[1] He was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor in 1938 and soon became well known as the CPA's leading legal figure, defending the party and its members in several well-known trials.[1] Great Depression and Aftermath Cold War New Left Contemporary Active Historical In the 1950s, Hill was Victorian State Secretary of the CPA.[5] Despite his prominence as a Communist, Hill was able to pursue a long and distinguished legal career, as one of the best known and highly regarded workers compensation lawyers in Australia.Some of Hill’s writings can be found on the Encyclopedia of anti-Revisionism Online at the Marxists Internet,[5] and the official website of the CPA(ML).[6]CPA(ML) describes its ideology as being influenced by the works of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong and Ted Hill.