March 9, 2021 1:00pm - March 9, 2021 2:00pm
Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers invites you to our live webinar Tuesday Lunchtime Speaker Event –
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021
Topic:
Renée will outline her vision for the Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales and how, noting the issues currently facing women in the legal profession, the Association is as relevant today as it was in 1952 with its ongoing commitment to improving the status and working conditions of women lawyers.
About the speaker
Renée Bianchi commenced practice as a barrister in 2013.
Before being called to the Bar, Renée was a litigation solicitor, specialising in public liability, product liability and professional indemnity matters. Since being at the Bar, she has built up a diverse practice in equity, common law and commerical matters. She appears regularly in a variety of jurisdictions in New South Wales, and the Supreme Court of the ACT.
Renée graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Legal Practice.
Renée is currently the President of the Women Lawyers Association of NSW, having joined the Executive Committee in 2018, and a member of the Women Barristers Forum. She is a Past President of NSW Young Lawyers and a Past Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee of the Law Council of Australia.
She is also a volunteer with Girl Guides and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts; as well as the Board Secretary of the B Miles Women’s Foundation.
Renée was a finalist in the Women Lawyers Association of NSW ‘Barrister of the Year’ category in 2017, and was recognised by the University of Newcastle in its 2019 Alumni Awards for her exceptional community service, particularly for her service to the legal profession. Doyle’s Guide has listed her in its Wills and Estates Litigation Leading Lawyers list since 2016, naming her as a Leading Junior Counsel in this area in 2019 and 2020.
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