Maxine Evers is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law. Her commitment to legal education and the student experience is reflected in her roles as Program Head for the Practical Legal Training program, Director of Students, First Year Experience Coordinator, Student Ombud and Associate Dean (Education). 

Her teaching areas are varied and include foundation first year subjects and Civil Practice through to the professional Practical Legal Training (PLT) program with a focused interest in ethics, the legal profession and legal education.

Maxine's background in legal practice enabled her to take up a clinical practitioner position in the Faculty's Practical Legal Training (PLT) program.

Maxine believes in the importance of ethics and its role in professional life. Her teaching and research have a focus on the philosophy and practice of ethics, including the connection between legal education and ethics. Her passion has led her to contribute to the legal profession and legal education through her teaching, research and community engagement.

Maxine has served on the NSW Law Society Costs Working Committee and the NSW Bar Association's Professional Conduct Committee. . Until August 2022, she served as a member of the Legal Qualifications Committee and the PLT Exemptions sub-committee under the jurisdiction of the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board. Maxine has made submissions to several reviews, including advocates immunity, the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules, the PLT Competencies and the academic requirements for admission

Her contribution to the student experiences is practice-based and collaborative and includes the Good Practice Guide for the TLO (Threshold Learning Outcome) on 'Ethics and professional responsibility' (2011, co-authored) and chapters on the 'Resolution of Student Grievances within Universities' in Higher Education and the Law (2015, co-authored) and on 'Resilience and Wellbeing Programs in PLT' in Promoting Law Student and Lawyer Wellbeing in Australia and Beyond (2016, co-authored).