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NSW Bar Association CPD Session – 13 June 2019

Gain fresh perspectives on equitable briefing practices for women barristers based on statistics and case appearances in the NSW Bar. Explore the pay gap and the need for equal opportunities in the legal profession.

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NSW Bar Association CPD Session – 13 June 2019

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  1. NSW Bar AssociationCPD Session – 13 June 2019 Fresh perspectives on equitable briefing: But first, some statistics… Justice Jacqueline Gleeson, Federal Court of Australia

  2. Women1at the NSW BarSource: NSW Bar Association 1. Identified by name throughout

  3. Women at the Federal Court

  4. Women at the Supreme Court of New South Wales

  5. NSW Supreme Court andFederal Court (NSW Division)May 2017 to April 2018 18% of barristers appearing were women • Based on appearances noted on Austlii reported cases • No account of LENGTH of appearance • No account of whether a SPEAKING ROLE

  6. NSW Supreme Court May 2017 to April 2018 Equity Division 16% of barristers appearing were women • 21% of appearances by junior counsel were women • 2.5% of appearances by senior counsel were women Commercial, Technology and Construction Lists 12% of barristers appearing were women • 16% of appearances by junior counsel were women • 3.5% of appearances by senior counsel were women

  7. Women with a speaking partSept 2017 to April 2018, NSWSC Commercial List

  8. Gleeson J’s 2019 judgmentsDelivered and reserved 21% of barristers appearing were women • 28% of all appearances were by senior counsel (21 senior counsel) • 2.7% of appearances by senior counsel were women (ie two women)

  9. Pay Gap • There is a pay gap of 70% between male and female barristers, “the widest pay gap of all professions” (ATO, 2015/16 financial year) • 85% of brief fees go to men (2016/17 Annual Report, Equitable Briefing Policy)

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