Bridget Burton

Bridget Burton is a Senior Lecturer - Clinical Educator in the University of Queensland Law School. This role, situated in the UQ Pro Bono Centre, supports the school's clinical legal education program, as well as the pro bono contributions of students and law school staff. The UQ Pro Bono Centre facilitates practical, educational and research projects with community partners, focusing on social justice and human rights.

Bridget has 20 years experience as a lawyer in the legal assistance sector. For eight years she was Director of the Human Rights and Civil Law Practice at Caxton Legal Centre where she looked after a substantial team, and undertook anti-discrimination, human rights, and test case legal work. She has experience in law reform on human rights matters, including authoring dozens of submissions and appearing before parliamentary committees. In 2020/21 she co-led a large Australian NGO coalition through the shadow reporting process for the United Nation’s Universal Periodic Review of Australia. She continues to engage in pro bono human rights legal work, is co-deputy chair of the Queensland Law Society's Human Rights and Public Law Policy Committee and is the QLS representative on the Law Council of Australia's National Human Rights Committee.