Platinum Partner, MatthewsFolbigg young lawyer, Clare Kerley, was one of three winners in the Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety Category at the Lawyers Weekly 30 under 30 awards.

 

The winners in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards are ready to leave their mark on the legal profession.

Around 300 people gathered in Sydney’s Ivy Ballroom on Friday night (16 May) to hear the announcement of the 30 winners across 10 categories at this year’s Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards.

A number of the winners came from boutique or small firms, emphasising that clients are attracted to specialist advice rather than big firm reputation in selecting external legal providers.

“The level of access I have to work, the hands-on approach to clients and matters that a small firm gives is extremely rewarding,” said Clare Kerley (picture below left), from Matthews Folbigg in Parramatta, who was one of three winners in the Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety category.

 

Clare (pictured on the far left with the other winners in this category, Erin Lynch from boutique firm People + Culture Strategies, David Burnton from national firm Mills Oakley and Betty Ivanoff), added that it is “a misnomer” that small firms don’t get big work.

Clare’s client list includes government agencies with over 5000 employees. She is also currently the chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Workplace and Safety Law Committee and a past Generation Connect Chair.

The Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards were open to lawyers throughout Australia, in private practice and in-house, who were under 30 years of age on 16 May 2014, the night of the Awards. Three winners were selected from each of the 10 categories.