Law Chapter of the QUT Alumni Association

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Are you a QUT Law graduate? 

Would you like to catch with old classmates or network with other law graduates? 

If so, then the QUT Law Alumni Chapter is for you. 

If you would like to register for information about activities and events, then please complete a registration form and post, fax or email it back to us.

Download a Law Chapter Alumni Application Form [pdf 55k]

Chapter Progress

The Chapter is currently finalising its mission statement and constitution.  Your ideas and input for future events are welcome.  For more information, please contact the Marketing Officer, Marta Larzabal on (07) 3138 1058 or a4.henderson@qut.edu.au.

For information on general activities of the QUT Alumni, visit the QUT Alumni Website. Membership of the QUT Alumni is free.

Alumni Links

The Alumni association produces QUT Links, a magazine for QUT Alumni, containing stories about the challenges faced and met by QUT's young graduates, as well as those who graduated from the University decades ago.  It includes experiences of alumni working overseas and the achievements and successes of our graduates, together with "Keep in Touch" pages and updates on what is happening in the QUT Community.

Keep in Touch

We are always interested in knowing about graduate successes and achievements in law and the criminal justice fields. If you have news, we are keen to hear about it, so that we can share it with staff, students and others. Please contact law.alumni@qut.edu.au

Here are some "Keep in Touch" stories submitted recently by Law graduates: 

• Kirstin Ferguson (nee Taylor)
• Alyson Reynolds
• Kay Ryan
• Diana Valentine
• Doug Waller

Overseas, QUT has Alumni Chapters or contacts in many countries including:

• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Singapore
• Taiwan
• London
• USA
• Australia

Contact the International Alumni for more information

Past Event Photos

  View images of the "Exploring the Future" Forum for final-year students held in association with QUOTALS

  View images of the inaugural law students reunion, September 2002

(Please note that general membership of the overall QUT Alumni is free).
  QUT Alumni Association.

2003 Outstanding Alumnus Award to Michael Baumann FM

Michael Baumann is Queensland's first Federal Magistrate, appointed to the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia in 2000, the same year he graduated from QUT with a Master of Laws. A specialist in family law, mediation and arbitration, Michael has been president of the Legal Aid Commission in Queensland and Chair of the Board of Legal Aid Queensland.

He has played an active part in the leadership of his profession, serving as a director of the Queensland Law Foundation, a member of the Grants Fund and chairing a number of the Queensland Law Society's committees, one of which began the remodelling of Professional Indemnity Insurance in Queensland. In 1991 he was named the Law Council of Australia Young Lawyer of the Year. Two years later, he was elected the youngest ever President of the Queensland Law Society. Michael has also supported his local Gold Coast community over many years, providing leadership to cricketing and tennis bodies, and promoting his profession to schools and in the media as part of the talk-back radio program The Law and You.

QUT Young Achiever of the Year - Sharon Wild (nee Gillet)

Business/ Law graduate Sharon Gillett was the winner of the 2002 QUT Alumni Young Achiever Award.  After being admitted as a solicitor, Sharon combined her entrepreneurial acumen with her knowledge of accountancy, law and IT to become a highly successful businesswoman. 

She is the cofounder of e-JAZ Pty Ltd, a small e-commerce business which provides other small businesses with innovative software solutions to improve efficiency, on-line sales and reduce barriers to international trade. 

Last year, Sharon won six business awards.  Sharon is president of the Electronic Business Group, eBIG, a board member of the non-profit community service organisation Civic Solutions, and a member of the Southside Chamber of Commerce.