James Glissan

James Glissan is an Australian lawyer, former NSW Police Officer and Police Prosecutor, and a practising criminal defence solicitor. He also teaches criminal law at university and regularly works with clients navigating high-stakes interactions with regulatory and justice institutions.

James has developed a national audience explaining how legal systems actually operate in practice, with a particular focus on procedure, discretion and institutional decision-making. His work examines how algorithmic misinformation and social media certainty increasingly shape client expectations, legal advice and professional risk.

Drawing on frontline experience across policing, prosecution, defence and legal education, James focuses on bridging the growing gap between how the law is encountered online and how it functions in reality. His work centres on improving legal communication, managing expectation misalignment, and helping practitioners operate ethically and effectively in an algorithmic information environment.