. ▁Her ▁father , ▁John ▁Johnson ▁( Jack ) ▁Ny land ▁was ▁a ▁bo il erm aker ▁then ▁tax i ▁driver , ▁later ▁becoming ▁the ▁State ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Transport ▁Work ers ▁Union ▁( SA ). ▁Ny land ▁went ▁to ▁G illes ▁Street ▁Primary ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Girls ▁High ▁School . ▁Ny land ▁had ▁determined ▁her ▁choice ▁of ▁career ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁writing ▁" law yer " ▁on ▁each ▁occasion ▁the ▁school ▁asked ▁to ▁list ▁her ▁intended ▁occupation . ▁Ny land ▁received ▁a ▁Commonwealth ▁Sch olar ship ▁which ▁enabled ▁her ▁to ▁study ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ad ela ide , ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁lect ur ers ▁was ▁Roma ▁Mitchell . ▁Ny land ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁women ▁admitted ▁as ▁legal ▁pract ition ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁To ▁be ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor , ▁Ny land ▁required ▁both ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁and ▁a ▁period ▁as ▁an ▁art ic led ▁cl erk ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁difficulty ▁finding ▁someone ▁to ▁take ▁her , ▁eventually ▁being ▁taken ▁on ▁by ▁Pam ▁Cle land . ▁Ny land ▁later ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁law ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Cle land , ▁before ▁going ▁into ▁partners hip ▁with ▁David ▁H aines ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁firm ▁Ny land , ▁H aines ▁& ▁Co ▁which ▁special ised ▁in ▁family ▁law . ▁Ny land ▁was ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Social ▁Security ▁App e als ▁Trib unal