Elizabeth Needham

Elizabeth Needham is the Acting President at The Law Society of Western Australia. She is a barrister practising from Francis Burt Chambers and specialising in the areas of family, crime, human rights, child protection and guardianship, and administrative law. Prior to electing to go to the Bar in 2007, Elizabeth worked in both State and Federal Governments as Director of Legal and Prosecutions at the Department of Consumer Protection and as Principal Legal Officer working in commercial prosecutions respectively. Prior to this Elizabeth worked in a community legal centre and in legal aid. She has been in practice for over 20 years. Elizabeth is a Past President of Women Lawyers of WA and is actively involved on a number of the Society's Committees including Education, Law Summer School, Human Rights and the Joint Law Society/Women Lawyers Committee.