Events
DALA event for IDPWD
DALA members are invited to join this online event to mark IDPWD and hear more from the organisation on updates, including incorporation, launch of the website and introduce some new faces in the leadership team. The event will be a great opportunity for members to connect with each other, share stories and experiences and mark another year celebrating disability and inclusion.
Event details:
Date: 25 November 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm AEDT
Location: online via Zoom (link to be shared closer to the date)
2022 DWL x DALA Disability and Accessibility Event
Panel discussion at Clayton Utz in collaboration with Diverse Women in Law. The panel featured Dr Ben Gauntlett (keynote speaker), Ella Alexander from DALA (moderator), Susie Breuer (panellist), Madeleine Causbrook (panellist), Dania Ibrahim (panellist) and Cecilia Fonseca (panellist)
Monash LSS x DALA Disability in the Law Panel & Networking Night
The Monash LSS ran a Disability in the Law Panel & Networking Night, run in collaboration with the Disabled Australian Lawyers’ Association (‘DALA’) and proudly sponsored by Russell Kennedy.
Panellists included Marcus Heath (Russell Kennedy), Sam Jackson (Sparke Helmore Lawyers), Georgia Mort (AFL Kordos Lawyers) and Sonia Sawant (Victoria Legal Aid). They bring with them a wealth of knowledge, coming from their own lived experience with a disability, chronic illness or other impairment, and in relation to the various pathways they have taken with their law degrees. Following the panel, there was a networking portion to the event, run in conjunction with DALA.
VWL and DALA: Diverse Abilities Series - Part 2
Visible disabilities, featuring Natalie Wade (Equality Lawyers and DALA co-founder), Abbey Dalton (Victorian Government Solicitor's Office and DALA co-founder) and Rebecca Wong (ASIC).
VWL and DALA: Diverse Abilities Series - Part 1
Invisible Disabilities, featuring Ella Alexander (Makinson D'Apice and DALA co-founder), Kate Lunn (Johnson Winter and Slattery) and Georgia Morte (AFL Kordos Lawyers).