Club Lunch with Karen Iles, Director & Principal Solicitor at Violet Co
About Karen Iles
Karen Iles is the Founder and Principal Solicitor of Violet Co Legal & Consulting - a woman-led, Indigenous-led, social enterprise.
She is passionate about inclusion and diversity. Her focus on women and Indigenous people reflect two parts of her identity; a woman of Aboriginal descent.
Violet Co works with businesses and for-purpose organisations to assist them to leverage their core business to positively impact women and Indigeous peoples. This includes looking at a business holistically - how core business offerings, corporate social responsibility initiatives, human resources, supply chain, governance, policy and strategy interrelate. How to enable everyone in the business to connect with a social purpose in their day to day. How small tweaks, connections and relationships can make a difference.
Violet Co supports businesses, organisations and individuals with issues of sexual harassment, sexual assault, discrimination, employment law and governance.
As a victim/survivor of sexual assault Karen is an advocate and speaks about her own lived experience.
Prior to establishing Violet Co, Karen held roles specialising in Corporate Social Responsibility, in-house practice and management consulting for Coffey International Development, Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers, Tata Consultancy Services and KPMG Australia. Before ‘going corporate’ Karen spent 10 years working in the for-purpose sector on human rights for organisations such as Amnesty International.
Karen is a Solicitor and Nationally Accredited Mediator. She has completed a Grad Cert Applied Law (Dispute Resolution), Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Women’s Studies). Karen is a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has held roles on a number of NSW Law Society Committees. Karen holds a number of Non-Executive Directorships:
Karen will address the March Club Lunch about her work advocating for women and Indigenous people, followed by an ‘in conversation’ with Club President, Amanda Dobbie.
There will also be time for questions from the audience from both those attending In Club and online through Zoom.
Bookings are essential for both In Club and Zoom attendance.
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