After a 25-year tenure as a judge, Dr. Avnieli founded and heads the Institute of Legal Arts at the Faculty of Law of Tel Aviv University. During her tenure at the District Court, she rendered a number of important judgments in the fields of commercial law, class actions, and tort law. She has published two books: Law of Immunity and Immunity of Public Figures. Dr. Avnieli lectured on the subject of Alternate Dispute Resolution at Tel Aviv University.
Judge Avnieli is also an arbitrator and mediator in arbitrations and mediations conducted in the English language.
Between 1979 and1984, she worked as an attorney in the private market
Between 1984 and 1985, she worked as a legal consultant of an insurance company
Between 1985 and1993, she served as a senior deputy to the Tel Aviv District Attorney (Civil)
Between 1993 and 2007, she served as a Judge of the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court
In 2007, she was appointed as a Judge of the Beer Sheva District Court
Between 2009 and 2017, she served as a Judge of the Tel Aviv District Court