Swee Yue Tan (1992) was awarded In-House Professional of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2024. Selected from 264 finalists, Swee Yue was amongst 30 other winners who received trophies across the 26 individual and three group categories.

After graduating from PLC in 1992, Swee Yue completed a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Melbourne in 1997. She has been practising law as an in-house counsel since the 2000s and is currently in the role of Group Counsel – Technology, Procurement and Telecommunications with AGL Energy. 

Swee Yue and her husband Melvin Lo have two daughters, Isabelle Lo (2020) and Cheryl Lo (2022), both of whom are also PLC graduates. Isabelle was Stirling House Captain 2020, PLC Pipes and Drums Pipes Major 2020 and is currently undertaking the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Biotechnology at ANU. Cheryl was Stirling House Captain 2022 and is currently undertaking the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts at ANU.

Extremely proud to be part of the PLC community, Swee Yue shared her story in the hope of inspiring other women to give of themselves and serve in whatever role they play, for the benefit of others and the wider community. 

‘For it's when you give of your best, from the heart, that you excel in what you do. I want to thank PLC for instilling that passion for excellence, first in me, and in my daughters, so we can give back to others.’