Jackie Jones is a Senior Lecturer at UTS.  She completed a BEc LLB at Macquarie University and was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of NSW and the High Court of Australia in 1983.

In 1994 Jackie achieved accreditation as a family law specialist from the Law Society of New South Wales. Jackie was a member of the NSW Law Society Family Law Accreditation Committee for 10 years and is now a member of the NSW Law Society Professional Conduct Committee.

During her career, Jackie has primarily been involved in 'family' matters including extensive appearances in the then Family Court of Australia and the then Federal Circuit Court in both financial and parenting matters. Jackie has been involved in a number of Hague Convention matters as well as the complex area of relocation. Included in her 'family' experience, Jackie has represented children in NSW Children's Court in care and criminal proceedings and completed adoption matters.

In matters requiring court determination, Jackie has been responsible for a number of reported decisions in the Family Court of Australia. Jackie had the carriage of a matter that was determined by the High Court of Australia, establishing legal principle.

Jackie is a regular presenter of 'Traps in Family Law' for Lawcover and NSW Law Society and for many years assisted in the training of professionals in the interdisciplinary dispute resolution process, 'collaborative practice'.

Jackie is a member of the Law Society of NSW and the Law Council of Australia.