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Community-focused events a hit in WA Law Week
Law Week in the west has been “busy and engaging”, with the Law Society of Western Australia’s showcasing of access to justice resonating with the wider community.
Jerome Doraisamy
Speaking about the events run so far, Law Society of WA president and Clayton Utz senior associate Hayley Cormann said she was thrilled with how well-received the events had been so far.
This is particularly important, Ms Cormann noted, in the current climate of state and federal politics, given the budgetary constraints governments are facing.
“The sector is not well-enough funded and relies heavily on the contributions of lawyers and firms, as well as private fundraising initiatives, and so the long-term and continuing generosity of our profession is fantastic,” she said.
One event highlight thus far has been the Law Week Breakfast at the Parmelia Hilton in Perth, where over 130 “keen and early risers” heard from Attorney General The Hon. John Quigley MLA about the state’s “significant law reform agenda”, with a particular focus on initiatives and reform directed towards improving access to justice.
This included a commitment on the funding and sustainability of vital community legal centre services which, as Ms Cormann noted above, currently rely on the goodwill of lawyers in practice.
“It was great to experience the energy in the room at the Monday morning breakfast, which I hadn’t been expecting,” she reflected.
“I have received positive feedback about the level and substance of information shared by the AG, as well as the quality of the event overall and caliber of the candidates insofar as the Community Service Law Awards go.”
WA Law Week’s early activities also saw the hosting of the Youth Civics Leadership Day, a one-day course designed to enhance the leadership skills and civic awareness that year 10 students had already displayed within their schools and communities.
“They were an interested and engaged bunch who, in their schools and communities, had already shown leadership qualities and highly-engaged community and outwardly-looking attitudes. It was great to see them,” Ms Cormann said.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. In June 2024, he also assumed the editorship of HR Leader. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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