Staff Information

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Director
Pronouns
she/her
Location
Naarm (Melbourne)

Jessica is a human rights lawyer, specialising in refugee and immigration law.

She has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of International Relations from La Trobe University.

Jessica is CEO and co-founder of WLW Migration Lawyers, an award-winning immigration law firm based in Melbourne. WLW Migration Lawyers has its own in-house social enterprise arm, the Bridge Project, which delivers low bono legal services to key migrant groups.

Jessica has worked and studied around the world, including in China, Sweden, Poland and Ghana. Prior to establishing WLW Migration Lawyers Jessica was the Principal Solicitor and Program Manager of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s Human Rights Law Program. She also worked for Inclusion Ghana, Ghana’s peak NGO for people with intellectual disabilities as part of the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development program.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (Hons) - La Trobe University
Bachelor of International Relations - La Trobe University

Working with Lirata

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