2 0 1 3 ) ▁and ▁to ▁Poland ▁( 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Law less ▁can ▁trace ▁his ▁family ▁her itage ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Fle et ▁landing ▁in ▁Bot any ▁Bay ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁ ▁Law less ▁speak s ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics . ▁Prior ▁to ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Trade , ▁Law less ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Ab original ▁Land ▁Commission er ▁in ▁Dar win . ▁ ▁Career ▁Law less ▁began ▁is ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁positions ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁including ▁three ▁amb assador ships . ▁Law less ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁speech writer ▁for ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁and ▁Trade ▁Minister ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁an ▁advis er ▁in ▁the ▁Trade ▁Minister ' s ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Law less ▁began ▁serving ▁in ▁senior ▁Department ▁positions ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Staff ing ▁Oper ations ▁Section ▁in ▁D F AT ' s ▁Staff ing ▁Branch . ▁His ▁first ▁amb assador ial ▁appointment ▁to ▁Poland ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁Alexander ▁Down er ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁replacing ▁Margaret ▁Adam son . ▁Law