Kirsten is a qualified barrister and solicitor with 14 years experience in the corporate, commercial, project finance, oil and gas and tax sectors. She combines legal expertise with industry knowledge from her previous roles as an in-house legal adviser in the oil & gas industry and from her time working in private legal practice.

Kirsten has practised law in Australia, the United Kingdom and South Africa, and has been admitted to practice in Western Australia and New South Wales since 2006.