Associate Professor Julian Panetta

Overview

Academic with extensive experience across undergraduate, postgraduate, and master’s level programs.

He holds an LLB (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Adelaide, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University, and has recently completed the Melbourne Teaching Certificate at the University of Melbourne.

Julian joined Melbourne Law School in 2013 as a sessional tutor and was appointed as a Teaching Academic (Law) in 2016. He currently serves as Director of the Undergraduate Program and Principal of the MLS Tax Clinic — part of the Australian Government’s National Tax Clinic Program — where he leads curriculum design, student engagement, and community outreach initiatives. Julian is also a passionate advocate for the University’s Breadth program, actively working to promote legal education to students from across the university.

In addition to his academic work, Julian is a practising commercial solicitor with broad and diverse legal experience. He has worked as a specialist litigator for the Australian Taxation Office and has held commercial legal roles in both private practice and in-house environments.

Other School and University Responsibilities

Melbourne Law Masters

• Legal Academic Skills Centre (Teaching Support)

Murrup Barak – University of Melbourne

• Tutor

Committees

• Undergraduate Committee (2020)

Memberships and Affiliations

• Law Institute of Victoria
• Golden Key International Honour Society (University of Adelaide)