Qld lawyer charged over $400,000 fraud

A Queensland lawyer has been accused of defrauding a woman of $400,000 using an illegal power of attorney.

The 63-year-old's law firm, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland town of Maleny, is now under the administration of the law society.

Police charged her after a search warrant was carried out at the business.

The victim is understood to be 70.

The accused woman will appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on January 30, charged with one count of fraud.