Lara is the Executive Officer of Women’s Legal Services Australia. She is passionate about improving access to specialist legal assistance for women who have experienced family, domestic and sexual violence. Lara has dedicated her career to advocating for law reform and policy development to address violence against women and gender inequality. She has held policy roles with Women’s Legal Service Queensland, Women’s Legal Service Victoria, Victoria Legal Aid, and the Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria. Prior to this, she worked as a Ministerial Adviser in the Victorian Government to improve supports for victim-survivors of crime, and as an Adviser for Members of Federal Parliament. She also sits on the Board of Flat Out, an organisation dedicated to supporting women, trans and gender diverse people who have been criminalised.
Lara Freidin
