Professor Walker completed her appointment at the Law Council in January 2013 and has resumed consultancy work on public policy issues as a principal at Deloitte.
17 June 2012
The Law Council of Australia has appointed former Deakin University vice-chancellor Professor (Emeritus) Sally Walker AM to the role of Secretary- General of the Law Council.
Prior to accepting the position of Secretary-General, Professor Walker was working as a strategic advisor and consultant, having held the position of Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin University from 2003 to 2010. Prior to accepting the position of Secretary-General, Professor Walker was working as a strategic advisor and consultant, having held the position of Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin University from 2003 to 2010. Professor Walker said she is looking forward to working with the constituent bodies, Directors, Executive and staff of the Law Council to ensure it continues to be a strong and effective organisation promoting the interests of lawyers on national and international issues:
….I am attracted to the impressive objects of the Council set out in its Constitution which include ‘to promote and defend the rule of law in the public interest. I also have a strong interest in a number of the Council’s ongoing projects, including its work on diversity, the recruitment and retention of lawyers in rural, regional and remote areas and the implications of the nationalisation and internationalisation of law and legal practice.
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