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Katie Caldow is a Partner at Southside Legal, where she manages the Queensland Compensation and Estate practices. With extensive experience in litigation, Katie has built her career handling matters across a broad spectrum of areas including personal injuries, strata and body corporate law, professional negligence, consumer law, defamation, estates, and general civil disputes. She represents clients in both Queensland and New South Wales jurisdictions, having previously practiced with Chambers Russell Lawyers in Sydney. Katie is committed to delivering positive outcomes for her clients and takes a trauma-informed approach to her work, ensuring sensitivity and understanding throughout the legal process. She holds a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours from the University of Southern Queensland. Katie is an active member of the Queensland Law Society, Australian Lawyers Alliance, Strata Community Association (Qld), Gold Coast District Law Association Inc, Greater Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce, and the Human Rights Law Association. She has contributed to the profession through writing and presenting papers focused on personal injuries litigation, particularly the intersection of strata and body corporate law with personal injury liability.

Partner
Chambers Russell Lawyers
Dec 2020 - Present • 5 years 11 months

Partner
Southside Legal Gold Coast
Dec 2020 - Present • 5 years 11 months

Senior Associate
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Dec 2019 - Dec 2020 • 1 year

Solicitor
Smith's Lawyers
Sep 2019 - Nov 2019 • 2 months

Solicitor
Walker Pender Group Pty Ltd
Aug 2018 - Sep 2019 • 1 year 1 month

Senior Associate
Chambers Russell Lawyers
May 2017 - Aug 2018 • 1 year 3 months

Associate
Chambers Russell Lawyers
Aug 2016 - May 2017 • 9 months

Lawyer
Chambers Russell Lawyers
May 2016 - Aug 2016 • 3 months

Lawyer
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
May 2014 - Apr 2016 • 1 year 11 months

Trainee Lawyer
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Jan 2013 - Apr 2014 • 1 year 3 months

Senior Legal Assistant
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Dec 2010 - Jan 2013 • 2 years 1 month
Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours)
University of Southern Queensland
2007 - 2013
Last checked: 8 Jan 2026 • Checked with Queensland Law Society