Sally Gill
Director, City Community Legal Advice Centre and LawIRL
Sally is a solicitor, Principal Lecturer and the founder and Director of CityCLAC and LawIRL. She has over 25 years’ experience working in law clinics and leading pro bono and clinical legal education initiatives in law schools. Her work focuses on widening access to justice, widening access to the legal profession, developing student legal experience and building partnerships between legal education, practice and the community.
Sally leads the strategic development of LawIRL and CityCLAC and has oversight of the LawIRL services and partnerships.
Tejal-Roma Williams
Supervising Lawyer and Co-Director, The City Law School Innocence Project
Tejal-Roma is an experienced criminal lawyer with a background in defence and prosecution, including work as a Higher Courts Advocate, Duty Solicitor and Senior Crown Prosecutor. At The City Law School she supervises clinical legal work and co-leads the Innocence Project, working with students and volunteer lawyers on complex criminal justice casework.
Existing public material also identifies Tejal-Roma as a co-founder of the IPP Appeals Service.
Ian Shaw
LawIRL / CityCLAC Coordinator
Ian supports the coordination and day-to-day delivery of LawIRL and CityCLAC, including student activity, service administration and the practical organisation of opportunities and events.
John Mahoney
Social Welfare Lawyer / Supervising Solicitor
John is an experienced social welfare lawyer who has supervised specialist housing work and welfare benefits within CityCLAC. His work supports students to develop practical skills while providing legal assistance in areas of significant community need.