Andrew Henderson

Qualifications

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts (Politics) and a Bachelor of Education. He also holds a Master of Laws from The Australian National University.

Andrew is currently completing a PhD in law at The Australian National University with a focus on legal education.

Overview

Andrew Henderson is a sessional academic at the Canberra Law School. Andrew was a legal practitioner in Perth working in commercial litigation before becoming the Research Assistant to the Chief Justice of Western Australia. He went on to join the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department where he worked in a range of roles including in regulation of the legal profession, Commonwealth legal services, territories, the administration of Commonwealth courts and as Official Receiver in bankruptcy for Western Australia.

Andrew left practice to train as a teacher. He is passionate about legal education. He has used his professional experience and training to design and deliver a range of engaging and practical experiences for law students at the Canberra Law School and The Australian National University College of Law.

Andrew’s research interests include constitutional law, legal history, professional conduct and legal education.