Pro Bono Legal Manager

• Dec 2017 - Present

Deputy Head of Partnerships and Legal Services

• Nov 2015 - Nov 2017

Manages, structures and implements high quality, complex pro bono legal projects and services globally, particularly in the poorest developing countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Advises leading non-profit organisations, NGOs and charities in the international development, governance and human rights fields as well as international law firms on legal projects with the aim of eradicating global poverty, combating inequality and injustice and reversing climate change.

Lawyer

• Jul 2013 - Oct 2014

Conducted, advised and provided technical legal assistance in strategic test cases before international and regional human rights courts and national constitutional courts to uphold the human rights and dignity of sexual orientation and gender identity minorities. Specialised in conducting international human rights litigation to challenge national laws which criminalise sexual minorities in over 76 countries around the world. Conducted, advised and provided technical legal assistance in strategic test cases before international and regional human rights courts and national constitutional courts to uphold the human rights and dignity of sexual orientation and gender identity minorities. Specialised in conducting international human rights litigation to challenge national laws which criminalise sexual minorities in over 76 countries around the world.

Legal Advisor

• Mar 2012 - Apr 2013

Pre-Trial and Trial Chambers Advisor to the Pre-Trial Judge in the pre-trial phase of Prosecutor v. Ayyash & others concerning the political assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005 - the first trial by a UN international criminal tribunal to prosecute the crime of terrorism. Specialised in issues concerning rights of the accused to a fair trial in the context of in absentia trials, victims rights, terrorism, international human rights law, international criminal law and public international law.

Legal Assistant

• Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

Office of the Prosecutor - assistant to the Prosecutor and the Special Advisor on International Humanitarian Law. Advised on a number of prosecutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Uganda including the closing phase of the first historic trial of Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (concerning the recruitment and use of child soldiers) and Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga (concerning war crimes and crimes against humanity including gender crimes). Office of the Prosecutor - assistant to the Prosecutor and the Special Advisor on International Humanitarian Law. Advised on a number of prosecutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Uganda including the closing phase of the first historic trial of Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (concerning the recruitment and use of child soldiers) and Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga (concerning war crimes and crimes against humanity including gender crimes).

Trial Lawyer

• Apr 2006 - Jun 2011

Indictable Crimes Section - defence of accused in jury trials in the Supreme and District Courts of New South Wales for the most serious indictable offences including homicide, sexual offences, drug and human trafficking matters. Human Rights Section - represented plaintiffs (particularly prisoners, asylum seeker detainees, juvenile detainees) in strategic test cases in the Supreme and Federal Courts involving abuse of power by State authorities. Specialised in discrimination, judicial review, negligence and tortious claims including malicious prosecution, misfeasance in public office and false imprisonment.

Lawyer and Migration Agent

• Jan 2005 - Jun 2007

Advised and represented asylum seekers in refugee protection claims in first instance merit review appeals and judicial review proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia. Non-profit community legal centre Advised and represented asylum seekers in refugee protection claims in first instance merit review appeals and judicial review proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia. Non-profit community legal centre

Associate Lawyer

• Jun 2001 - Feb 2006

Litigation and Dispute Resolution Section Specialised in complex, cross-border general commercial litigation, international commercial arbitration, insurance and reinsurance, insolvency, banking and finance, regulatory and white collar crime. Acted in several high profile matters in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the Federal Court and a number of Royal Commissions of Inquiry. Banking and Finance Section (1 year) - specialised in debt capital markets and structured financing transactions and advising on privacy, money laundering and regulatory matters.

Legal Advisor

• Jul 2000 - Dec 2000

United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Specialised in advising on matters of public international law, international human rights law and rule of law initiatives. Advised on the establishment and running of the Registration Appeals Commission, an ad hoc hybrid administrative appeals tribunal. Project managed and implemented initiatives to facilitate the protection and right to vote of protected ethnic minorities and internally displaced persons in the first democratic elections following the end of the war in Kosovo. Election monitoring.

Judicial Associate to the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby

• Jul 1999 - Jun 2000

Clerked with Justice Kirby on leading constitutional and appellate matters impacting on the nation. Conducted legal research on complex issues of law particularly in constitutional and administrative law, criminal law and corporate and commercial law; analysed submissions of parties; drafted and edited judgements. Clerked with Justice Kirby on leading constitutional and appellate matters impacting on the nation. Conducted legal research on complex issues of law particularly in constitutional and administrative law, criminal law and corporate and commercial law; analysed submissions of parties; drafted and edited judgements.

Legal Clerk

• Dec 1998 - Mar 1999

Legislation and Policy Division and Anti-Discrimination Board of New South Wales Legislation and Policy Division and Anti-Discrimination Board of New South Wales

Research Assistant

• Jul 1998 - Dec 1998

Assisted in the development of a Code of Health Rights and Responsibilities Assisted in the development of a Code of Health Rights and Responsibilities