Suburban societies
Below are contact details and other information about regional law societies located in the Sydney metropolitan area.
Bankstown & District
President: Kelly Batey
Batey's Family Lawyers
DX 1121 Bankstown
T: (02) 9792 1833
F: (02) 9792 1844
E: kbatey@bateysfamilylawyers.com.au
City of Sydney
President: Mr Ken Harkness
E H Tebbutt & Sons
DX 149 Sydney
T: (02) 9232 2955
F: (02) 9232 2849
E: kharkness@tebbutts.com.au
Executive Officer: Ann Parisi - Ph: 9266 0012 Email: info@sydneycitylawyers.com.au
Website: www.sydneycitylawyers.com.au
Area: Sydney CBD.
Objectives: Communication and fraternity.
Programme: Weekly one‑hour MCLE seminars free to members at 5:30pm every Wednesday from February to early November. Law Week Breakfast in May, October Cocktail Evening with judges and magistrates and Annual Dinner in November.
Annual Fees: $ 85.00 for 2009‑10 (or $ 45.00 if admitted less than 4 years). Discounts for joining mid‑year.
Eastern Suburbs
President: Patrick Lim
Patrick Lim & Associates
DX 4114 Maroubra
T: (02) 9314 0777
F: (02) 9314 0688
E: plim@telpacific.com.au
Area: south of Sydney Harbour, east of the CBD and north of Botany Bay.
Objectives: To provide CLE, social events and networking opportunities for members and raise funds for charity.
Meetings: quarterly dinner seminars; Annual Conference held at Bondi Beach in August; Annual General Meeting held in March.
Membership: Open to all legal practitioners and law graduates living or working in the Eastern Suburbs and members of the Law Society of NSW.
Annual fees: $50 for individuals; $150 for corporate membership (unlimited nmembers of the same firm); free for Young Lawyers (registration is required).
Inner West
President: Maria Daniele
Daniele Scott
DX 21813 Leichhardt
T: (02) 9560 9511
F: (02) 9564 1531
E: maria@danielescott.com.au
Area: Glebe to Strathfield and Marrickville to Canada Bay shore line.
Objectives: To get busy members out of their office and to meet face-to-face at monthly seminar dinners and/or breakfasts.
Meetings: Annual General Meeting held in August; Christmas party held in early December.
Membership: To join supply your email address.
Annual fees: None, although seminar dinners and breakfasts usually cost about $65 each.
Liverpool-Fairfield District
President: Ugo Parente
Marsdens Law Group
DX 5107 Campbelltown
T: (02) 9601 5666
F: (02) 9601 6478
E: uparente@marsdens.net.au
North Metropolitan
President: Philip Coster
Philip K Coster & Co
DX 9303 Mosman
T: (02) 9960 3888
F: (02) 9969 3022
E: pcoster@costerlaw.com.au
Area: The Harbour Bridge to Hornsby in the north and from Mosman to Ryde in the west.
Monthly MCLE meetings: Held on the last Tuesday of each month (excluding November, December and January) at the Chatswood Golf Club, Beaconsfield Road, Chatswood at 6.30pm for 7pm. The meetings cost $55.00 for members, and $65.00 for non-members, and include dinner, wine and a presentation by a speaker.
Practice forums: Informal discussions on matters of interest to practitioners, held every two months at the Chatswood Club, 11 Help Street, Chatswood, commencing at 6pm.
End-of-year meeting: Held each November at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, it includes the annual general meeting, followed by dinner with entertainment.
Membership: To join complete the Membership Application Form and return it to the North Metropolitan Law Society.
Annual fees: $60 for individuals; $50 for four or more members from the same firm (per member); $30 for Young Lawyers (under 30 or admitted less than two years or law students in final two years of course).
Northern Beaches Solicitors' Association
President: Luke Adamson
Adamson Solicitors
PO Box 159
Manly NSW 1655
T: (02) 9977 5888
F: (02) 9977 5866
E: ladamson@bigpond.com
Parramatta & District
President: Stephen Jenkins
Matthews Folbigg
DX 8233 Parramatta
T: (02) 9635 7966
F: (02) 9689 3494
St George-Sutherland
President: David Crawford
Moira Ryan Lawyers Pty Ltd
DX 25608 Miranda
T: (02) 9526 6111
F: (02) 9526 6444
E: law@moiraryanlawyers.com.au
CONTACT
- Robyn Davies
- Regional Coordinator
- Law Society of NSW
- T: (02) 9926 0276
- E: Robyn.Davies
