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“I had a great support network
throughout my degree including
Law Faculty staff such as Jill
Hunter, David Dixon, Dom
Fitzsimmons, Jeni Engel and
Anna Cody, Mick Peachey and
the Nura Gili team, and my ITAS
tutor Ashkan Kebriti. Also, my
classmates, such as Danny Yip
and Robbie Csillag, and my
community of La Perouse.” “I feel privileged to be an
alumna of UNSW Law School.
The subjects and the teachers
we had access to gave us a
good grounding in the law, but
we were also encouraged to be
free-thinkers. Both have served
me well in legal practice.” “Studying Law at UNSW was
a turning point in my life which
allowed me to better understand
the rules we all live by. This
supercharged my career,
allowing me to work in the Prime
Minister’s Office and to now lead
a team of over 300 people at Rio
Tinto in a mine, processing plant
and ship loader.” “Jeni Engel was hugely
supportive during my time at
UNSW Law and beyond, and
was instrumental in creating
a sense of belonging. The
broad range of subjects and
opportunities available at UNSW
Law also opened up career
paths beyond practising law,
but I still draw on the skills I
developed there every day.”
Ashley Walker
BCom LLB (2012)
Walbunga clan of the Yuin Nation Merinda Dutton
BJuris LLB (2013) Brad Welsh
LLB (2007) MMinEng (2013)
Muruwari Samara Hand
BA LLB (2014)
Awabakal woman of Worimi and
Biripi