Kate Wellington
Chief executive / The Law Society of Western Australia
A former chief executive of the Costs Lawyer Standards Board in the United Kingdom, Kate Wellington took the role of chief executive at the Law Society of Western Australia on January 20, 2025.
Ms Wellington, who has specialised in areas of law including consumer rights and dispute resolution, holds undergraduate degrees in law and economics from the University of Western Australia, as well as a postgraduate degree in civil law from the University of Oxford.
She is also Vice President of the Citizens Advice Bureau of WA and worked as a Judge’s Associate before leaving for the UK.
