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MIRIAM MAKI is currently a Senior Advisor to the Minister for Industry and Science, the Hon Ed Husic MP. Prior to that she was a Senior Lawyer specialising in Commercial Litigation at Clayton Utz. She is a strong advocate for greater diversity within the legal profession and has held positions including President of the Muslim Legal Network NSW and member of Diverse Women in Law. Miriam has used her fluency in Arabic to assist Arabic speaking survivors of domestic abuse with their victims support claims on a probono basis. She was also on the proBono working group for the Uluṟu Statement from the Heart. Miriam is known to volunteer her time to mentor students and young lawyers, especially those from underrepresented groups. She has held several leadership positions including on the board of peak youth services provider, the Multicultural Youth Affairs Network NSW, where she was chairperson for six years. She is an elected committee member of NSW Labor Lawyers and sits on the future leaders for gender equality advisory group.