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Fiona Reid
Fiona Reid Principal, Accredited Specialist in Family Law Reid Family Lawyers, Sydney This interview was conducted in 2015. Allens alumna Fiona Reid's career at the firm was interesting and varied, where she began as a secretary, and ended ...
David Brewster
David Brewster Legal Director Coles Group, Melbourne This interview was conducted in 2016. Former Competition Law group partner David Brewster left Allens in 2016 to join the Coles Group as Legal Director. After 13 years as a partner, he ...
Learning, listening and lasting change: my Jawun secondment on Yolŋu Country
Senior Associate Zainab Mahmood spent ten weeks on Yolŋu Country supporting Gumatj Corporation. Zainab became Allens' 50th Jawun secondee, representing a significant milestone in the firm's enduring partnership with Jawun. When I was ...
Taking action to protect voting rights
Justice Action is an independent organisation that strives to give a voice to people who have been marginalised or excluded from the community. Its 'Just Us' newsletter gives people in prison and mental health systems in Australia and New ...
A step closer to restoring respect and dignity to young people at Banksia Hill
Banksia Hill is a youth detention centre south of Perth, the only such centre for offenders aged 10 to 17 years in Western Australia. Staff shortages have seen the centre operate rolling 'lockdowns', with some young people forced to spend ...
Jawun Secondment: Finance to football in Shepparton
Former Review Services Senior Team Leader Francesco Spanti spent six weeks in Shepparton, Victoria with Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative. Rumbalara is a leading provider of community-controlled, whole of life services that support, honour ...
Supporting the NSW community through accessible employment law advice
The Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC) x Allens pro bono clinic was established in Sydney in April 2023 to increase ICLC's capacity to provide much-needed legal services to people experiencing vulnerability including those in the LGBTQIA+ ...
Employment opportunities and support
Employment opportunities and support Earlier this year, our team in Hanoi assisted HopeBox apply for and obtain a Social Enterprise Licence from the Government of Vietnam. Huong Dang founded HopeBox with the simple goal of helping rural ...
Defending press freedom: reforming Australia's secrecy laws
Journalism plays a crucial role in democratic societies by providing people with the information necessary to engage in the democratic process. However, the complexity of Australia's secrecy laws, which include 875 offences across ...
Supporting access to information for the incarcerated in Australia
People incarcerated in Australia have little or no access to the internet, few news sources, and limited opportunities for self-expression. For the past two years, Allens has supported efforts to reduce the isolation of Australia’s ...