Ms Amy Burton
2018
Zelman Cowen John Monash Scholar
LLM
Law
Georgetown
United States of America
Law
Access to justice, legal innovation, community law law
Amy has a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with Honours from Monash University, and a Master of Laws from Georgetown University. Prior to attending Georgetown University in 2018, she worked at Salvos Legal Humanitarian and was awarded the 2017 Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year at the Women in Law Awards. At Georgetown, she researched the growing use of social enterprise law firms - particularly non-profit 'low bono' firms - to improve access to justice for individuals who are not eligible for legal aid but cannot afford a private lawyer. Upon her return to Australia, Amy worked with DLA Piper on a research project and business plan to help them establish a low bono family law firm called ‘Wallumatta Legal’. In 2021, Amy worked with national law firm Mills Oakley to launch a pro bono law firm called Everyday Justice. Amy is the Managing Lawyer of Everyday Justice. The firm helps individuals across Australia who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford or access a lawyer to assist them with their legal matters. Everyday Justice partners with the College of Law to train law graduates to become social justice lawyers.
@ajburtie
ABC 7:30 Report, 1 June 2021 (https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100173270)