Elise Perry

Pro Bono Manager, King & Wood Mallesons

Elise Perry joined King & Wood Mallesons in February 2025 as the Senior Associate & Pro Bono Manager, based in Sydney. Prior to this, Elise was the Senior Legal Manager for Media Freedom at the Thomson Reuters Foundation in London responsible for building and managing a new programme to support media organisations access legal support. She has over 10 years of experience working on access to justice, with a focus on criminal justice and human rights, in a variety of international organisations and public service roles. She started her career in the Australian public service, at the Australian Attorney-General’s Department and the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions. She has a Bachelor of Law/ Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University and a Masters of Law from New York University.