Kristin Duff

New QYL Secretary 2010

Employer:	Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Position:	Solicitor
Age:	28
Area/s of Practice:	Employment and Industrial Relations
Study:	Bachelor of Laws, Wollongong University Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre), Wollongong University (Yes I am a Sydney girl!)
Other community involvement:	Volunteer lawyer at the Caxton Street Legal Centre
Hobbies:	Travelling, reading and entertaining friends
Next trip:	USA, Italy and Eastern Europe for 2 months later this year – can’t wait!
Favourite book:	Anything with some element of truth/reality to it – autobiographies, true crime for example.
Why a Lawyer:	No idea! I had wanted to be an actress or a journalist for most of my life and then I happened upon this subject called legal studies in high school and I was hooked! It may also have something to do with the fact that my dad is a lawyer…
What if you weren't a lawyer?:	Acting the part of a lawyer in a dodgy TV drama or a political reporter
Where in 10 Years:	Perhaps in my own practice…although don’t tell my current firm that!

(Editor’s note; in our December 2009 Newsletter we introduced Ebru Upcin as 2010 QYL secretary. Ebru has since moved to NSW to get married and we wish her the very best. Kristin Duff has graciously stepped up to fill the important and thankless position of QYL Secretary)

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