Experience

Dobson Mitchell Allport

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Senior Associate specialising in immigration law. Former Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1575473) - registration in place until the deregulation of the migration advice profession for legal practitioners occurred on 22 March 2021.

• Associate & Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1575473)

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

  Migration LawI regularly assist clients (including individual visa applicants and businesses wishing to sponsor skilled workers) with applications for a variety of visas and associated approval processes including:▪ General skilled migration visas▪ Employer sponsored visas▪ Employer sponsorship and nomination approvals▪ Temporary work and training visas▪ Business and investment visas▪ Distinguished talent visas▪ Partner and other family visasI also provide advice and assistance to clients in relation to complex visa situations including visa refusals and cancellations and review applications in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.You can find more information about registered migration agents and access the Code of Conduct for registered migration agents here: https://www.mara.gov.au/using-an-agent/working-with-your-agent/what-to-expect-from-your-agentLitigationI have significant experience as a court room advocate appearing in Tasmanian courts and Tribunals. My areas of practice in the litigation area include debt recovery, insolvency, victims of crime compensation and family violence / restraint order applications.

• Lawyer & Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1575473)

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2017

  Lawyer and Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1575473) specialising in migration law, debt recovery, insolvency matters, criminal injuries compensation applications and family violence order applications.



Mackie Crompton Barristers & Solicitors

• Lawyer

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2015

  Whilst working as a lawyer at Mackie Crompton Barristers & Solicitors I specialised in criminal law, Magistrates Court civil claims, insolvency matters, victims of crime compensation claims, child protection matters, family violence matters and restraint order applications. I also assisted the firm's principal lawyer and registered migration agent, Craig Mackie, with migration matters.

• Paralegal

  • 2006 - Mar 2014

  During my time as a paralegal at Mackie Crompton Barristers & Solicitors I specialised in Criminal Injuries Compensation claims and Debt Recovery. I also worked closely with the firm's principal lawyer and registered migration agent, Craig Mackie, on matters in a variety of legal areas including criminal law, migration law and civil claims.