Government Relations Advisor
Jess joined the Justice and Equity Centre in 2026 as the Government Relations Adviser, working across the organisation to engage government and parliamentarians on our law reform and advocacy priorities.
Jess spent 8 years in the Northern Territory as a solicitor specialising in litigation, with a practice across criminal law, mental health, workplace rights and human rights. She also volunteered with the Top End Women’s Legal Service on domestic and family violence, family law and tenancy matters.
Previously, Jess worked in strategic climate litigation at Equity Generation Lawyers, targeting the financiers of fossil fuels, and spent two years as an adviser in the NSW Parliament.
Jess holds a joint Master’s in Environmental Law from Uppsala University, the University of Eastern Finland and the Arctic University of Norway, along with a Bachelor of Social Science majoring in Criminology and a Juris Doctor from UNSW.