Flos Greig Lecture 2024

Flos Greig Lecture 2024
‘If I had my time over, would I study Law?’
Presented by The Honourable Linda Dessau AC CVO, former Governor of Victoria
Occasionally, we should all pause, to reflect on what might have been had we taken a different path in our professional life and choices. In this Lecture, the Hon Linda Dessau AC CVO, former Governor of Victoria, contemplates the pros and cons of having studied and practised Law for a significant part of her career.
The Flos Greig Lecture is named after Grata Flos Matilda Greig, the first woman to be admitted to legal practice in Australia. Greig’s determination advanced gender equality in the legal profession in Australia in the early twentieth century, paving the way for other women to follow suit. Upon graduating from the Melbourne Law School in 1903, Greig undertook her articles with Frank Cornwall, later continuing her career with Cornwalls law firm.
0:00 Dean’s Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country
1:02 Background on the Flos Greig lecture in Law
4:00 Dean’s introduction of former Governor Linda Dessau
7:06 Former Governor Linda Dessau’s presentation
37:49 Closing remarks and Vote of thanks