John Juriansz

Professor John Juriansz is the Director of the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University. He joined the Whitlam Institute from the School of Law at Western Sydney University where he had served as the Deputy Dean. John recently lectured in Technology, Innovation and the Law, and Designing Law Apps for Access to Justice and has previously taught Advanced Legal Negotiation, Remedies, Equity & Trusts and Moot Court. John is admitted as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and of the High Court of Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (History and Political Science) from the University of Western Ontario, a Graduate Diploma in Social Science from the University of New England, a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from Western Sydney University and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Sydney. Prior to joining WSU, John was a Senior Lawyer at Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers where he engaged in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and White Collar Crime (2005-2006). Between 2001 and 2005, John was a Solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) where he practiced in the areas of Dispute Resolution and Mergers & Acquisitions. In 2003, John was seconded to MLC Limited in the capacity of general legal counsel. From 2005 to 2006, John was a Committee Member of the Litigation, Law & Practice Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales. In 2001, John was an intern at the Australian Law Reform Commission where he was engaged in the drafting of Report 92 (The Judicial Power of the Commonwealth: A Review of the Judiciary Act 1903 and Related Legislation).