Position in Faculty
Associate Dean

Degrees Held
LLB, Grad Dip Legal Prac (QIT) LLM (QUT)

Publications on RIS

Associate Professor Kay Maxwell joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Wollongong as Director of the Legal Practice Unit in January 2004. Prior to her appointment, Kay had practiced as a solicitor in country Queensland and in Brisbane. Kay first became involved in the practical legal training of future legal practitioners in 1989 when she joined the staff of the Legal Practice Course at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). From 1993 to 1997, Kay held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Bar Practice Centre, a joint venture conducted by the Queensland Bar Association and QUT, and was Warden of the Bar Practice Course, the training vehicle for prospective barristers in Queensland, during that period.

Kay's research interests lie in the areas of civil procedure, advocacy, legal ethics and, in particular, in the area of vocational education. She contributes the Appellate Proceedings chapter to Litigators' Toolkit, an online Systematics publication and is presently engaged in co-authoring a forthcoming publication on pleadings in Australia. Kay's recent projects and papers include:

• Maxwell, K., & Pastellas, J. (2004). Transfer of Learning: Rethinking Approaches to Legal Workplace Education, Research into Professional Practice Learning and Education Continuing Professional Education Conference, 5-6 March 2004, Canberra.
• Maxwell, K., & Pastellas, J. (2004). On-Line Learning: Enhancing Access To Practical Legal Training, Practical Experience in Professional Education (PEPE) 6th International Conference, 2- 4 February 2004, Brisbane.
• Maxwell, K. (2004). Should wigs and gowns be worn in court? The Verdict, 5, 2004, 11-12.
• Maxwell, K., & Pastellas, J. (2003). The role of on-line learning in the assessment of legal skills, Evaluations and Assessment Conference, November 2003, Adelaide.
• Maxwell, K., & Pastellas, J. (2003). Crossing the boundaries: Transition and transformation in practical legal training. APLEC 2003 Conference, 14-16 November 2003, Brisbane.
• Pastellas, J., & Maxwell, K. (2003). Transition from university to the workplace: The mediating effect of post-graduate practical legal training. Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, 6-7 November 2003, Brisbane.
• Pastellas, J., & Maxwell, K. (2003). Technology assisted learning in practical legal education, OLT 2003, 5 November 2003, Brisbane.
• Maxwell, K. (2003). Transforming knowledge: Preparing lawyers to deal successfully with change, University of Sydney Law Faculty 5th Annual Postgraduate Conference, Law in a Changing World, 31 October - 1 November 2003, Sydney.
• Maxwell, K., & Pastellas, J. (2003). Transfer learning: Rethinking approaches to legal education, 2003 ALTA Conference, Brisbane.
• Maxwell, K. (2003). Dealing with the client in taking instructions - The language of legal interviewing: theories, models and structures. Queensland Law Society Symposium 2003, Gold Coast.

Kay is presently completing a Doctor of Education program at Griffith University in the area of vocational education.

Phone (02)4221 4652
Fax (02)4221 3188
Email: kaym@uow.edu.au