Vivien is a Professor in the ANU College of Law. Her research interests include legal ethics, professionalism and the legal profession. Prior to joining ANU, Vivien worked as a litigation solicitor in private and government practice, a government legal policy officer, the Registrar of the NT Supreme Court, the NT Registrar of Probates, the NT Deputy Coroner and a Judicial Registrar of the NT Magistrates' Court. She has been a member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and is a member of the ACT Law Society's Complaints Committee.

BA/LLB (Hons)(1984); Grad Dip, Public Sector Admin.(1995); MSoc.Sc.(Int'l Dev't (2006)

Vivien's research interests include legal ethics, legal practice and the legal profession.  She is the lead researcher for the Lawyer wellbeing, workplace culture and ethics research project  which seeks to understand whether there is a relationship between appropriate workplace conduct, workplace wellbeing safeguards, employee wellbeing, and the ethical climate of a legal workplace. The project is supported by the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner, the Law Society of NSW and the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia.  An interim report is available.