Professor Vivien Holmes
BA/LLB (Hons)(1984); Grad Dip, Public Sector Admin.(1995); MSoc.Sc.(Int'l Dev't (2006)
Associate Professor
ANU College of Law
Areas of expertise
- Law 1801
- Legal Practice, Lawyering And The Legal Profession 180121
Research interests
Vivien's research interests include legal ethics, legal practice and the legal profession.
Biography
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Vivien is an Associate Professor in the ANU College of Law. Her research interests include legal ethics, professionalism and the legal professio. Prior to joining ANU, Vivien worked as a litigation solicitor in private and government practice, a government legal policy officer, the Registrar of the NT Supreme Court, the NT Registrar of Probates, the NT Deputy Coroner and a Judicial Registrar of the NT Magistrates' Court. She has been a member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and is a member of the ACT Law Society's Complaints Committee. |
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Researcher's projects
Professional Identity Formation, Legal Ethics, Behavioural Legal Ethics, Lawyers and lawyering, Professional Legal Education, Legal profession
Publications
- Macduff, A & Holmes, V 2022, 'Harnessing the Winds of Change', The Law Teacher: Journal of the Association of Law Teachers, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 130-144.
- Holmes, V, Foley, T, Webb, J et al. 2021, 'Sexual Harassment & Legal Profession Regulation: Is Strengthening Ethical Culture the Answer?', Law Institute Journal, vol. 95, no. 10.
- Tang, S, Holmes, V & Foley, T 2020, 'Ethical Climate, Job Satisfaction and Wellbeing: Observations from an Empirical Study of New Australian Lawyers', Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, vol. 33, pp. 1035-1068.
- Holmes, V 2019, 'Values: The Flip Side of the Wellbeing Coin', in Caroline Strevens and Rachael Field (ed.), Education for Well-Being in Law: Positive Professional Identities and Practice, Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, London, pp. 28-41.
- Collins, C & Holmes, V 2019, 'Preface', in Allison Bone and Pail Maharg (ed.), Critical Perspectives on the Scholarship and Assessment of Learning in Law Volume I: England, ANU Press, Canberra, Australia, pp. xv-xxiii.
- Curran, L, Evans, A, Foley, T et al 2019, The adequacy of legal ethics education in Victoria and elsewhere in Australia.
- Holmes, V, Foley, T, Tang, S et al. 2017, 'Regulating Lawyers', Law Institute Journal, vol. 91, no. 05, pp. 24-27pp..
- Holmes, V, Tang, S, Foley, T et al. 2017, 'Australian Legal Practice: Ethical Climate and Ethical Climate Change', in Ron Levy, Molly O'Brien, Simon Rice, Pauline Ridge and Margaret Thornton (ed.), New Directions for Law in Australia: Essays in Contemporary Law Reform, ANU Press, Canberra, pp. 461-471.
- Holmes, V 2016, 'Chapter in "Being Well in the Law: A guide for lawyers" - Values, Ethics and Wellbeing'.
- Roper, I & Holmes, V 2016, 'Therapeutic jurisprudence in the coronial jurisdiction', Journal of Judicial Administration, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 134-147.
- Rowe, M, Foley, T, Tang, S, Holmes, V 2016, Being Well in the Law - a guide for lawyers, The Law Society of New South Wales, New South Wales.
- Foley, T, Holmes, V, Tang, S et al. 2015, 'Helping Junior Lawyers Thrive', Law Institute Journal, vol. 89, no. 9, pp. 44-47.
- Holmes, V 2015, ''Giving Voice to Values': enhancing students' capacity to cope with ethical challenges in legal practice', 18 (2) Legal Ethics.
- Holmes, V 2014, 'Compounding the Abuse: Lawyers for the Catholic Church in the Ellis Case', Legal Ethics, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 433-436.
- Holmes, V 2014, Pell was wrong to blame the lawyers, but they aren’t blameless, pp. -.
- Foley, T, Holmes, V, Rowe, M et al. 2011, A Puppy Lawyer is Not Just for Christmas: Helping new lawyers successfully make the transition to professional practice.
- Holmes, V & Campbell T 2012, 'Applied ethics for lawyers', in Peter Bowden (ed.), Applied Ethics Strengthening Ethical Practices, Tilde University Press, Victoria.
- Foley, A, Rowe, M, Holmes, V, Tang, S 2012, 'Teaching professionalism in legal clinic - what new practitioners say is important', International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, vol. 17, pp. 5-22.
- Holmes, V, Foley, A, Tang, S, Rowe, M 2012, 'Practising Professionalism: Observations from an Empirical Study of New Australian Lawyers', Legal Ethics, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 29-56.
- Folely T, Holmes V, Rowe M, Tang S 2011, 'A Puppy Lawyer is Not Just For Christmas: Helping new lawyers successfully make the transition to professional practice', ANU College of Law Research Paper
- Holmes,V & Hall,K 2010, 'International Legal Ethics Conference IV: The Legal Profession in Times of Turbulence', Legal Ethics, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 209-213.
- Holmes, V & Rice, S, 2010, 'Our Common Future: The Imperative for Contextual Ethics in a Connected World', in Reid Mortensen, Francesca Bartlett, Kieran Tranter (ed.), Alternative Perspectives on lawyers and Legal Ethics: reimagining the profession, Routledge, UK, pp. 56-84.
- Holmes, V 2009, 'What is the right thing to do? Reflections on the AWB scandal and legal ethics', in Jeremy Farrall and Kim Rubenstein (ed.), Sanctions, Accountability and Governance in a Globalised World, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 289-309.
- Hall, K & Holmes, V 2008, 'The Power of Rationalisation to Influence Lawyers' Decisions to Act Unethically', Legal Ethics, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 137-153.
- Foley, A, Harrison, J, Holmes, V et al 2005, 'Capacity of a Clinical Program to provide 'Minor Assistance' within the Structure of a Legal aid Commission', International Journal of Clinical Legal Education Conference 2005, Monash University, Melbourne, pp. 1-20.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Bar Association of Queensland Summary Report 2018 (Secondary Investigator)
