Women dominate Vic Bar's vice chair positions
Fiona McLeod SC has been elected the new junior vice chair of the Victorian Bar Council, marking the first time both vice chair positions have been filled by women.As the new junior vice chair,
Fiona McLeod SC has been elected the new junior vice chair of the Victorian Bar Council, marking the first time both vice chair positions have been filled by women.
Following the recent Council by-election, seven of the 21 member Council are now women.
With more than 20 years of experience in the profession, McLeod was appointed senior counsel in 2003. Her practice includes a range of commercial, administrative and common law matters.
McLeod has a long-standing commitment to women in the profession including her role as a chair of the Victorian Bar's equality and diversity committee and as author of Raising the Bar - a history of women barristers.