Law Alumni QUT Chapter
If you would you like to catch up with former classmates, network, or give back to the university community, the QUT Law Alumni Chapter is for you.
We host a range of social events throughout the year and provide numerous opportunities for involvement, such as mentoring students.
To join the chapter, contact QUT Alumni and connect with Law Alumni QUT on LinkedIn. Membership is free.
Outstanding Alumnus
Venture capitalist Lex Greensill CBE is the 2019 QUT Outstanding Alumnus of the year and completed his Bachelor of Laws at QUT by correspondence in 2001.
He is the founder and CEO of Greensill Capital, delivering ultra-cheap capital to over 8 million small businesses. In 2017, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the British economy.
Featured alumni
With nearly 30 years’ experience as a legal advocate for Indigenous Australians, Tony McAvoy was awarded the 2018 QUT Alumnus of the Year.
Tony specialises in coronial inquests, and is an expert in administrative, human rights, discrimination, and criminal law.
Darryl McDonough is one of Queensland's most respected company directors and a consultant with Clayton Utz.
He was among the first cohort of QUT law graduates in 1983 and was named QUT's 2017 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year.
The Honourable Chief Justice Holmes was appointed Chief Justice of Queensland in 2015.
Her Honour completed the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at QUT in 1982.
News and events
QUT researchers tackling real world problems awarded $3.34M
Domestic violence and digital technology, youth peace advocacy, sustainable building designs, food security, and reducing death or serious injury caused by drivers using smartphones are some QUT projects awarded funding today by the federal government.
Law and Justice students improve access to justice in Vanuatu
Eleven QUT law and justice students recently travelled to Vanuatu to work with the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII) and legal clinic students from the Emalus Campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP).
