NAAFLS is pleased to announce the successful appointment of James Lowrey permanently to the position of Principal Legal Officer (PLO) as of early February this year.
Since August 2023, James has acted in the role of PLO during which time he has been involved in a Coronial Inquest, shared his time across all of NAAFLS’ offices, and regularly travelled to remote communities to ensure the needs of the clients are being met. James has also been instrumental in working internally within NAAFLS to develop and improve processes and data acquisition and management to ensure NAAFLS’ statutory obligations and compliance requirements are being met.
James first joined NAAFLS in early 2023 as Deputy Principal Legal Officer after being drawn to what he describes as the “distinctly unique model of service” in line with his firm belief in NAAFLS’ mission and purpose to provide legal assistance alongside case workers in remote communities including when members of remote communities travel to Darwin as well as transient members of remote communities during their time in Darwin.
“I look forward to continuing to develop the symbiotic relationship between our team of lawyers and case workers as it is integral to our success and key in amplifying the genuine voices of victims across all proceedings and in looking for community-based solutions to domestic and family violence in communities.” James Lowrey, NAAFLS Principal Legal Officer
Image: James Lowrey presenting at the recent NAAFLS Ochre Ribbon Breakfast held in Darwin on 15 February 2024.