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Ms Monica Taylor

Director, UQ Pro Bono Centre
TC Beirne School of Law
+61 7 334 69351
W416, Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia campus. Availability by appointment.

Biography

Monica joined the law school in 2012 as Director of the UQ Pro Bono Centre. Previously, she worked in the community legal sector advising clients across a range of areas of law including housing, disability, mental health and public space law. As Director of the UQ Pro Bono Centre, Monica coordinates the law school's Clinical Legal Education program, and is involved in pursuing pro bono legal opportunities for law students. As a former clinic coordinator, Monica has taught students in clinical legal settings including the QPILCH Mental Health Law Clinic and the Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic.

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Qualifications
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Griffith University [2003]
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Queensland [2002]
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland [2000]
Professional Qualifications
  • Admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia [2004]
  • Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland [2003]
Featured projects Duration
Student and client wellbeing and clinical legal education
The University of Queensland
 2016–2017
Access to Justice: Technology, Innovation and Sustainability
AIBE Applied Research Fund
 2018

Publications

Journal Articles (6)
Conference Papers (3)
Research Reports (2)

Journal Articles

Taylor, Monica and Farrell, James (2017) Access to justice: it all comes down to funding. Proctor, 37 5: 12-13.
Taylor, Monica and Cappa, Clare L. (2016) Student pro bono and its role in contemporary Australian law schools. Alternative Law Journal, 41 2: 121-124. doi:10.1177/1037969X1604100212
Bartlett, Francesca and Taylor, Monica (2016) Pro bono lawyering: personal motives and institutional practice. Legal Ethics, . doi:10.1080/1460728x.2016.1247632
Monica Taylor (2014) 'Henri Lefebvre: spatial politics, everyday life and the right to the city', by Chris Butler. Social Alternatives, 33 1: 80-80.
Bedford, Narelle and Taylor, Monica (2014) Model no more: querulent behaviour, vexatious litigants and the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2005 (Qld). Journal of Judicial Administration, 24 1: 46-60.
Douglas, Heather and Taylor, Monica (2014) Understanding the power of law: engaging students in criminal law casework. Legal Education Review, 24 1: 28-43.

Conference Papers

Taylor, Monica (2016). Pro Bono and Legal Education. In: 5th Asia Pro Bono Conference, Sanur, Indonesia, (). 1 September 2016.
Monica Taylor (2016). Law and Development: Ethical Considerations for Law Schools. In: Australasian Law Teachers Association, Wellington, New Zealand, (). 7 - 9 July.
Bartlett, Francesca and Monica Taylor (2014). What Does Pro Bono Publico Mean to Lawyers?. In: Australian and New Zealand Law & Society Conference, University of Queensland, Queensland, (). 5 December.

Research Reports

Taylor, Monica (2016) What does pro bono publico mean to lawyers? A report on the findings of the Pro Bono Values Project Brisbane, Australia: UQ Pro Bono Centre
Taylor, Monica and Walsh, Tamara (2006) Nowhere to go: the impact of police Move-on powers on homeless people in Queensland :