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nother fantastic International Women’s Day was celebrated at the Hilton Hotel in Darwin on Thursday 11 March 2021, and with an evening at yet another great Law ‘n’ Bowls event in Alice Springs on Friday 5 March 2021. I have had the benefit of reading Traci’s article and will not repeat her fabulous report of both events, save that the NTYL supports Traci’s account of these and would like to echo her thanks to the speakers, working group members and our respective committees. It was an event well received by all in attendance and I look forward to collaborating with NTWLA again.
Approaching the Bar CPD William Forster Chambers hosted NTYL for a panel discussion with Duncan McConnel, Matthew Littlejohn and Fiona Cameron. Our speakers discussed with participants the steps
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solicitors can take to prepare for the bar and a long list of benefits that life at the bar can provide. As per most of NTYL’s CPDs in recent times, this discussion was streamed to regional members via Zoom. Without making it seem like a sales pitch (it was a sales pitch), the panellists spoke about the joys of the intellectual challenge, thrill of advocacy, self‑direction, flexibility and collegiality found at the bar. The only regret it seems from the panellists was resounding and universal in that in hindsight, they each could have taken the jump earlier. Thank you to William Forster Chambers for the drinks and nibbles, and to the panellists for such an insightful evening. NTYL looks forward to similar CPDs continuing in the years to come.
