She doesn’t appear to be focused on the one thing that’s about to wipe out her membership, the oncoming technology tsunami. Her point about community service is on the mark but the law society have spent so many years in the thrall of type of firm she works for that a few little awards ceremonies and feature articles in the law soc mag aren’t going to fix that. Same as it ever was in Phillip Street.
Australian Lawyers Weekly
The newly elected president of the Law Society of NSW has identified four key priorities that will serve as focal points during her term of office, aimed at enhancing support for the 43,000 solicitors practising within the state.
Jennifer Ball, a partner at BigLaw firm Clayton Utz, has been elected president of the Law Society of NSW.
Ahead of the society’s Opening of Law Term Dinner this evening (Thursday, 6 February), Ball discussed her four “president priorities” that will guide her focus throughout her tenure as president, with the theme of service being overarching in all the priorities she has delineated.
These priorities include honouring solicitors’ service to their communities, helping practices navigate new regulatory hurdles, delivering quality support for solicitors’ career success, and building solicitors’ mental health and wellbeing.
Honouring solicitors’ service to their communities
One of Ball’s priorities is to address society’s prevalent perception that lawyers are “not interested in looking after vulnerable people … and they’re only interested in making money”.
