Background
Leah Reid is a Sydney-based barrister specialising in family law, employment law and industrial relations, and commercial law and equity.
Before coming to the bar, Leah spent two years as the legal associate to The Hon Justice Watts in the Family Court of Australia. She then practised as a family law solicitor, appearing in the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court (including its appellate division) in complex property, parenting and child support proceedings.
Leah has also been employed as in-house counsel at a data analytics company, where she advised on a range of legal areas including Australian and international privacy law, intellectual property, contract law and employment law. She worked closely with senior executives and was renowned for her attention to detail.
Outside of her work as a lawyer, Leah has tutored at Wollongong University. She also regularly co-authors and presents seminars on family law for practising lawyers, including for the NSW Law Society’s Specialist Accreditation program.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction) (Wollongong) 2008
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (Wollongong) 2011
Specialisations
- Family law
- Employment law and industrial relations
- Commercial law and Equity