Ms Lisa Molloy

Lisa is a Clinical Teacher/Legal Practitioner at the University of Newcastle Legal Centre (UNLC) where she provides clinical supervision to law students and advice and representation to clients, specialising in family law matters. Lisa has a particular interest in Family Dispute Resolution and resolving family law matters through alternative dispute resolution. 

Lisa teaches into the Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor degrees, as the Course Coordinator and teacher of Family Law in 2019 and 2020.

Prior to joining UNLC in 2019, Lisa was a Senior Solicitor in the Domestic Violence Unit at Legal Aid, where she assisted clients affected by family violence in family law and ADVO matters. Lisa also practised as a solicitor at the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office, working primarily in the Inquiries Practice Group where she assisted the State Coroner and Deputy State Coroner in a wide range of inquests, including deaths in custody, homicides, health related and workplace deaths. She also worked in the Child Protection and Administrative Law Practice Groups at the Crown Solicitor’s Office. Lisa also worked as Deputy Associate to Donald J and Associate to Altobelli J, of the Federal Circuit Court.

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the ANU College of Law, and was admitted to practice in NSW in 2007.