Meika Atkins BA LLB
Associate Lawyer
Originally from Western Australia, Meika holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) from Curtin University. She completed her legal training in 2022 on a full academic scholarship, awarded in recognition of her longstanding commitment to equity and social justice.
While completing her studies, Meika held demanding roles across the judiciary, academia and government. She served as Associate to President Justice Glancy of the State Administrative Tribunal, Research Assistant to the Dean of Law, Professor Robert Cunningham and Professor Eileen Webb, and as an officer within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Meika commenced practice in 2023 as a solicitor at the Mental Health Law Centre (WA), acting for individuals with serious mental health diagnoses in matters spanning criminal law, mental health law, guardianship and administration, and care and protection. In 2024, she relocated to Melbourne and served as a Judge’s Associate at the Supreme Court of Victoria, before joining the firm in 2025.
Meika’s interest in psychology shapes an advocacy style that is practical, considered and trauma-informed. She is recognised for meticulous preparation and measured advocacy, grounded in strong academic capability across mental health law, regulatory law, administrative law & public policy, and international and domestic human rights. Her practice is directed toward fairness, rehabilitation, and practical outcomes—particularly where a client’s involvement with the justice system is shaped by vulnerability, mental health, or disadvantage.
Meika’s academic and community contributions have been recognised nationally. She was named Lawyers Weekly Women in Law – 2019 Law Student of the Year, and has held leadership roles across legal scholarship and advocacy, including serving as Editor of the International Trade and Business Law Review, President of the Curtin Legal Advocacy Club, and Editor-in-Chief of the Western Australian Student Law Review (2022–2023).
A selection of her academic work includes:
Atkins, Meika and Eileen Webb, ‘Rights of Withdrawal’ in H. Micklitz (ed), Encyclopaedia of Consumer Law (Cambridge University Press, 2026) (forthcoming).
Tania, Atkins, Anawaratna and Cunningham, ‘Reimagining the Special and Differential Treatment Provisions in the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Understanding’ (2024) 14(1) Asian Journal of International Law 123.
Finn, Bruce, Atkins, Do, Brennan and Brown, ‘Developing Evaluative Judgement of Law Students Through Assessment Rubrics’ (2022) 15(1) Journal of the Australasian Law Academics Association.
Atkins, Meika and Eileen Webb, ‘Information Duties and the Right of Withdrawal’ in M. Durovic, G. Howells, A. Janssen and H. Micklitz (eds), Consumer Protection in Asia (Hart Publishing, 2022).
Atkins, Meika and Stephanie Bruce, ‘Developing the Evaluative Judgment of Law Students Through Assessment Rubrics’ (Australasian Law Academics Association Conference, Monash University, 8 July 2022).
Atkins, Meika and Stephanie Bruce, ‘Using mentoring and peer-to-peer learning to establish communities of best practice for assessment rubrics’ (WA Teachers of Law Conference, University of Western Australia, 10 September 2021).
Atkins, Meika, ‘Australia’s Restrictive Tobacco Laws: Are Australia’s Trade Agreements Going Up in Smoke?’ (2018) 21 International Trade and Business Law Review 333.
Atkins, Meika, Linda Black and Leigh Smith, ‘Promoting Mercy Through Deception: Is Portia a Good Role Model for Aspiring Advocates?’ (Debate at the Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference, Curtin Law School, 16 June 2018).