James Monaghan

Thesis title

'Constituting the public service' [provisional]

Supervisors

Professor Thomas Poole and Dr Andy Summers

Research interests/areas

Constitutional and administrative law, public sector law, common law method and values, jurisprudence

James is a PhD candidate at the LSE Law School. His research concerns the constitutional role of the public service in Westminster systems.

Immediately before commencing doctoral study, he was a Principal Solicitor at the New South Wales Crown Solicitor’s Office, practising primarily in constitutional law, public sector law and electoral law. Before that, he worked at the High Court of Australia and at the New South Wales Court of Appeal. He has also taught political and legal philosophy, constitutional law, and criminal law theory at the University of Sydney and the Australian National University.

He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons I and the University Medal).

Awards / Scholarships

LSE PhD Studentship

University of Sydney Travelling Scholarship

Affiliations / Memberships

Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.