Appointed Dean of Law in 2017, Professor Tania Leiman pioneered the introduction in 2020 of Flinders Law's highly innovative new undergraduate law curriculum. She is committed to growing legal professionals who can identify opportunities for innovation, understand impacts of emerging technologies and use this knowledge and skill to increase access to justice. Justice requires a focus not just on law and regulation, but on awareness of rights and obligations, viability of economic opportunities for communities, participation and partnerships for shared governance and the sustainability of our environment.

Tania has received multiple individual and team national, university and faculty teaching excellence awards. She is a Teaching Specialist (Clinical Practitioner) with a focus on Clinical Legal Education. She supervises honours students researching the legal implications of emerging technologies.

Tania holds a current unrestricted practising certificate, is a member of the award-winning Flinders Legal Centre's Executive Management and was a supervising solicitor there from 2012-2016.

Tania's current interests include future mobility solutions (including automated vehicles and hyperloop technologies), disruption in the legal profession, artificial intelligence and legal tech, and the future of legal education. She sits as SA representative on the National Advisory Board of the Australian Society for Computers and Law. She serves on the National Transport Commission's Automated Vehicles Industry Insights Group. She is a member of the Legal sub-group of the Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative [ADVI]’s Policy & Risk Group.

Following an earlier career in private legal practice, Tania continues to undertake legal consultancy work, particularly in relation to legal implications of grey fleet & light fleet, and regulatory issues re future mobility technologies.

Publications available here.

Simone is a qualified lawyer with over 13 years' experience in professional private practice. Her professional experience has included commercial litigation; contract negotiation and drafting; business sales and acquisitions; intellectual property; real property; employment law; corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

In addition to her legal experience, Simone has a strong background in legal and business innovation. She has brought this expertise to her teaching practice in the Bachelor of Laws program by equipping students with problem-solving and collaborative skills using design thinking concepts.

In 2023, Simone was appointed as the Dedicated Course Mentor for the Flinders University Juris Doctor program where she serves as a key interface between academic staff and students, helping our Juris Doctor students stay connected and reach their full potential.

Judith graduated from Adelaide Law School and was admitted to practise as a solicitor in New South Wales in 1993. After admission, she was a solicitor, then a legal officer and consultant with the Australian Copyright Council in Sydney. Judith taught at the University of Western Sydney Nepean, Flinders University and Adelaide University before returning to Flinders University to take up the role of Teaching Program Director in Law in 2020 and teach Administrative Law. Judith’s publications can be seen here including: Judith Bannister, Anna Olijnyk and Stephen McDonald, Government Accountability: Australian Administrative Law Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed 2018.

Rob brings a varied and extensive professional background to bear in his teaching and aims to give students insights into real practice situations to help prepare them for their futures.

He has worked as a lawyer, educator, manager, company director and commercial advisor across a broad range of fields including defence, agriculture and health. He has special depth in intellectual property, technology and commercialisation and is particularly interested in the interaction between the development of technology, society and regulation.