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Ms Karen Conte

Lecturer - School of Law

Biography

Karen Conte is a lecturer in the Law School at UNE and a practising barrister (since 2007), mediator and arbitrator. Karen practices in the areas of Family Law, Crime, Care and Protection Law and Defamation. Prior to her life as a lawyer and a lecturer, Karen was a primary school principal and primary school teacher for twenty years. Lecturing in law combines her two passions: the law and education. Karen has a particular interest in all aspects of Children’s Law issues and has written this unit of study for the LLB and LLM programs at UNE. Karen is the unit coordinator and lecturer in Introduction to Legal Studies, Professional Conduct and Children’s Law units at UNE. As a teacher, Karen has received a National Excellence in Teaching Award and worked with the ‘Project Zero’ team at Harvard University. As a barrister, Karen has written and presents the ‘Barristers In Schools’ program through the NSW Bar Association and NSW Talent Centre, a program she sees as integral in raising up the next generation of outstanding lawyers. Karen also presents on Family Law issues at conferences for practising lawyers. Karen’s academic qualifications are: MEd (Administration) (UWS); LLB (Macquarie); BEd (UWS); Dip Legal Practice (College of Law NSW); Dip Teach (Nepean).

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