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Ms Monica Taylor

Director, UQ Pro Bono Centre
TC Beirne School of Law
+61 7 334 69351

Room 403, Seddon West (Building 82), St Lucia campus 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

Publications

Journal Articles (3)
Conference Papers (2)

Journal Articles

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.
Monica Taylor (2014) 'Henri Lefebvre: spatial politics, everyday life and the right to the city', by Chris Butler. Social Alternatives, 33 1: 80-80.

Conference Papers

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.
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