Brennan Justice Talk 2025 #1 – Social Justice Lawyering and Volunteering

Interested in Social Justice Lawyering and work in the NGO sector? 

Wondering what experiences Brennan Justice students have when completing their LTS volunteer hours? Come and hear from representatives from social justice and legal organisations, in conversation with Brennan Justice students who have recently volunteered for them.

The guest speakers will explain the work their organisations do and the students will share their experience of being volunteers as part of the Brennan Justice program. The Justice Talk will give students a chance to meet representatives from the community legal sector and youth education organisations, as well as to learn from their peers about how they got involved. All speakers will share details about their careers and experiences, significant matters or projects they have worked on, the benefits of working in this area, and tips for getting involved and for careers in the social justice sector. 

Meet the panelists

 

Gabriela Christian-Hare Pro Bono Centre

Gabriela Christian-Hare 
Chief Executive Officer
Pro Bono Centre


Gabriela Christian-Hare is the CEO of the Australian Pro Bono Centre, Australia’s national centre of leadership for pro bono legal services. The Centre activates lawyers to provide pro bono support and equips them with a wide range of tools and resources to support their involvement. Gabriela is responsible for the Centre’s management, strategic direction and representation of the Centre in a variety of forums and media globally. 

 

 

Pheobe Britten ITE

Phoebe Britten
Founder and CEO of Inspire Tomorrow Education

Phoebe is a youth adviser and Board Director advocating for educational equity, civic engagement, and gender equality. As the Founder and CEO of Inspire Tomorrow Education, she leads a national nonprofit that provides free online tutoring and scholarship support, empowering disadvantaged students across Australia to achieve university admission. Currently pursuing a BA/LLB at the University of Sydney, Phoebe has held prestigious global advisory roles with the OECD, the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Voices of Influence, the United Nations Major Group for Youth, and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership. In 2024, she was named the youngest-ever Top 100 Future Leader by the Australian Financial Review and the youngest nominee for the Top 25 Young Women To Watch in International Affairs. 

 

Katie Green Inner City Legal Centre

Katie Green 
CEO
Inner City Legal Centre

Katie Green is the CEO of the Inner City Legal Centre, which provides the award-winning NSW LGBTQIA+ legal service in addition to generalist legal assistance for inner city residents experiencing legal disadvantage. 

Prior to joining the ICLC,  Katie has worked in legal positions at the NSW Bar Association, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Legal Aid NSW, the National Justice Project and Marrickville Legal Centre, and has developed a unique understanding of pursuing social justice within the government, not for profit and private sectors.


 

Key times

  • 11.45am - Doors and registration opens 
  • 12.00pm - Event commences
  • 1.45pm - Event concludes 

Please email any special dietary requirements to brennanprogram@uts.edu.au

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