A lawyer secretly filmed himself asking an employee 78 times for sex in one hour while she was sitting on his knee, a court has heard.



Court of Appeal Justices Geoffrey Nettle and Melanie Sloss outlined how the lawyer told the woman during the video that he wanted to have sex with her on a desk.



He later claimed his behaviour was "the product of high functioning autism (known as Asperger's Disorder) in the context of a complex relationship with a highly functional, articulate and assertive woman".



The lawyer, who has been practising law since 2001 and has his own legal practice, appealed against a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) decision barring him from practising for eight months from September 1, after he was found guilty of professional misconduct when sexually harassing the woman.



The secret video recording, as outlined by the appeal judges, revealed this exchange between the lawyer and the woman: