Ms Keilin Anderson

Education

• PhD in Law, University of Cambridge (ongoing)

• LLM in International Law (with Commendation) Australian National University

• Grad Dip in Legal Practice, Australian National University

• LLB (Honours Class I), University of Queensland

• BA (Political Science), University of Queensland

Professional Qualifications

• Admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia

Scholarships and Awards

• Hollond-Whittaker Research Studentship in Law, Trinity College

• Yuill Scholar, Australian National University

• Academic Excellence Scholarship, University of Queensland

Selected Employment

• Instructed as counsel for a State in connection with ICJ's Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory Advisory proceedings (2025)

• Judicial Fellow, International Court of Justice (2022 - 2023)

• Senior Legal Officer and Assistant Director, Australian Office of International Law (2020 - 2025)

• Lawyer (litigation and arbitration), Corrs Chambers Westgarth (2020)

• Judge's Associate, Federal Court of Australia (2019)

• Intern, International Criminal Court (2017)

• Research Assistant, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland (2016 - 2017)

• Research Assistant, various members of TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland (2013 - 2017)

Teaching Experience

• Visiting Lecturer, King's College London - public international law and international dispute settlement (2025 - )

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Cambridge University - international dispute resolution (LLM paper) (2025 -)

• Sessional Academic, Australian National University - undergraduate (public international law, conflict of laws) and LLM (international dispute settlement, Australian Government and international law) (2023 - )

• Sessional Academic, University of Adelaide: lecturing into LLM course on general public international law and state responsibility (2024)

• Coach, University of Queensland Jessup Moot Team (2018 world championship team and 2020 Australian grand finalists)

Editorial Experience

• Managing Editor and Conference Convenor, Cambridge Journal of International Law (2024 - 2025)

• Assistant Editor, Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law - Perspectives and Newsletter (2022 - 2024)

• Assistant Editor (Australia and New Zealand), Kluwer Arbitration Blog (2019 - 2020)

Pro bono positions / awards

• Executive Director - Cambridge Pro Bono Project (2025 - 2026)
• Pro Bono Publico Award for most outstanding service, University of Queensland (2018)