Rate My Professor Stephen Janes

Dr Stephen Janes serves as Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at the University of New England, where he coordinates and teaches units on Succession Law, including LAW301 and LLM511. He holds a PhD, LLB (Hons), and BEc from the University of Sydney. Admitted to the Bar in 1991, Janes practices as a barrister at Seven Windeyer Chambers and serves as a member of the Succession and Protective Law Committee of the New South Wales Bar Association. His academic career includes serving as Deputy Dean of Law at Western Sydney University from 2012 to 2019, where he also holds an adjunct professorship teaching remedies, as well as adjunct lecturing at the College of Law and sessional lecturing at IMC/Top Education Institute. Janes specializes in Wills, Probate and Administration Law in New South Wales and Succession Law topics. He is a regular presenter for the New South Wales Bar Association, College of Law, and local law societies’ Continuing Legal Education programs on Succession Law matters. Additionally, he acts as a consultant for the Wills in Practice Service published by CCH and has contributed to various legal resources.

Janes has made significant contributions through his publications and committee roles. Key works include co-authoring Wills, Probate and Administration Law in New South Wales, Second Edition (Thomson Reuters, 2020) with David Liebhold and Paul Studdert; the “Intestacy” chapter in Halsbury’s Laws of Australia; “Wills” and “Probate” chapters in Court Forms, Precedents and Pleadings New South Wales (Lexis-Nexis); and revision of the College of Law Practice Paper WE205 Letters of Administration and Reseals. From 2008 to 2019, he was a member of the Law Society of New South Wales Specialist Accreditation Committee for Wills and Estates, responsible for examining candidates seeking specialist accreditation. Since 2012, he has served on the College of Law External Advisory Committee for the Master of Applied Law (Wills and Estates). These roles underscore his influence in shaping standards and education in succession law within the legal profession.