“The feats you will achieve lie ahead of you,” the Honourable Justice Bond advised newly admitted lawyers at Monday’s Supreme Court admission sittings in Brisbane’s Banco Court.
And Kelly Lawyers law graduate Amber Moore was one of more than 100 new lawyers who now knows the future is wide open after her admission to the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Amber Moore celebrates her admission.
“Now that I’ve been admitted, I’ll admit I don’t have a fixed roadmap – but I’m genuinely excited to see where the legal profession takes me particularly within my current role,” Amber said.
“I never fully understood the saying ‘the world is your oyster’ until now. Having achieved what has been my biggest goal so far, I finally see the possibilities ahead, and I’m ready to embrace them with the same drive and determination that got me to where I am today.”
Justice Bond shared with the five admission groups that road ahead would not always be a smooth one.
“Whichever path you take or aspire to take, one thing is certain it won’t always be an easy path,” His Honour said.
“The great American statesman and President Theodore Roosevelt once said this: ‘Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty … I’ve never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I’ve envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well’.
“But look, you know this already. You’ll all rightly regard what you’ve achieved today as worth achieving. Perhaps you did find some of the roads to this day to be smooth and trouble free.
“But I’m absolutely certain that that won’t always have been the case for the whole journey. Inevitably, some parts of the road you’ve travelled to get here today will have been steep and filled with potholes. That varied terrain is going to continue on whatever road you travel in your life as a lawyer.”
Amber’s colleagues sweetened her success
with personalised brownies.
Amber is the first lawyer in her family and was driven to join the profession “by a strong sense of determination and a desire to build something for myself and my future”.
“I chose law because I saw it as a way to challenge myself, create opportunities, and hopefully open doors for others like me who are navigating this prestigious field for the first time,” she said.
“I asked Aleksandra Holland to be my mover because she has been a key influence in developing my interest in succession law and wills and estates.
“Beyond her expertise, she’s been an incredible mentor – firm and driven, with a relentless work ethic that extends to every part of her professional and personal life. I deeply respect those qualities and aspire to reflect the same dedication and integrity in my own career and personal life.”
Alex, Principal and Legal Practitioner Director at Kelly Lawyers in Ascot, said: “I am incredibly proud to move Amber for her admission as a solicitor.
“I’ve had the privilege of watching her grow into a confident, well-spoken lawyer with a strong sense of professionalism and purpose. It has been an honour to mentor her and to pass on the skills and insights I’ve gained throughout my career. Seeing her reach this milestone is both rewarding and inspiring.”
Amber said her most memorable moment from the admission ceremony was when Alex concluded her remarks.
“His Honour said, ‘Let Miss Moore be admitted.’ Hearing those words made everything feel real – it was a surreal and unforgettable moment that marked the culmination of years of hard work and the beginning of my legal career.”
Justice Bond congratulated on the legal practitioners on behalf of himself, Justices Bradley and Callaghan saying: “You had to work hard to get here and you should be proud of yourselves. Today should not, however, be merely about celebration.”
“Today should be one of those red-letter days in your life when you indulge in a little bit of self-reflection,” he went on to say.
“It’ll do you some good. What sort of person are you? What sort of person who you want to become? More particularly, what sort of lawyer do you want to become? What standards are you going to set for yourself. The profession of which you’ve just become a member offers many and varied opportunities.”
Justices Freeburn and Sullivan joined the bench for the first sitting to watch some of their associates and former associates be admitted along with Judges Porter and Jackson in the well of the court.
Admitted before Justices Bond, Bradley and Callaghan on 6 May: 9.30am sitting – Ioannou; Malone; Reissenberger; Treschman; Mesbah; Copp; Eadie; Alavanja; Harris; Fouche; Isaacs; Williamson; Lovell; Davison; St Ledger; Howell; Dearberg; Jacobs; Burch; Johnstone-Dougall; Pond; Getova; Rice; Varghese.
10.15am sitting – Ansell; Hoffmann; Tucker; George; Barry; Nunis; Henderson; Power; Venz; Head; Akamatsu; Smith; Reardon; Jamieson; Logan; O’Neill; Illa; Eldridge; Bell; Winterflood; Asher; Faulkner; Konczak; Tio.
11am sitting – Green; Rabbidge; Schoorl; Wecker; Murdoch; Aloi; Cool; Taylor; Flett; Sammut; Holowell; Mills; Zelinski; Graves; Salisbury; Harvey; Unwin; Joseph; Taylor; Iheruome; Ajimon; Warburton; Bywater; Cochrane.
11.45am sitting – Sampson; Jiang; Guiver; Hartley; Mathie; Moore; Simpson; Duncombe; Salmon; Leclerc; Utting; Lares; Bennett; Hutchinson; Hubinger; Behr; Pollard; Tiwana; Farr; Greenough; Chan; Nguyen; Bijoy.
12.30pm sitting – Sanchez Vega; Griffin; James; Greenwood; Clayworth; Ramsey Axelsson; Daniel; Wise; Seib; Gilbert; Amaratunge; Borg; Conneely; Morris; McEvoy; Rutherford; McGinty; Chu; McKnight; Jarosil; Sousa.
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