Dec 8, 2023
Lawyers are privileged to have a voice, Joanne
van der Plaat says, and therefore have a duty to roll up their
sleeves and listen to those whose voices don’t get heard. Having
recently served as president of the Law Society of NSW, she is now
turning her sights to the federal seat of Eden-Monaro, having been
preselected by the Liberal Party to contest the next election.
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy
speaks with the Law Society of NSW’s immediate past president,
Joanne van der Plaat, about her legal career to date, why issues
pertaining to regional practitioners and business issues are so
critically important, the big takeaways from her time as president
of a major legal member association, and lessons she’s learnt about
the state of play for NSW-based lawyers.
Ms van der Plaat also reflects on how she came to nominate for
preselection for Eden-Monaro (a federal electorate close to
Canberra), why she’s standing for the Liberal Party, what she hopes
to bring both to her community and the Parliament if elected, why
lawyers are well placed to address ongoing community concerns, how
and why she’s a better lawyer for having served others, and why
other lawyers should better utilise their unique skill sets for
community service.
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