Current Committees
Below is a list of the Society's current committees as at 18 May 2009. Society members can submit an Expression of Interest Form to join a committee. (note: you must be a member to view the 'Join a Committee' page).
- Aboriginal Lawyers Committee
- Access to Justice
- Accreditation
- Administrative Law, including Constitutional and Migration Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Articled Clerk Recruitment
- Brief Editorial
- Clear Writing
- Commercial Law
- Costs
- Country Practitioners
- Courts
- CPD – Education
- Criminal Law
- Employee Relations
- Environment, Town Planning and Local Government
- Equal Opportunity
- Ethics
- Finance *
- Francis Burt Law Education Centre – Advisory Committee *
- Francis Burt Law Education Centre – Oral History, Museum and Building *
- General Conditions for the Sale of Land
- Honours *
- Human Rights
- Insolvency and Reconstruction
- Intellectual Property
- Law Summer School (Joint Law Society/UWA) *
- LawAsia
- Law Mutual Claims Management *
- Law Mutual Management *
- Law Office Management Find out more
- Personal Injuries and Workers' Compensation
- Property Law
- Public Purposes Trust Investment *
- Public Purposes Trust Allocations *
- Quality Practice Standard
- Taxation
- Women Lawyers (Joint Law Society/Women Lawyers WA)
- Young Lawyers Find out more
Note: not all committees are featured on the above list.
Committees marked with an asterisk denote administrative and statutory committees that members cannot submit an EOI for. Members of these committees are appointed by Council or by statutory appointment.
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2012 Plain English Drafting Competition for Law Students - 15 May 2012
This competition is held by the Law Society of Western Australia to encourage writing which communicates clearly and effectively to the intended reader. Download an entry form here.
This competition is held by the Law Society of Western Australia to encourage writing which communicates clearly and effectively to the intended reader. Download an entry form here.
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LAW WEEK STARTS MONDAY - 11 May 2012
Law Week 2012 commences Monday 14 May with a range of free legal events for the community throughout the week. Focusing on law and justice in your community, Law Week...
Law Week 2012 commences Monday 14 May with a range of free legal events for the community throughout the week. Focusing on law and justice in your community, Law Week...
