Meet our members

Arbitrator

Parenting Coordinator

Collaboratively trained

clare@jenningsandassociates.com.au

Clare Jennings holds a Bachelor of laws and Bachelor of Business from the University of Western Sydney. She has also completed her Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (With Distinction) with the University of Western Sydney.

Clare is admitted as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, South Australia and the High Court of Australia. After relocating to South Australia in May 2021, Clare is in the process of transferring her practicing certificate to South Australia.

Clare is a qualified Arbitrator in Family Law Property ,   a qualified Parenting Coordinator and is currently studying to become a Mediator/Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and is undertaking Collaborative Law training.

Following admission to practice Clare worked in the areas of Family, Criminal and Civil law for a large regional law firm in New South Wales, as well as a part time generalist solicitor with Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre and for Law Access NSW as a telephone advice solicitor and team leader, before opening her own niche law firm, concentrating on family law matters, with a special focus on domestic violence matters and matters involving special needs children.

Whilst practising in a regional area, Clare supported the local legal profession as a Young Lawyers Representative, and as President of the Shoalhaven and Districts Regional Law Society.

Prior to becoming a lawyer Clare worked for Government departments and Not for Profit organisations working with long term unemployed, before going on to become an IT trainer and business consultant – specialising in change management. She has also worked in retail, and has managed a transport company – driving trucks and taxis. This coupled with her family’s military background, and being the sole parent of a special needs child gives Clare a unique set of skills and experiences with which to relate to her clients.

Clare has a passion for family and law and believes that every person is entitled to the best representation possible regardless of their circumstances, or the situation they find themselves in. In assisting clients to resolve their disputes, Clare seeks to minimise the impact of separation on children and the co-parenting relationship, and preserve assets where possible by using non-court based resolution options.

When not advocating for her clients, Clare enjoys spending time with her family and pets, gardening, and generally creating things with her hands. She loves to experiencing the world’s cultures through food and the arts, and is often found off road with her 4 wheel drive or camping.

Parenting Coordinator

Collaborative Family Lawyer

clare@cjlegal.net.au

Clare Jobson is an Adelaide born practitioner who came to law later in life, previously working as a hospital trained nurse.  Clare studied her dual degree in Laws and Information Technology in Darwin while still working as a nurse “in the background”.  

Clare is the Principal Solicitor of CJ Legal and opened her own firm in Adelaide in 2015 transitioning her practice from SA to QLD in 2019. Clare additionally works as a Consultant for Balance Family Law based in Canberra and for Kalpaxis Legal based in Sydney.  

As a Defence Spouse Clare has practiced in the Northern Territory, New South Wales, South Australia and now Queensland working in the Government, Community Legal and Private Practice sectors prior to opening her own firm.  In July 2015 Clare completed her Independent Children’s Lawyer course, which in combination with her 24+ years of nursing and other experience brings a unique perspective to her legal practice.   

Over the last few years Clare has added collaborative training, Parenting Coordination training, child inclusive mediation training, New Ways for Mediation High Conflict mediation training and The Coach in Collaborative Practice Advanced Training  to her skill set.  

Clare is soon to become a published author and is a member of AACP and the Resolution Institute. 

Clare has appeared on the Happy Lawyer Happy Life (episode 121) and the Military Wife Military Life (episode 49) Podcasts, has contributed to Lawyer’s weekly articles and can be found on the College of Law Admission to practice Academy 2020  “Coming to Law later in life” online panel recording. 

When not at work, Clare enjoys spending time with her spouse and being involved with the Marilyn Jetty Swim based in Adelaide fundraising for Cancer Council SA and caring for various foster Great Danes and her own fur babies. 

  Parenting Coordinator

MNAS Accredited Mediator

Collaborative Family Lawyer

judith@judithjordan.com.au

Judith studied for her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts at the University of Adelaide and obtained her GDLP from the University of South Australia and she was admitted to practice in 1998. 

Before commencing her law degree as a mature aged student, Judith worked extensively in retail in Adelaide and Sydney as well as in the family business importing generic 4wheel drive spare parts and sales. She spent a brief time as a Trainee Enrolled Nurse however a back injury ended that.

Judith’s pathway post admission began in the Legal Services Commission of South Australia, then to White Berman Solicitors at Modbury and onto the Family Law Section of Andersons Solicitors. In 2008 Judith was one of the first solicitors trained in Collaborative Practice and worked to establish it nationally and was a founding member of the Australian Academy of Collaborative Practitioners. Judith has been in sole practice since 2009 and proudly badged her firm as a Collaborative Practice. 

The focus of her practice where children are concerned is to assist parents to establish a co-parenting team to help them get it right for their children as they transition between households and support them as they do.

Judith is the founding member of ResolutionSA which is a group of Solicitors and Allied Professionals who work to assist clients to reach final agreement outside of litigation. ResolutionSA members are all dispute resolution trained and ready. 

Judith with Dora Fuda were the first solicitors in SA to train as Parenting Coordinators in 2021 and she is also a NMAS Accredited Mediator.

Judith is currently studying online under the esteemed Canadian Mediator and Collaborative Practitioner Jacinta Gallant in Insight Mediation Practices. Judith does not believe in using the word “alternate dispute resolution” given that finally dispute resolution is regarded as a mainstream process. 

Judith has contributed to articles in Lawyers Weekly, most recently on Parenting Coordination.

Judith is a long-term supporter of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and has been active as a Patient Advocate since 2004. Her work was instrumental in securing funding in the Kevin07 campaign that resulted in the building of the Michael Rice Centre and other floors that now sit on high on King William Street above the old hospital. She currently sits on the Community and Consumer Advisory Committee of the WCH and from time to time is known to run a highly successful Quiz night for HONKS (Haematology and Oncology Kids – making a noise for kids with cancer and blood disorders).

When not at work she enjoys reading cookbooks or chasing after grandchildren as fast as her new titanium knees will let her, and for her sins contributes to animal welfare and legislation via her role as the National President of the Australian Cat Federation. 

Financial Coach

sarah@myndmoneycoach.com.au

Sarah is the founder of Mynd Money Coach. 

Sarah's mission is to help clients who are going through transitions in life find a healthy relationship with money. She does this by helping make money simple, helping clients gain clarity and understanding of their behaviour and creating confidence and peace of mind so they stop feeling controlled by their money. Using this methodology, a better financial wellbeing develops for Sarah's clients now and for  in their future. Underpinning her approach is a background in Financial Services, as a Financial Adviser for 13 years, as well as a Bachelor of Business(Marketing and Finance), Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning, Certificate Level 1 & 2 Wellness Coaching Australia and Sarah  a Certified Money Coach (CMC)®.