Ms Yeoh came to UTAS from Malaysia as a third year law student in 2000. At that time, Australian graduates were exempted from taking the notoriously difficult Malaysian Certificate of Legal Practice Exam. Ms Yeoh was also attracted by the similarities in property and company law in the two legal systems. After graduation in 2001, Ms Yeoh returned to Malaysia to complete her chambering year (akin to articles) at Soo Thien Ming & Nasrah Lawyers in Kuala Lumpur. She returned to Tasmania in 2003 to complete the UTAS Certificate of Professional Legal Practice in Hobart. Ms Yeoh especially enjoyed the Magistrate’s and Supreme Court trainings conducted by the justices themselves, and found the CPLP course added a new dimension to her legal practice, consolidating much of what she had learned at Law School and in practice.
After considering a legal career in Tasmania, Ms Yeoh returned to Malaysia in 2004. Resuming at Soo Thien Ming & Nasrah, she gained experience in litigation as well as conveyancing, banking and development practice. She remains in contact with the many friends she found during her studies in Tasmania, which continue to define her experience at UTAS. Since 2006 Ms Yeoh has worked in events management, for which her legal education and experience no
doubt stand her in good stead. In early 2008, Ms Yeoh was elected into the Selangor State Assembly, representing her district of Subang Jaya, as a member of the progressive Democratic Action Party. Ms Yeoh’s husband, Ramachandran Muniandy, a systems engineer, is also active in the DAP. Driven by her commitment to justice, equality, and combating corruption, Ms Yeoh has sacrificed work commitments and weekends to carry out her new representative duties.