Event Details

Date:
Wednesday, 20 May 2015 - Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room:
The Auditorium, Room 212
UQ Location:
Sir Llew Edwards Building (St Lucia)
URL:
http://careerservices.business.uq.edu.au/event/20152-edge-student-leadership-series-ian-humphreys
Event category(s):

Event Contact

Name:
Ms Jacqui Niblett
Phone:
66272
Email:
j.niblett@uq.edu.au
Org. Unit:
Business, Economics and Law

Event Description

Full Description:
The Edge Student Leadership Series connects students with inspirational leaders. These events are aimed at enhancing your career prospects by giving you insights from motivational speakers on their personal and career journeys.

There are six events per year, spread over semester one and semester two and are open to Business, Economics and Law students.

Guest Speaker - Ian Humphreys, Ashurst Managing Partner, Brisbane and Queensland Employment Practice Leader.

Ian is the Managing Partner of Ashurst's Brisbane office. Ashurst is a leading global law firm with 28 offices in 16 countries. It employs over 3,300 staff around the globe and has an annual revenue in excess of AUS $1B. In addition to being the Managing Partner in Brisbane, Ian participates in various Asia-Pacific and global management processes. He also has a very large practice in employment, energy and resources, occupational health and safety, workplace relations and workplace training. Ian provides high level strategic advice and conducts major litigation primarily in the mining, energy and resources sectors.

Ian is a well-known litigator with an unrivalled knowledge of Queensland employment law. He specialises in handling employment issues in the resources sector and is noted by market sources as having 'one of the best practices in Queensland' and as 'a go-to for health and safety matters' in that state (Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2015). He is also highlighted as 'one of the best health and safety lawyers' in the country (Chambers Asia-Pacific , 2013) and 'draws client praise for both his practical approach and his availability' (Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2O14). He has been acknowledged by Best Lawyers Australia as a leading individual in Employment each year since 2006 and has been voted by peers each year since 2010 as one of Australia's best lawyers in Occupational Health & Safety. Ian was recently awarded Brisbane Labour and Employment 'Lawyer of the Year' (Best Lawyers Australia, 2015).

Directions to UQ

Google Map:
Directions:
St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.

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