The Digital Law Association is an organisation dedicated to advancing a fairer, more inclusive and democratic voice at the intersection of technology, law and policy
We are all volunteers. Once you have become a member you can elect to join one of our Portfolios: Operations or Partners & People.
The Digital Law Association promotes diversity at the intersection of technology, law and policy. We are an inclusive organisation welcoming all members.
The views of the Digital Law Association may or may not represent the views of individual members' employer organisations.
Submissions & DLA Projects
To the extent that our volunteer resources permit us to do so, the Digital Law Association will:
• participate in consultation processes, predominantly by preparing submissions; and
• prepare policy guidelines or other written material where there is an issue at the intersection of technology and the law for which policy makers have not yet announced any consultation.
Our aim is that any submission, policy guidelines or written materials that we prepare will originate in our Law & Ethics portfolio.
Contact info@digitallawassociation.com if you are aware of calls for submissions or to notify us of an issue deserving of policy guidelines or written material to share with policymakers.
Priorities
We aim to bring together the brightest legal minds in the profession and in academia to collaborate and develop a diverse network that promotes digital law, and particularly female leaders in digital law.
Connections
• Mentoring
• Networking
• Sharing industry knowledge and opportunities
Opportunities
• Fostering recognition of Digital Law related roles
• Building a platform for female voices at the intersection of law and technology
Publications
• Promote female authored publications related to law and technology
• Foster collaboration in publications
Upcoming events
We are working on our program of events. More to come soon!
Partners & People Portfolio Monthly Meeting
Discussion Group - Generative AI - ChatGPT and Large Language Models
Statistics
"History shows that innovation is not a certainty and does not automatically benefit all alike." UN Women, 2017
52%
of solicitors in the profession are women yet only 30% are partners and only 19% are equity partners
Women hold 25% of technology employment roles
26.2%
gender pay gap in the legal profession
Women receive only 2.7% of venture capital funding
25%
of reported briefs in 2019 received by female barristers
Only 38% of judicial positions and 35% of law school dean positions are held by women
6%
of ASX 200 CEO roles are held by women
Only 12% of Chairs and 25% of board members across the private sector are filled by women
Blog
We launched on 24 September 2020! Watch the full event here.
“As a lawyer, you must be digitally literate as well as legally literate in today’s world.” - Her Excellency, the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC Governor General of NSW.
If you would like to join our movement, we invite you to become a member and not only create progress, but a purpose. Why? Because in the words of Anna Lozynski “[…] the future of the legal profession is worth it.”