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Annabel Pope

Special Counsel

Annabel is an accredited family law specialist who was admitted to practice in October 2007.

Prior to joining Lander & Rogers as Special Counsel, Annabel was an associate director at a boutique family law firm.

Annabel commenced her legal career as a deputy associate to a Federal Magistrate in the family law jurisdiction and subsequently worked at a top-tier commercial firm for five years, mostly in the mergers and acquisitions team. She has also worked at the Australian Human Rights Commission as both a lawyer and in the policy team.

Experience

Annabel has extensive experience in family law, most notably:

  • full carriage of matters from initial client engagement to conclusion (both out of court settlement and litigation)
  • preparation of parenting and financial terms of settlement and all other family law court documentation and settlement documentation such as Binding Child Support Agreements and Financial Agreements
  • advocacy – appearing at conciliation conferences, interim hearings, as instructing solicitor to counsel at final hearings and private mediations.