Ms Carlie Drew

Lecturer - School of Law

Carlie Drew

Biography

Carlie is a lecturer at the School of Law at the University of New England. She is a proud UNE alumna. After graduating in 2004, Carlie was admitted as a solicitor in 2005 and thereafter practiced law before joining the Law School as a sessional academic in 2010. During her time in practice, Carlie was fortunate to gain experience in a range of different areas such as environmental law, commercial law, property law and succession. In recent years, Carlie worked in the public sector where she focused on estate planning and elder law. Carlie has a special interest in alternative dispute resolution and recently completed mediation training at the Qld Department of Justice and Attorney-General.

Qualifications

BEc/LLB (Hons I) (UNE)

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (College of Law)

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW

Awards

Keith & Dorothy Mackay Honours Scholarship (2003)

Butterworths Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Civil Procedure & Evidence (2002)

Mary Ambrose Award for Outstanding Results in Advanced Economics (2000)

UNE Faculty and College Scholarship (1998)

Teaching Areas

LAW100 – Foundations of Law

LAW102 – Legal Professional Skills

LAW332 – Industrial Law

LLM553 – Fundamentals of Australia’s Common Law System

LLM508 – Issues in Employment Law

Research Interests

Carlie’s thesis, ‘Wrongful Life: Should the Impaired Child’s Claim be Recognised’ is held in the UNE Law Library.