The #MeToo Movement has been a pervasive mainstay in the media of late, and it does not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. But what does #MeToo mean for women lawyers and the legal industry as a whole?
Women Lawyers Association ACT is hosting a panel discussion with Prue Bindon, Jennifer Wyborn and Simone Ey on 14 March 2018 to unpick the hashtag. The panel discussion will explain the legal framework around sexual harassment and explore what employers and employees in the legal industry can do to address this issue.
More about our Speakers
Prue Bindon was called to the Bar in July 2016 and works predominantly in the areas of employment, industrial, discrimination, commercial, corporations, professional discipline and administrative law. Before joining the Bar, Prue spent more than 10 years working in national and international law firms in Australia and Hong Kong, predominantly in the areas of employment, discrimination and industrial law. Prue served as the President of the Women Lawyers Association of the ACT over 2015–2017.
Jennifer Wyborn is a Partner at Clayton Utz heading up the Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety Team in Canberra. Jennifer was awarded Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year - Workplace Relations in 2016, and won the ACT Young Business Woman of 2014 by the Telstra Business Women's Awards. She was also voted by peers as one of Australia's Best Lawyers in Government Law (2015-16) and Labour and Employment Law (2015-16)
Jen has an incredible husband and two children aged 4 and 6. She has worked as a Commonwealth Prosecutor, a Judge's Associate, an in house government lawyer and in private practice.
Simone Ey is the Managing Director of Citron Conulting and a certified human resources professional with over 20 years of experience across the fields of human resources, organizational development and education. Simone’s expertise includes HR strategy including workforce optimisation, talent management, change management, organisational development, capability development, leadership and management coaching.
This event has been made possible by the generosity of Clayton Utz.