Youth Law Australia is committed to helping young people under 25 and their supporters to find solutions to their legal problems. Youth Law Australia sincerely thanks its staff, board and volunteers for their expertise and tireless effort towards helping young people under 25.
Director and Board of Directors
Youth Law Australia is governed by a Board of Directors. Board members bring their expertise, vision and commitment to children’s rights to guide Youth Law Australia in achieving its vision of helping all young people under the age of 25 with a problem that would benefit from legal help to find the solution they need.
The Board meets during the year and is supported by its own Finance Committee which monitors Youth Law Australia’s financial situation on a more regular basis.
Georgina Willcock
Chair
Scott Richardson
Michael Allen
Sam Burrett
Nicole Loewensohn
Luke McNamara
Lucas Hejtmanek
Volunteers
Youth Law Australia is grateful for the time, effort and energy of its team of on-site and off-site volunteers. The on-site volunteer team is made up of dedicated law students, PLT students, recent graduates and lawyers.
To ensure adequate supervision and workload, YLA is only able to take on a limited number of volunteers. If you are a University of New South Wales (UNSW) law student, you can apply via the Work Integrated Learning program to undertake an unpaid internship during any teaching period (subject to availability). If you are a lawyer or non-UNSW law student, you can still send your transcript (current students only), resume, and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in YLA, to [email protected] (subject line: Volunteer Expression of Interest).
Pro Bono Partners
Youth Law Australia’s legal practices are supported by our Pro Bono partners:
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Johnson Winter Slattery
- HBL Ebsworth
- Clayton Utz
- ANZ Bank
- National Australia Bank
- Australian Government Solicitors
- Tasmanian University Student Association.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Cyber-volunteers
Beginning in 2007, the Cyber Volunteer Project (CVP) The CVP is a partnership between Youth Law Australia and King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), and brings together a network of pro-bono lawyers across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth from partner firms including KWM, ASIC and Telstra. Cyber-volunteers will provide pro-bono assistance to Youth Law Australia through its online advice platform. You can learn more about the CVP here.
