Jessica Pollock is lead practitioner in Lavan’s Native Title & First Nations team.
Jessica's area of expertise is advising planning professionals, property developers, mining proponents, and other land users on matters relating to Native Title, Aboriginal heritage and land access.
She has demonstrable experience across a range of Native Title agreements and general corporate advisory matters, including the implementation, governance and compliance of those agreements. Jessica has experience in taking instruction, negotiating on behalf of and advocating for First Nations people, having in house Representative Body experience, specifically assisting Prescribed Body Corporates to manage their Native Title.
Jessica also has general corporate experience, having worked across the Corporate Services team before transitioning back into the First Nations space.
Regulatory compliance and governance
Statutory interpretation
Aboriginal Heritage
Land Access
Native Title
Juris Doctor, Murdoch University (2015)
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Business Law), Curtin University (2012)
Supreme Court of Western Australia (2016)
High Court of Australia (2016)