Ms Matilda Gillis

Education

• PhD in Law Candidate, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge (2019-)
• Master of Law (International Law) (First Class), Trinity College, University of Cambridge (2018-2019)
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Australian National University (2017)
• Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), Australian National University (2011-2016)
• Bachelor of Arts (major in Political Science), Australian National University (2011-2016)

Professional qualifications

• Admitted to the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (August 2017)
• Admitted to the High Court of Australia (September 2017)

Scholarships

• Peterhouse Graduate Research Studentship, Peterhouse (2019-)
• Henry Arthur Hollond Studentship, Trinity College Cambridge (2018-2019)
• Lionel Murphy Endowment Postgraduate Scholarship (Honorary), Lionel Murphy Foundation (2018-2019)
• Honours Scholarship, ANU (2016)
• International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) Research Scholarship for Yale, ANU (2014)
• Banco Santander Scholarship (awarded by both ANU and Yale), Banco Santander (2014)
• Encounter Europe Scholarship, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) (with additional scholarship awarded by the ANU Centre for European Studies) (2013)
• ANU Learning Community Coordinator Scholarship (full residential scholarship to live at Bruce Hall), ANU (2013)

Prizes

• Clive Parry Prize for International Law, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law (2019)
• Lizette Bentwich Prize for Law, Trinity College Cambridge (2019)
• Examination Prize, Trinity College Cambridge (2019)
• Senior Scholarship/Research Scholarship, Trinity College Cambridge (2019)
• Dean’s Certificate for Jessup Moot (shared), ANU (2016)
  • Winning team of the Australian national championships of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (2016)
  • Prize for best oralist (shared) in Australian Grand Final of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (2016)
• Overall Winner for Law, International Undergraduate Awards (2015)
• Australian Taxation Office Prize for Income Tax Law, ANU (2014)
• Ashurst Australia Prize for Corporations Law, ANU (2013)
• Phillipa Weeks Prize for Labour Law (Sponsored by Holding Redlich), ANU (2013)
• ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Prize for Criminal Law and Procedure, ANU (2012)
• Bruce Hall, Burgmann College prizes for outstanding academic achievement, ANU (2012, 2015)

Teaching experience 

• Supervisor, Human Rights Law, University of Cambridge (2020-2021)
• Supervisor, Company Law, University of Cambridge (2020-2021)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Law of the World Trade Organization (LLM), University of Cambridge (2020)
• Coach, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, University of Cambridge (2020)
• Sessional Academic, Corporations Law (LLB and JD), ANU College of Law (2018)

Research experience 

• Editorial Assistant to Professor Jean D’Aspremont (2020)
• Research Assistant to Professor Eyal Benvenisti (2019-2020)
• Editorial Assistant to Professor Régis Bismuth (2020)
• General Editor, Cambridge International Law Journal (2019-2020)
• Research Assistant at ANU to: (i) the ANU Centre for Commercial Law (2016-2017); (ii) the ANU Centre for International and Public Law (2016); (iii) Dr Kate Ogg and Dr Susan Rimmer (International Law) (2015-2017); (iv) Mr Cameron Roles (Employment Law) (2013); (v) Dr Kath Hall (Corporations Law) (2013)
• Research Assistant to Dr Bryan Keon Cohen AM QC (Mabo No 2 archival research) (2014)

Professional experience 

• Consultant Researcher, Climate Litigation Network/Urgenda (2020)
• Solicitor/Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Australian Government Solicitor (2017-2019)
• Legal Administration Officer (Information and Evidence Gathering, Private Groups and High Wealth Individuals), Australian Taxation Office (2015-2016)
• Probono/volunteer work: (i) morning and overnight volunteer, CCHP (Cambridge Homeless Shelter) (2018-2020); (ii) volunteer and volunteer co-ordinator, ACT Consumer Law Centre (2017-2018); (iii) volunteer, Femili & Friends of Femili PNG; (iv) volunteer, ACT Women's Legal Centre (2015-2016); (v) Legal Intern (Mladic case, Trial Chamber I), International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (2016-2017)