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Community: 2021

We see the world beyond the CBD ‘bubble’ and stay connected to the communities around us. We are also the first law firm to partner with GoodCompany – Australia’s largest unified workplace giving platform.

Law Hack 2021 : Disability Justice – National Justice Project

On 22 October 2021, Carolyn Ledinh and Linda Zeng from Gilchrist Connell participated in Law Hack 2021: Disability Justice event hosted by the National Justice Project. The goal was to tackle the injustices facing Australians living with disabilities with ground-breaking legal solutions.

Congratulations to Carolyn’s team who presented the winning pitch!

 

DiveIn 2021

Nurturing Diverse Talent & Ending Discrimination
We’re very pleased to again support the insurance industry’s global #DiveInFest 2021 by sponsoring this session presented by Abdullahi Alim.

Abdullahi will speak on his experience as someone from a refugee background and how institutions can take tangible actions around recognising talent from diverse communities.

R U OK?

We strive every day to ensure our people feel supported and cared for as individuals and professionals. We chose today, #RUOKDAY, to discuss mental health and wellbeing and were delighted to have Sabina Read, much sought-after psychologist and social commentator, take us through helpful tools and strategies to assist in navigating mental health concerns in others as well as ourselves.

 

GC supports Wear it Purple 2021

GC is proud to be supporting the Wear it Purple campaign to raise awareness and understanding of issues facing youth associated with the LGBTIQA+ community. Founded in 2010, Wear it Purple has become a global social inclusion movement striving to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for rainbow young people.  We were honoured to have Wear it Purple‘s Board Director and Treasurer, Glen Hare join our national team at lunch yesterday to discuss the #WearitPurple movement, raising awareness of issues faced by the LGBTIQA+ youth community and how we can help #starttheconversation.

Brisbane walks for LawRight

Our Brisbane team enjoyed raising dollars for LawRight as they joined in today’s annual ‘Queensland Legal Walk’.  LawRight partners with hundreds of pro bono lawyers to improve the lives of vulnerable people.  Every year, 30,000 pro bono hours are donated to benefit clients and increase their access to housing, income and legal rights.

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