Jessica Palmer (academic)

Jessica Palmer
Born 1980
Alma mater University of Cambridge, University of Auckland
Awards Ethel Benjamin scholarship
Scientific career
Fields Trusts and civil remedies
Institutions University of Otago

Jessica Palmer is a New Zealand academic lawyer, as of 2019 is a full professor and dean of law at the University of Otago.

Academic career

After an undergraduate degree at the University of Auckland Palmer completed LLM's at the University of Cambridge and the University of Auckland, before rising to professor and dean of law at the University of Otago, replacing Mark Henaghan.

Awards

In 2004, Palmer received the Ethel Benjamin Prize.

Selected works

  • Law and Policy in Modern Family Finance: Property Division in the 21st Century ISBN 1780684649
  • Civil Remedies in New Zealand – 2nd edition ISBN 9780864727329