Jennifer Burn teaches the specialist law elective subject, The Law of Slavery and Human Trafficking. Jennifer has taught in the areas of administrative law, citizenship, migration and social justice issues for many years.

Since 2003 Jennifer Burn has been the Director of Anti-Slavery Australia. Anti-Slavery Australia is made up of a dedicated team of researchers, educators and lawyers dedicated to eliminating all forms of human trafficking and slavery through research, direct service and advocacy programs. Anti-Slavery Australia provides access to legal advice and representation for people who have experienced trafficking and slavery. It advocates for changes to laws and policies to improve the protection of the rights of people who have been trafficked.

Due to their exposure to the specialised legal practice conducted with Anti-Slavery Australia, these lawyers know the impact of trafficking and slavery on trafficked people and have been able to use that knowledge to advocate more effective legal and human rights practices and protections. Anti-Slavery Australia research focus has been to review the operation of immigration law, family and criminal law. Examples include the evaluation of the trafficking visa framework and associated social support administered by the Australian Red Cross and research into the emerging issue of forced marriage in Australia. In 2021, Anti-Slavery Australia began work to develop and promote a national compensation scheme for victims and survivors of modern slavery. Anti-Slavery Australia welcomes student contributions to the anti-slavery initiatives and has a robust community engagement focus, such as the multi-stakeholder project on forced marriage prevention, Speak Now.

Jennifer Burn has had an active involvement in the development of Australia's response to human trafficking and slavery. Jennifer Burn's work has been recognised through awards such as the 2016 UTS Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Medal for Research Impact and the 2020 Law Council of Australia Outstanding Migration Lawyer of the Year. Jennifer was appointed to the inaugural Australian Government National Roundtable on Human Trafficking in 2008 and continues to serve. Jennifer has been a member of multiple working groups of the National Roundtable on Human Trafficking and Slavery, including groups focused on transparency in supply chains and labour exploitation. Jennifer also served as the Interim Anti-Slavery Commissioner for NSW from 2019 to 2020. Jennifer is currently a Board Member of the Mercy Foundation and a member of the Advisory Group for the Centre for Research on Modern Slavery (CReMS) at the University of Auckland Business School.