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Invitation from the PresidentIt is with great pleasure that Iinvite you to join us at our ThirdAustralian Women LawyersNational Conference to be held inBrisbane 6-8 August 2010.In line with AWL’s broad objective of supportingjustice and equality for women, the 2010conference, Justice for All will examine both directand indirect discrimination against women inthe legal profession. AWL recognises the uniquechallenges within the profession for women, andthe importance of their presence in creating abalanced representation.The conference will address a broad range ofpractice areas including corporate & commercial,family and administrative law as well as issuesrelevant to practice management, recruitmentand retention.Speakers have been invited to address theissues facing each practice area and to discussdiscrimination in the profession and with theadministration of justice. AWL’s aim is to makethis conference highlight not only the issuesfacing women in general, but to make the broadercommunity more responsive, as a whole, towomen’s needs. I look forward to welcoming youall in Brisbane in August.Organising CommitteeOlivia Perkiss, Barrister, Queensland Bar,President, Australian Women Lawyers andPast-President, Women Lawyers Association ofQueenslandKerry Clark, Barrister, SA Bar,Vice-President, Australian Women Lawyers andPresident, Women Lawyers Association of SARebecca Lee, Barrister, WA Bar andSecretary, Australia Women LawyersLee-May Saw, Barrister, NSW Bar,Board Member, Australian Women Lawyers andPast President, Women Lawyers Associationof NSWChristine Melis, Barrister, Victorian Bar andBoard Member, Australian Women LawyersMary Anne Ryan, Barrister and Solicitor,Tasmania, Board Member, Australian WomenLawyers and Past President, Women LawyersAssociation of TasmaniaJennifer McVeigh, Consultant, Minter EllisonEndorsed byOlivia Perkiss,President,Australian Women LawyersRegister online today: www.lexisnexis.com.au/AWL