As the principal lawyer and director of the Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service Patrick’s role includes driving the service delivery and strategic direction of the service, representing the service on external committees and peak bodies, overseeing and managing the employed professional staff, including lawyers and volunteers, promoting the service through attendance at community events, developing and delivering community legal education materials and presentations, writing and lodging applications for funding grants, preparing and writing workplace policies and procedures. Patrick's role also includes representing clients at all stages of the immigration process including at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Federal Circuit Court, Federal Court of Australia and the Department of Home Affairs. Patrick has extensive experience in refugee protection cases.

At WLW Migration Lawyers, Patrick’s role includes representing clients at all stages of the immigration process including at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Federal Circuit Court, Federal Court of Australia and the Department of Home Affairs. Patrick has extensive experience in refugee protection cases.Pat also has extensive experience in employer sponsored, family partner visa applications and visa cancellation appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. This includes providing legal advice on partner visa applications (sub-class 820, 801, offshore 309) as well as skilled visa applications (sub-class 482, 186, 188).

At the Aditus Foundation Patrick worked in the pro bono work unit on asylum, refugee and human rights cases. Patrick also had input into multiple research projects and activities at the Aditus foundation including the Asylum Information Database (AIDA).

Pat has previously worked as a Human Rights Lawyer for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) in Melbourne Australia. He has completed an extensive Human Rights Law training program with the ASRC which has given him an excellent understanding of refugee and international Law and the key knowledge and understanding of federal and state government policies towards asylum seekers.The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is Australia’s leading asylum seeker organisation. The Human Rights Law Program provides a robust, independent, free legal service to uphold the human rights of asylum seekers. Pat has provided legal assistance and has represented people through each stage of the refugee determination process. Pat works with a team of over 50 volunteer Lawyers and I has been heavily involved in programs that also engage in policy and law reform, and campaigns for social justice for asylum seekers.Summary of duties:• Advising on legal issues in relation Refugee Review Tribunal hearings• Compiling briefs and advice on High Court appeals• Compiling briefs and advice on Federal Circuit Court appeals• Advising on DIBP hearings• Advising and drafting on Ministerial Intervention• Researching international law in relation to refugee polices in multiple countries. • Researching current government practices in relation to refugees• Supporting the CEO of the organization with guidelines to legal advice on current protection claims. • Put together submissions to government ministers in relation to refugee policy.• Regularly run in depth client meetings and assessments.• Worked on a range of issues related to international law including the interpretation and application of the international refugee convention.• Conducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepares studies, comparative studies, briefs, reports and correspondence for legal team.

Pat managed a team of 40 staff including a number of Psychologists. His main responsibilities included:• Managing and overseeing employee engagement survey research projects• Advising and consulting clients and cultural teams with regard to employee engagement• Exposure and advice to senior management teams and CEOs, globally• Present to various Boards on business results on a quarterly basis• Responsible for training and developing new Psychology graduates• Drafting proposals and tenders for customised research projects• Active member of the Insync Surveys Executive Leadership team• P&L responsibility and reporting for the Sydney office• Privacy/legal Officer/Adviser for the company• Individual Business Development annual target and responsibilityPat's achievements include:• Won the award for the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) from clients 16 quarters in a row - current personal Client NPS score of + 82• Increased company wide net promoter score from +20 to +70 over a 2 year period• Increased profitability of projects from 30% below budget to 30% above budget over 2 years• Increased company sales by 15% over 2 years• Personally achieved over $1 million of sales for the firm over a two year period.• Designed and delivered product training to staff in-house and externally• Run high level successful employee engagement and alignment studies with companies such as Rio Tinto, Orica, Faifax, Cricket Australia, ASX, AFL, Worley Parsons, John Holland, Red Cross, Mission Australia, many others.• Promoted to Senior Project Manager role after 6 months• Developed a number of Psychology graduates from associates to successful project managers.• Developed new products and implemented new incentive programs both internally and externally• Won new clients for firm such Rio Tinto, AFL, WorleyParsons, Red Cross and many others • Delivered successful people strategy’s focused on aligning KPI’s with strategic goals.

Pat's responsibilities include:• Managing personal client files• Client interviews• Attending conferences with counsel• Drafting letters to clients in relation to instruction• Advising on legal issues in relation to family, commercial, employment and criminal law matters• Compiling briefs

Pat's responsibilities included:• Pre employment psychological assessments and interviewing• Implementing, managing and coordinating individual Personality Profile assessments• Implementing, managing and coordinating individual Cognitive Skills assessmentsPat's achievements include:• Promoted to Project Manager post 3 month tenure• Successful new business development