Inner City Legal Centre invite you to join them at their 2nd annual Trivia & Silent Auction Night with keynote speaker the Honourable Justice Lucy McCallum on Thursday 30 May 2019 at the Sydney office of Herbert Smith Freehills.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Our 2018 inaugural event with the Honourable Michael Kirby was a huge success with over 120 solicitors and 12 General Counsel attending and 28 company sponsors supporting the event to raise almost $30,000 for our legal centre. You can view last year's event photos by clicking here. Due to its success, we are again hosting the 2nd annual Trivia & Silent Auction Night event with Justice Lucy McCallum of the Supreme Court as this year's keynote speaker, and we invite you to join us.

The event features 12 tables of legal firms in friendly competition against each other with food and drinks included. The event will run for three hours. Over 120 senior legal practitioners will be attending, including 12 General Counsel (one per table) acting as table team captains. Already confirmed General counsel are:

Claire Willmott, Head of Legal, Patents and Compliance A/NZ, Bayer
David Field, Chief Legal Counsel, Canon
Belinda Speirs, General Counsel, Suncorp Group
Kate Jones, Senior Legal Counsel, Caltex
Eleanour Padman, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Perpetual Limited
Kate Hemphill, Group General Counsel, Toga Group
Edith Bocaz, Acting General Manager - Legal & Contracts (Maritime), Thales
Patrick McGlinchey, Group General Counsel, Tabcorp
Andrew Finch, General Counsel & Group Executive, Qantas
Rob McGrory, General Counsel - Institutional & Regulatory, Westpac

ONLY 12 TABLES AVAILABLE!

What are we fundraising for?

We are raising funds to support our LGBTIQ law reform work and also our Safe Relationships Project (“SRP”). The SRP is an award winning in-court support and advice service for LGBTIQ individuals who experience domestic violence. It is a world’s first and has been running for 10 years at the Downing Centre Local Court.

About ICLC

ICLC is a not-for-profit legal centre based in Kings Cross. We provide free legal advice to vulnerable people in NSW, particularly those who identify as LGBTIQ. Over the last 38 years, we have serviced the LGBTIQ community and have had over 1,500+ lawyers and organisations volunteer with us over those years. Our allies you may be familiar with include:

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG (ICLC Foundation’s patron)
Justice Rachel Pepper
Judge Joe Harman
Alex Greenwich MP (ICLC Foundation board member)
Clover Moore MP
Georgie Stone (Young Australian of the Year nominee 2018)
Cate McGregor AM
Law firms Gilbert+Tobin, Clayton Utz, Dentons and Herbert Smith Freehills

If you have any questions, please call 0452 501 072 or email erika@iclc.org.au