Big corporates and top law firms promise to give more work to female barristers

By Anna Patty
Updated November 4 2016 - 4:09pm, first published 3:48pm
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills regional managing partner, Australia & Asia. Photo: Supplied
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills regional managing partner, Australia & Asia. Photo: Supplied
Fiona McLeod, SC, president-elect, Law Council of Australia.  Photo: Supplied
Fiona McLeod, SC, president-elect, Law Council of Australia. Photo: Supplied
Women represent less than 10 per cent of Senior Counsel members of the bar. Photo: Jessica Shapiro
Women represent less than 10 per cent of Senior Counsel members of the bar. Photo: Jessica Shapiro

Big corporates Telstra, Woolworths, Westpac and 11 top-tier law firms have signed an agreement to hire more female barristers to improve gender equity in the profession.

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