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The contributors on this page have all made a career out of doing what they're passionate about. Here they share experiences, advice and tips on how they got where they are today.

  • Matthew Albert - Asylum Seekers (Founder of SAIL)
  • Adam Bandt MP -  Parliament of Victoria
  • Rowena Cantley-Smith - Academia
  • Melissa Hardham - Criminal Law; First Step Legal Service
  • Jane Libbis -  Collaborative law (Family)
  • Peter Lustig - Collaborative law (Civil)
  • Felicity Millner - Environment Defenders Office
  • Dr Bronwyn Naylor Crim/Academia
  • Sean Mulcahy - Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
  • Denis Nelthorpe -  Community Legal Centres
  • Luigi Palombi - Genetic Sequence Right Project
  • Jill Prior - Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
  • Roy Reekie  - Victoria Legal Aid
  • Judy Small - Victoria Legal Aid (Later Lawyer)
  • Louis Schetzer, Public Interest Advocacy Centre; Community Legal Centres
  • Steven Tudor - Criminal Law; Academia
  • Brian Walters SC - Human rights
  • Eric Windholz - Academia
  • Sue Wolter - Villamanta Disability Rights
  • Acting Team Manager - Elias Recruitment for Remote, Rural and Regional lawyering

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