Rate My Professor Katrina Williams

Senior Lecturer Katrina Williams is the Director of Engagement and Impact at Curtin Law School, Curtin University. In this role, she oversees initiatives that connect the school with industry and community stakeholders to enhance legal education and professional development. She also serves as the Principal Lawyer and Senior Clinical Supervisor of the John Curtin Law Clinic, where she supervises law students providing free legal services to vulnerable clients, promoting access to justice and practical training. Williams holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Master of Laws (LLM), both from the University of Western Australia. Her teaching responsibilities span the Bachelor of Laws program and the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP), emphasizing work-integrated learning and practical skills including client interviewing, negotiation, and the cultivation of professional soft skills through innovative online methods.

Williams contributed to legal pedagogy with her 2023 co-authored journal article 'Teaching Law Students Soft Skills Online' alongside Christina Do, published in the Western Australian Law Teachers' Review. She engages extensively with the legal profession, having presented at the Law Society of Western Australia's Continuing Professional Development seminar on 'Discrimination & Visa Issues Faced by Migrants'. Additionally, she attended the Australian Human Rights Commission's Free +amp; Equal Human Rights Education event, hosted the Steering Committee for a Western Australian access to justice project, and was interviewed by the Chair of the Human Rights Committee about the clinic's operations. The John Curtin Law Clinic under her leadership gained visibility through a feature on 9 News Perth, where she discussed its community impact alongside the Dean of Curtin Law School. Prior to her academic career, Williams worked in the community legal sector, informing her insights on lawyer wellbeing and burnout as noted in recent media coverage.