Sir Owen Dixon Chambers

Sophia Bouhalis

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Date of Admission

  • Called to the Bar: 2025
  • Admitted as a lawyer: 2021

Areas of Practice

  • Appellate
  • Coronial Inquests / Commissions of Inquiry
  • Criminal Law
  • Family Law
  • Mental Health
  • Sexual Assault Communications Privilege
  • Wills and Estates

Qualifications

  • Master of Laws, University of Sydney
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Sydney
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney

Background

Sophia began her career as a legal assistant in the family law team at Slater and Gordon. She spent two and a half years as a research clerk to a senior junior barrister, with a focus on criminal law, family law, and family provision claims. As a solicitor, she gained experience in family law as well as other areas of civil litigation.

Immediately prior to joining the Bar in 2025, Sophia was Associate to a family law judge at the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

Sophia accepts briefs to appear in metropolitan and regional courts.