Zara Smith is a trial prosecutor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in South Australia. In her role, Zara conducts criminal trials on behalf of the State. She has appeared as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal and as an instructing solicitor in the High Court. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (with First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Health Sciences (double major in Pathology and Human Reproductive Health) from the University of Adelaide. Zara will complete a Master of Laws at the London School of Economics, specialising in criminal law and justice. She will focus her dissertation on the jurisprudential underpinnings of post-sentence preventative detention orders in Australia. She is passionate about improving this and other areas of the law through study of legal theory. Upon the completion of her course, Zara will return to the ODPP where she will continue to develop her advocacy skills and make contributions to law reform.