About

Jennifer was born in Paris. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of Paris XII in 1999. She joined the Legal Studies Institute before obtaining a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (LLM) from the University of Montpellier in 2002.

Jennifer was admitted as a lawyer in Paris in 2003 where she practised in criminal and intellectual property law. She worked at Clifford Chance Paris before practising as a sole practitioner.

As a member of the Criminal Defence Committee, she participated in the Duty Lawyer Scheme and acted pro bono for refugees, juvenile offenders and impecunious litigants. She was awarded the Agnes Livarek Prize for Eloquence for Young Lawyers in 2004.

In Australia, Jennifer obtained a Diploma in Law from the Legal Profession Admission Board and a Diploma in Legal Practice. Whilst re-qualifying, she worked for the Aboriginal Legal Services NSW/ACT Ltd in Redfern and Blacktown.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Jennifer worked as a criminal solicitor in Sydney. She also worked as the Associate to his Honour Judge Finnane RFD QC in the District Court.

Since joining the Bar, Jennifer's main area of practice has been criminal law. She regularly appears in the Local, District and Supreme Courts in bail applications, complex and sensitive trials, sentence and appeal matters. Over the years, she has acted in matters involving a wide range of crimes (including murder trials, “shaking baby” cases, dangerous driving occasioning death, sexual assault cases, child sex cases, drugs, firearms, property and personal violence related matters, fraud, proceeds of crime…)

Her practice has also included advising and appearing in High Risk Offenders proceedings and coronial matters.

Jennifer has been appointed Legal Counsel to the General Consulate of France in Sydney and she is on the panel of Lawyers for the Swiss Consulate.

Jennifer is bilingual in English and in French. She is on the NSW Legal Aid Indictable and Complex panels and on the Legal Services Panel of the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

Jennifer has an excellent understanding of both civil and common law systems. She writes and presents papers on comparative law.