Kawshalya Manisegaran

Kawshalya is a Senior Associate and the National Pro Bono Manager at BN, where she works with the firm’s lawyers and community legal centre partners to implement and strengthen BN’s commitment to pro bono.

Earlier in her career, Kawshalya practised as a transactional lawyer across the commercial construction, infrastructure, and government sectors. Her passion for community investment and access to justice subsequently prompted a transition to the community legal sector.

Now as the National Pro Bono Manager at BN, Kawshalya brings together her experience from private practice and her insights from the community legal sector to support BN’s commitment to positive social impact.

'I am a proud Tamil-Australian, and a first-generation immigrant who left behind a civil war. My passion for access to justice and legal empowerment is a huge part of who I am, and I’m thrilled to work with BN to create a more inclusive, caring, and just society.'

Kawshalya works nationally with BN’s lawyers and the community legal sector to facilitate opportunities for collaboration, where the shared objective is sustainable social impact and legal empowerment.