership, Influence, Advancement
Over half the people entering the legal profession today are women, yet they do not face a level playing field in the legal industry. To succeed they must overcome many challenges. This conference brings together some of the most accomplished and inspiring women in public law who will explain how to build the public sector career you want and achieve your professional goals on your terms.
Description
Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
1 unit in Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
4 units in Practice Management and Business Skills
2 units in Professional Skills
This seminar was recorded in ACT on 27 November 2018
Chair: Helen Curtis, Senior Executive Lawyer, Australian Government Solicitor
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
Practice Management and Business Skills
9.05am to 10.05am: Life as a Female Practitioner in Public Sector Law: Lessons to Consider for Your Career
- The latest statistics on female legal practitioners
- Personal perspectives on juggling work and other priorities
- Mentoring: seeking out support and gaining insights
- Career planning: strategies to have the career you want
Presented by Elizabeth Carroll, Chief Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel, IP Australia
Practice Management and Business Skills
10.05am to 10.50am: Establishing and Maintaining a Strong Organisational Culture
- The characteristics and attributes of a positive organisational culture
- Identifying problems and threats to a positive working environment and creating solutions to deal with those issues
- Addressing power imbalance in the public sector
- Managing conflict and tense or hostile working environments
- Accountability for conduct
- Driving cultural change within the public sector: facilitating meaningful change and ensuring that it persists
Facilitated by:
Helen Curtis, Senior Executive Lawyer, Australian Government Solicitor
Panellists:
Mary Toohey, Parliamentary Counsel, Office of Parliamentary Counsel (ACT)
Elizabeth Carroll, Chief Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel, IP Australia
10.50am to 11.05am Morning Tea
Practice Management and Business Skills
11.05am to 12.05pm: Values…as a Lawyer, a Public Sector Lawyer, and a Female Public Sector Lawyer
- Recognising how values underpin the work that you do as a public sector lawyer
- Identifying role models: What does a good public sector lawyer look like?
- What do women value about being a lawyer in the public sector?
- Considering your own value
Presented by Heidi Yates, ACT Victims of Crime Commissioner
Practice Management and Business Skills
12.05pm to 1.05pm: Promoting Your Own Value: Marketing Yourself for Success in the Public Sector
- Understanding the differences between men and women when it comes to self-promotion and value of self
- How women can step into and appreciate their abilities, and wear them comfortably and proudly
- Developing your own professional profile
- Personal and social awareness: how YOU impact your own professional credibility, promotions and opportunities
- Identifying your goals, strengths and successes
- Sharing your knowledge to build credibility and presence
- Using Networking as a business and career tool: building rapport and making connections
- Online and industry profile building
- Stepping up as a role model, mentor and leader
Presented by Cheryl Alderman, Executive & Business Coach, Be Ultimate Coaching
1.05pm to 1.50pm Networking Lunch
Chair: Rachel Chua, Senior Executive Lawyer, Australian Government Solicitor
Professional Skills
1.50pm to 2.50pm: Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Skills: Successful Strategies for Women in Practice
- Communicating effectively
- Engagement: how to efficiently and effectively get your point across
- Emotional intelligence
- Practical tips and tricks for negotiations
- Convince, connect and communicate
- How to get the most out of mediations
Presented by Kim Lackenby, Judicial Registrar, Federal Court of Australia and Conference Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Professional Skills
2.50pm to 3.50pm: Leadership Skills: Leading with Purpose and Influence
- Are there different leadership styles between men and women?
- Unique leadership considerations for women in the public sector
Presented by Jo Scard, Managing Director, Fifty Acres
3.50pm to 4.05pm Afternoon Tea
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
4.05pm to 5.05pm: Harassment, Bias and ‘Women's Issues’ at Work
- Unconscious bias
- Sexual harassment and your legal and professional obligations
- Why what have traditionally been seen as ‘women's issues’ are just good management practices
Presented by Jennifer Wyborn, Partner, Clayton Utz; Best Lawyers 2019, Government Practice, Labour and Employment Law and Belinda Miller, Lawyer, Clayton Utz; ACT Young Lawyer of the Year 2017, ACT Law Society
5.05pm to 5.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair