Jackson Cocks

Lawyer | Problem Solver | Leader
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Experience

Employment

Illawarra Legal Centre

Solicitor / Caseworker (Welfare Rights)
January 2024 – Present

Tenant Advocate
February 2022 – January 2024

Caseworker
September 2020 – January 2021

Volunteer Caseworker
December 2019 – September 2020

Allens, Australia

(Technology, Media and Telecommunications)
November 2023 – January 2024

University of Wollongong

Indigenous Tailored Academic Program Mentor
March 2022 – December 2022

Inaugural VC’s Strategic Planning and Governance Fellow
January 2022 – February 2022

Project Worker
July 2021 – February 2022

Research Assistant
December 2019 – December 2020

Morrisons Law Group

Criminal Advocacy Internship
January 2021 – February 2021

Football South Coast & Shoalhaven District Football Referees Associations

Assessor
April 2020 – December 2020

Referee
March 2012 – December 2020

Social Media Manager
October 2016 – December 2020

Governance

Illawarra Legal Centre Ltd

Management Committee Member
2022 – Present

Greater Cities Commission

Co-Chair, Youth Advisory Panel
2022 – 2023

University of Wollongong

University Council Member
2021 – 2022

Chair, Student Advisory Council
2021 – 2023

Academic Senate Member
2020 – 2021

UOW Pulse Ltd

Appointed Director
2022 – 2023

University of Wollongong Law Students’ Society

Executive Editor of Academic Publications
2022

Vice President (External Competitions)
2021

Vice President (Marketing)
2020

Information Technology and Publications Officer
2019

Australian Law Students’ Association

Information Technology Officer
2020 – 2022

Shoalhaven District Football Referees Association

Website  Administrator / Committee Member
2016 – 2018

Education

University of Wollongong

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – 2023

  • Class 1 Honours
  • Thesis studying ‘Using Artificial Intelligence to Produce Sentencing Assessment Reports: Perceptions and Practicalities’ (2021)
  • First place in Advanced legal skills, jurisprudence and refugee law.
  • Faculty of Business and Law Dean’s Merit List (2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechatronics) – 2023

  • Class 1 Honours
  • Thesis studying ‘Using Relational Contracting in Supply Chain Management to Promote Environmental, Social and Governance Goals’ (2023)

College of Law

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – 2023

Other Certificates and Qualifications

  • Introduction to Computer Science for Lawyers, CS50 Harvard University (2021).
  • Online Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2021).
  • Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment – First Level Responder Training, University of Wollongong (2021).
  • Ethical Research Training, University of Wollongong (2021).

Professional Memberships & Offices

  • Admission to Supreme Court of NSW (2024)
  • Justice of the Peace for NSW (2021-2026)
  • Australian Institute of Company Directors (2024-Present)
  • Law Society of NSW (2019-Present)
  • Engineers Australia (2020-2024)
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2021-2023)

Awards

  • , University of Wollongong (2023)
  • Business and Law Honours Scholarship (2021)
  • Acorn Lawyers Scholarship (2020)
  • George Alexander Scholar (2018)
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Excellence Scholarship (2018)