Why Me

MY EDUCATION, AWARDS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2023 - Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA)

2021 - Doctor of Philosophy (Law), University of New South Wales (UNSW).

2017 - University Postgraduate Award (UPA) Research Scholarship (UNSW).

2014 - Masters of Laws (International Human Rights Law), University College London (UCL).

2012 - Admission as a Lawyer of the Supreme Court of NSW.

2012 - Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, College of Law NSW.

2012 - Bachelor of Law, University of New South Wales (UNSW).

2011 - University of Glasgow, UNSW law exchange, semester 2.

2008 - Bachelor of Arts (Double major: Psychology and History) University of Sydney (USYD).

MY LECTURING AND TUTORING EXPERIENCE

* PhD researcher and research assistant to legal professors UNSW Law.

* Casual Lecture UNSW Law - specializing in legal research and writing. I taught three one-hour classes per week and was responsible for 75 first year undergraduate students.

My work included: Lecturing, presentations, supervising exams and marking exams.

* Peer Writing Assistant Learning Centre UNSW - catering to students of all levels from first years to PhD researchers. Work included offering constructive feedback on developing drafts papers, helping students gain confidence in academic writing, organizing their ideas and structuring assignments.

* International Student tutor Law Faculty UNSW - tutored two small classes of International Juris Doctor students. Duties included: mentoring and academic support to JD first year students, tutoring core law subjects (torts, criminal laws and contracts), teaching general legal research and law study skills. Helping international students develop plain English legal writing and oral legal skills.

MY PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PAPERS

Potter, Luke, ‘Localized DRR governance in a Pacific Island Microstate: Insights from Palau’ (vol 4 2022) Yearbook of International Disaster Law.

Potter, Luke, Decentralized Governance and Disaster Displacement in Pacific Island Microstates: A Case Study of Palau (Thesis, University of New South Wales, Law Faculty, 2021).

Potter, Luke, ‘A bottom-up disaster-displacement protection approach: Why local governments matter’ (November 2017) 26(3) Human Rights Defender 24-26.

Platform on Disaster Displacement Advisory Committee Workshop (13 – 14 October 2016) Parallel Session A: Presentation of research, activities and projects related to managing displacement risks in country of origin (Strategic Priority #2). Conference report available at http://disasterdisplacement.org/advisory-committee/workshop/.

Geary, Luke, Matt Evans, and Luke Potter, ‘High Court holds line on ISP copyright liability’ (August 2012) 50(7) Law Society Journal 62-65.