Barrister Assistance Programs

To address the lack of Indigenous Barristers within the Victorian Bar, several programs have been put into place:

  • The Victorian Bar has established the Indigenous Barristers Fund.
  • The Victorian Bar offer one fully paid place for an Indigenous person during each Bar Reader's Course.
  • ILSLAV-Tarwirri assist with promoting the new barrister though our legal networks and associate members in the legal profession.
  • The Victorian Bar, in conjunction with the Law Institute of Victoria, have an Indigenous Equal Opportunity Briefing Policy, launched in 2009.
 

Member Hans Bokelund (pictured), Brendan Loizou and Munya Andrews are currently the only Indigenous barristers practising in Victoria.  Please contact the Association and the Victorian Bar if you are interested in becoming a barrister in Victoria!

 
Hans Bokelund, Barrister-at-law