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Kristan Conlon, McCullough Robertson Partner Conlon heads the property, planning and finance group at McCullough Robertson. Recognising the need to build flexible working into her practice, in addition to the lawyers currently employed by the firm, Conlon has pulled together a group of flexible workers who are available for overflow work, single transactions and process work. Ranging from paralegals to senior associates, these are all former employees who have left the firm for either health or family reasons or relocation overseas. She has spearheaded this initiative within the firm and demonstrated that doing things differently can add value to the firm and its clients.
Jane Hall, Corrs Chambers Westgarth Partner A leader in work health and safety law, Hall has worked in both the private and public sectors, including as director of the Victorian WorkCover Authority’s WorkSafe Enforcement Group. Her unique understanding of her clients’ needs lent authority to her development of the Corrs Crisis Management app, a two-way communication tool that changes the way in which clients seek and receive legal advice following a crisis, enabling clients get access to the right technical legal expertise in a smarter, more efficient way.
Experts in their field Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper Partner Bajaj is currently representing the government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste in a dispute against Australia before the International Court of Justice in relation to the seizure of documents and data by Australian Security and Intelligence Officers. Specialising in major international, cross-boarder and domestic construction and infrastructure disputes, Bajaj was born and raised in India and began her legal career in Australia before moving to Dubai in 2008 with a group of Australian partners to set up the DLA Piper Middle East office.
Tricia Hobson, Norton Rose Fulbright Partner Hobson is a widely recognised insurance and reinsurance partner with an enviable track record in major litigation, most recently acting as the lead partner in the three major class actions arising from the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires, as well as the Brisbane floods class action. A valued leader and mentor to young women, Hobson sits on both the global board and Australian partnership council. A driver of cultural change in the firm, she spearheaded the 2014 launch of the firm’s LGBTI and Allies Network.
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