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Desi Vlahos is the Course Leader and Senior Lecturer for the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at ACAP University College, delivered in partnership with the Law Institute of Victoria. She is an educator and lawyer with extensive experience delivering practical legal training to graduates across Australia. She has a particular interest and expertise in workplace wellbeing and has led the integration of capabilities required for entry-level lawyers to support their wellbeing and sustain performance in practice. She also has experience in judicial education, contributing to the development of education programs supporting judicial wellbeing. Desi is the CEO and Founder of Wellceum, a workplace consultancy supporting legal and professional services organisations to integrate strategies that manage psychosocial risk, strengthen workforce capability, and create sustainable workplace practices. She is regularly engaged by organisations, law societies, and universities to present and write on mental health, wellbeing, and psychosocial risk in the legal profession. As a certified Mental Health First Aid trainer, she has delivered programs across law societies, law firms, and the broader legal profession. Desi has contributed to book chapters in Wellness for Law: Making Wellness Core Business (LexisNexis, 2019) and Wellness for Law: Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future (LexisNexis, 2025. Desi is Co-Chair of the International Bar Association Professional Wellbeing Commission. She is also a Director of the Minds Count Foundation in Australia and past Co-Vice Chair of the IBA Academic and Professional Development Committee. She was named Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Wellness Advocate of the Year in both 2021 and 2022.