Geraldine Menere
Head of Not-for-profit Law
Meet Geraldine
Geraldine (she/her) has extensive experience advising both vulnerable individuals and the community organisations that assist them across a range of areas of law. She’s led the work of Justice Connect's Not-for-profit Law program since 2021 and played a pivotal role in establishing the organisation’s Local Aboriginal Land Council Service, providing legal support and training to Local Aboriginal Land Councils across New South Wales. Geraldine also worked with asylum seekers, refugees and new migrants to resolve their civil law issues through Justice Connect’s former MOSAIC service.
She is currently a member of the Australian Tax Office’s Not-for-profit Stewardship Group and has been an active volunteer in the community sector, including as a director on the board of a charity in the disability media space.
Before joining the legal profession, Geraldine worked in the banking and finance sector as an asset finance specialist.