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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Perth, Australia

MinterEllison is regarded as one of Asia-Pacific's premier law firms, operating in Australia, New Zealand, China, and the UK.As Special Counsel in the Workplace Relations Team, I specialise in:• Employment litigation• Enterprise bargaining• Industrial relations strategy and dispute resolution• Workplace investigations• Drafting of employment contracts and workplace policies • HR and IR related training

Newcastle, Australia

The University of Newcastle is a research intensive public institution, ranked in the top 1% of the world’s universities.As General Counsel, I was responsible for delivering strategically aligned legal solutions to the Council, the Executive, and the operational units across the University.During my tenure, the University's Legal Office was recognised by peers as a finalist in the ‘In-House Team of the Year’ category in the 2015 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards. My services included:• governance related advice and revision of governance related rules and policies• advice on legislative compliance frameworks• reporting to the Council and Executive on regulatory and policy changes• provision of legal and governance related training • legal advice and support on strategic initiatives and material transactions• advice in the areas of public law and statutory interpretation• commercial law, workplace relations, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and procurementI also:• Chaired a Professional Leaders Group to facilitate collaboration between senior management• Mentored law students through the practical legal training module of their degree• Implemented a legal precedent project across all business units in the University • Developed the first in house legal management system in Australia on the ServiceNow platform

Brisbane, Australia

The Hastings Deering Group is one of the top 5 Caterpillar dealers worldwide, and is the exclusive distributor for the sale of Caterpillar equipment and technology solutions in Queensland, Northern Territory, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.As General Counsel, I co-ordinated the legal, governance and risk functions across the Hastings Deering Group of Companies. My services included:• acting as Company Secretary across the group of companies• implementing a group-wide risk management system• training in contract drafting and negotiation• negotiation and placement of insurance programs• assisting in the negotiation of material sales contracts• implementing new terms and conditions of sale and lease• ensuring compliance with the Competition and Consumer Law within the Caterpillar network• implementation of changes following the introduction of the Personal Properties Securities Act

Sydney, Brisbane, Australia

Herbert Smith Freehills is one of the world's leading professional legal services firms.As a Senior Associate in Commercial Litigation I worked on large litigation and major projects in the areas of insurance, insolvency, mining and banking. Some highlights included:• leading an international arbitration in a large contract claim with the Indian government• representing a mining house in a $1 billion insurance claim following a significant flood event• working with administrators to protect creditors and to turnaround financially stressed businesses As a Senior Associate in the Employment and Industrial Relations Team, I worked on:• advising and representing employers following significant workplace health and safety incidents • negotiating enterprise agreements for government owned corporations with multiple unions• developing workplace relations strategies for a large government organisation restructureI also Chaired the Queensland chapter of Women at Freehills, a mentoring initiative for young women lawyers to develop and prosper in their career.

Brisbane, Australia

The Australian Industry Group is a peak employer organisation, representing the interests of 60,000 Australian businesses. The role of senior workplace relations advisor involved providing representation, advocacy and training in a broad range of workplace relations issues, including the impact of legislative and policy changes, enterprise bargaining, industrial disputes, and employment related entitlements.I was also the lead in Queensland for advising and training on the introduction of the WorkChoices legislation, involving the delivery of seminars and presentations across the State to the organisation's members.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Llm, Law

Graduate Diploma Of Applied Corporate Governance And Risk Management, Currently Enrolled

Llb, Law (First Class Honours)

Winner, Meritorious Scholarship, 1991-1995 Deans Merit List 1992, 1993, 1994 Winner, Butterworths Law Publishers Book Prize, 1995

Ba, Philosophy

Majors in Logic and Ethics Winner of the Finnish Society Prize in Philosophy

Grad Dip, Legal Practice

Master Of Laws - Llm, Law