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Diversity hot on LCA agenda
The Law Council of Australia has furthered its support of diversity and inclusion throughout the profession by unveiling three new support tools.
Emma Musgrave
The legal body has showcased its commitment to building a safer and fairer legal profession with the launch of three new resources, available on the LCA website, which aim to provide lawyers with information to help them understand current workplace demands and opportunities, as well as resources to support key issues within businesses.
Speaking about the development of the new pages, LCA president Fiona McLeod SC described the necessity for the body to take a national leadership stance on the issue of diversity, equity and inclusion within Australia's legal community.
“The strength of the legal profession depends upon nurturing a professional environment that fosters and rewards individual ability, application and integrity, shielded from the impact of discriminatory, extraneous and arbitrary practices. The overarching objective is to provide a productive, inclusive and sustainable legal profession that is well placed to serve the needs of the community,” Ms McLeod said.
“Ultimately, it is in the best interests of employers to ensure that they provide workplaces where employees are free from harassment and discrimination based on attributes including gender, sexual orientation and family responsibilities.
“We have been collating a wide range of information, policies, procedures, tips and links."
Ms McLeod noted that the resources will grow over time as new initiatives and policies are developed, "as we continue to develop a culture of inclusiveness across the legal profession".
“We encourage all lawyers to use the resources and provide feedback to the Law Council," she added.
“The Law Council has worked proactively and closely with law firms, state and territory law societies and bars, to examine the issue of attrition and retention of women lawyers. It is exciting to today deliver the final three components of those priority actions identified by our research."
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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