Lachlan started at Grammar Prep St ives, moving to Shore in Year 5.

After scoring in the high achievers list for the HSC, he went on to Commerce/ Law at Sydney Uni. He was in his last semester when he died.

He did a summer clerkship at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, and was working as a paralegal. He greatly looked forward to the future in his graduate job, and was proud to be with the firm.