Membership
Our members come from all sectors of the legal profession including private practice, public sector, courts, universities, judiciary and women not currently practising law.
Individual Membership
Ordinary Membership of WLASA is open to individuals who meet one of the following criteria:
Member Benefits
As an Ordinary Member you are entitled to the following benefits:
- Membership rates for yourself to all of our events
- Voting rights at all meetings of members of WLASA
- The ability to nominate for election on the WLASA Committee
- Optional inclusion for practising lawyers on the Find a Woman Lawyer directory on our website
- Invitations to attend free-for-members WLASA hosted CPD sessions each year
- Access to a support network of women lawyers extending beyond the workplace including informal mentoring, career advice and friendship
- Provision of regular newsletters from our national body, Australian Women Lawyers
- Regular communication via email and the WLASA Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages
- Discounts and promotions for services from other like-minded organisations, we will advise you of such promotions by email.
Our organisation is the peak body for female lawyers in South Australia.
Joining and renewing membership
Ordinary Membership is renewable each financial year and is charged according to the employment circumstances of the individual as follows:
- $60.00 Waged
- $30.00 Community Legal Centre & Legal Services Commission employees
- $30.00 Un-waged
Renewal fees can be paid by credit card.
Corporate Membership
WLASA is proud to offer Corporate Membership to all South Australian law firms and organisations who employ lawyers.
Member Benefits
As a Corporate Member your legal staff (including principals, employees, law clerks and law students) both men and women, will enjoy:
- Attendance at WLASA events (including CPD seminars) at discounted member rates
- Invitations to attend free-for-members WLASA hosted CPD sessions each year
- Access to a support network of women lawyers extending beyond the workplace, informal mentoring, career advice and friendship
- Provision of regular newsletters from our national body, Australian Women Lawyers
- Regular communication via email and the WLASA Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages
- Optional inclusion for practising lawyers on the Find a Woman Lawyer directory on our website
Corporate members are also entitled to the following benefits:
- A listing on the “Corporate Member” page of the WLASA website together with a link to your website
- Use of the WLASA “Corporate Member” logo
- Reach a wider audience through the option to be featured on our social media (Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn)
- Opportunities to be the exclusive sponsor of certain WLASA events
- Entitlement to one vote at each year’s AGM and other member meetings, to be exercised by a nominated official delegate.
Joining and renewing membership
Corporate Membership is renewable each financial year and is charged according to the number of :
- $150.00 1-5 lawyers, and any community legal centre
- $350.00 6-15 lawyers
- $800.00 16-30 lawyers
- $1,200.00 31+ lawyers
Renewal fees can be paid by credit card.
Honorary Membership
The Committee of WLASA may confer Honorary Membership upon any person who in the opinion of the Committee is fit to receive honorary membership.
Members are invited to contact the WLASA President by email if they wish to suggest a worthy nominee for Honorary Membership: president@womenlawyerssa.org.au