26 September 22 - Media Release
National law firm Holding Redlich has announced two undergraduate law students at Queensland’s James Cook University as recipients of its 2022 Indigenous Law Scholarship.
The two Holding Redlich Indigenous Law Scholarship recipients in 2022 are Rikisha Phineasa and Caitlin Watson. Both students are undertaking dual Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts degrees.
The Holding Redlich Indigenous Law Scholarship will provide both recipients with a $5,000 contribution to support the completion of their degrees. In addition, both students were invited to attend Holding Redlich’s First Nations Business Forum in late May 2022 and the renaming of the firm’s meetings rooms in Yidinji and Turrbal language in Cairns and Brisbane, respectively. Holding Redlich will continue to offer opportunities for both recipients to connect with the firm.
Holding Redlich National Managing Partner, Ian Robertson AO, congratulated both recipients.
“This year’s Indigenous Law Scholarship recognises two students who both have an outstanding academic record and firm aspirations to shape the future law profession in Queensland. On behalf of the firm, I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate Rikisha and Caitlin for their excellence.”
Ian said the scholarship is intended to help more First Nations students to enter the law profession as graduates.
“Australia’s legal profession is in need of more First Nations voices. In the years to come, it’s vital that universities, government and law firms invest in a clearer and well-supported pathway for First Nations law students. Holding Redlich is deeply committed to this outcome and partnering with James Cook University to offer this scholarship is just one step we are taking to support and work alongside First Nations law students.”
James Cook University Head of Law Dr Jamie Fellows said he was thrilled with the students’ achievement and the opportunity the Scholarship provided.
“JCU Law is very proud to work in conjunction with Holding Redlich in offering these scholarships to our students,” he said.
“The Holding Redlich Indigenous Law Scholarship is a commitment of the firm to assist emerging Indigenous leadership in the law and develop the local legal profession and in North and Far North Queensland.
“I would like to thank Holding Redlich for their support with this and other professional initiatives the firm has undertaken.”
The Holding Redlich Indigenous Law Scholarship program was open to full-time First Nations law students in their second or third year of undergraduate study at James Cook University. The scholarship was awarded to two students, providing each recipient with $5,000. Recipients were chosen by a Selection Committee and selected based on their community involvement and engagement, as well as academic achievement.
Holding Redlich established the scholarship in 2022 to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law students with the completion of their university education.
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