Anastasia is a legal librarian with eleven years of experience across private law firms and academic institutions.

In 2022, she received the Australian Law Librarian of the Year award, recognising her contributions to the field.
Anastasia's commitment to advancing the profession includes serving on the Victorian divisional committee since 2016 and as Victorian President from 2018 to 2023.

During her presidency, Anastasia championed the 'Finding the Law Online' course project, successfully rolling out the program nationally, including its launch in Adelaide in 2024.
Anastasia demonstrates persistent commitment to the legal information profession and maintains an energetic vision for ALLA's future growth and development.

Amanda Surrey has been a member of ALLA for a number of years and has held positions as the Victorian Convenor, Organiser of the Finding the Law project, Co convenor of the first joint ALLA-NZLLA conference and is a regular contributor to the ALL journal.

Amanda has a background in Knowledge management, Library and information management and Legal and business research.  In her spare time she publishes poetry, short stories and self publishes a graphic / art novel, The Life and Times of a Sri Lankan Panda Bear.

Laurie oversees the management of the Law Library of Victoria - an important legal resource for the courts, the legal profession and members of the community, whilst forging a strategic direction for the Library that meets the information needs of all members of the Victorian legal community.

As Supreme Court Librarian, Laurie is an ex officio member of the Council of Law Reporting in Victoria and led the Council’s project to refresh and revitalise the Victorian Reports.

Laurie’s current role includes the management of a nationally significant law library collection: the Victorian Supreme Court Library established in 1851 by Sir Redmond Barry. Books that formed part of the first collection were placed on library shelves in 1852.

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Specialties: Information management, influence, leadership, staff development, change management, nfp and public sector board director, board secretary, company secretary

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Anne is the Law Librarian at the Australian National University.  She conducts training courses for students and researchers, and offers one-on-one research support as required. She is also the collection development librarian for law, and has liaison responsibilities with publishers. 

Anne has over twenty years’ experience as a librarian at academic, special and public libraries, and has a keen interest in teaching research skills.  Her current passion is in the developing area of AI, and how it will impact both higher education and the legal profession.

Rachel Klesch is an Academic & Research Librarian at Charles Darwin University with extensive experience in legal information, higher education, and research support. She has served in leadership roles within the ALLA Northern Territory Division, including as Co-President, where she contributed to member engagement, professional networking, and advocacy for the law library sector. Rachel is passionate about promoting equitable access to legal information and strengthening the role of law librarians.

Carole is the Law School Librarian at the University of Melbourne. Before returning home to Melbourne in 2007, she was Associate Director, Moritz Law Library at The Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio, U.S.A.

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Carole is the former Co-CPD Coordinator for ALLA-Vic, a member of the International Federatino of Law Librarias (IFLA) Law Library Committee, a former convener of the Australian & New Zealand Academic and College Law Librarians Group (ANZACLL), and a convener of the Joint Study Institute for law librarians, which was held at the University of Melbourne in 2013 and sponsored b AALL, ALLA, BIALL, CALL/ACBD and NZLLA.