Beryl Donkin

{{notability|Biographies|date=April 2017}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} '''Beryl Killeen Donkin''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OBE}} (1920–1991), a legal secretary, was from 1941 the [[Queensland Law Society]]'s first, and for many years sole, paid employee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/lawyers/biogs/AWE5546b.htm |title=Beryl Killeen Donkin, OBE |first=Nicola |last=Silbert |date=2 February 2016 |access-date=29 April 2017 |work= Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens | publisher=The Australian Women's Register}}</ref> She held the position of assistant secretary and then secretary for 40 years until her retirement in 1981. Beryl Donkin was a mentor and supporter of [[Joan Bennett (lawyer)|Joan Bennett]], the first founding partner of any law firm in Brisbane.

Her commitment to the Queensland legal profession was honoured with the award of [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1975 for "her devoted and untiring service to the Queensland Law Society". Several legal prizes are named in her honour, including the "Beryl Donkin Memorial Award" and the "Beryl Donkin Trust Prize"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qls.com.au/files/1e58ab3a-730a-4ae1-9a56-a08200f01921/qls-history.pdf |title=Our History |date=2003 |publisher=Queensland Law Society |work=Annual Report |pages=4–5 |access-date=29 April 2017}}</ref>

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==External links== * [http://wlaq.com.au/awards/beryl-donkin-memorial-award Beryl Donkin Memorial Award]

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