Jenny Firkin KC

List G Barristers.

Jenny Firkin QC practises in all areas of Industrial, Employment and Discrimination Law.

Jenny also has significant experience in class actions and royal commissions and inquiries.  Most recently in the Workpac Class Actions, the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry and the Royal Commission into Violence Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

Jenny is an experienced appellate advocate, regularly conducting appeals under the Fair Work Act in the High Court of Australia and the Full Federal Court.  She is instructed by State and Commonwealth governments, regulators, the private sector, associations, and individuals in all Australian States and Territories.  Jenny is currently ranked as a leading senior counsel in Doyle’s Guide to Employment Law Barristers for Australia and Victoria.

Jenny is the Chair of the Victorian Bar’s Equality and Diversity Committee and a Member of the Law Council of Australia’s Equal Opportunity Committee.

Bachelor of Laws (Hons)(University of Melbourne)

Bachelor of Science (Monash)

Grad Diploma Labour Relations Law (University of Melbourne)