Young Lawyers Committee
The Young Lawyers Committee (YLC) is an Advisory Committee of the Law Council of Australia. The YLC represents young and early career lawyers at a national level and seeks to advise the Law Council on issues affecting, and matters of concern to, Australian young lawyers who are under 36 years of age, or who have been admitted to practice five years or less.
The YLC examines current issues of relevance to young lawyers, including (but not limited to) Government legislation, policies, and funding priorities. The YLC also assists in the Law Council’s administration of the annual National Golden Gavel competition and the Australian Young Lawyer Awards.
The key issues of focus for the YLC are:
- encouraging and assisting young lawyers to develop professional, legal, and policy skills;
- facilitating a national information sharing network for young lawyers;
- ensuring that lawyers who are new to the legal profession receive appropriate ongoing support, supervision, mentoring, and continuing professional education;
- encouraging and promoting physical and mental health and wellbeing for new members of the legal profession, including with respect to working conditions and risks of burnout for graduate lawyers;
- promoting communication and collegiality among young lawyer bodies across Australia; and
- supporting engagement with law students across Australia, via the Australian Law Students’ Association, and providing advice to the Law Council on matters affecting law students and graduates, including legal education and admission requirements.
Members
- Helen Driscoll – Chair
- Georgina Peereboom – Deputy Chair, Queensland Law Society
- Carys Atkinson – Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory
- Thomas Coltrona – Law Society of Western Australia
- Zoey Dwyer – Law Society of Tasmania
- Rebecca Ferguson – Australian Law Students’ Association
- Cameron Henderson – Law Society of South Australia
- Grace Oakley – Law Institute of Victoria
- Bryony Siegnior – Victorian Bar
- Rachel Shearer – Law Society Northern Territory
- Taylah Spirovski – Law Society of New South Wales
- David Townsend – New South Wales Bar Association
- Felicity Wood – Bar Association of Queensland
- Beau Foley – Queensland Young Lawyers (Observer)
- Alice Cooney – Immediate Past Chair (Observer)
Contact
Natalie Cooper
T. 02 6246 3724
E. natalie.cooper@lawcouncil.au
Last Updated on 27/05/2025
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