Leading in the Law 2025 Summit (program)

11:45 – 12:45pm Panel and Q&A

Leon Zwier, Partner, Arnold Bloch Leibler

Session Three: Leading in a Crisis Sponsored by

Shannon Finch , Group General Counsel, Westpac Adj. Prof. Pat Garcia, Group General Manager Public Affairs & General Counsel , St Vincent’s Health Australia Chair of the Panel Professor Michael Legg, Director of Centre for the Future of the Legal Profession

Performing well under a crisis – discussion of how to lead/manage others through turbulent or difficult times.

Knowledge Area: Professional Skills

12:45 – 1:30pm 1:30 – 2:30pm Panel and Q&A

LUNCH

Elise Ball , Senior Legal Counsel, King & Wood Mallesons Connexions, on secondment to Westpac Legal Shanzeh Malik , Law Clerk, King & Wood Mallesons, UNSW Student Ambassador Jackie O’Brien , Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Chair of the Panel Julia Roy, Barrister, Sixth Floor Chambers

Session Four: Women in the Law

What should the legal profession be doing to ensure women excel and have equivalency of opportunities for leadership.

Knowledge Area: Ethics & Professional Responsibility

2:30 – 3:00pm 3:00 – 4:00pm

AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

Danielle Captain-Webb , Solicitor Advocate | Coronial Inquest Unit, Legal Aid, NSW

Session Five: Legal Hour - Lawful but Awful – The Role of the Lawyer Exploring the complexities and ethical dilemmas surrounding legal representation when a client seeks to do something that is legal, but may be harmful for the environment, people or democracy.

Glenn Hughes, Executive Chairman, Cornwalls

Dominic Villa SC, New Chambers

Jacqueline Fetchet, Principal Legal Officer, EnergyCo Chair of the Panel Professor Michael Legg, Director of Centre for the Future of the Legal Profession

Knowledge Area: Ethics & Professional Responsibility

4:00 – 5:00pm

NETWORKING AND DRINKS

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