Governance is by an elected Branch Council, consisting of the branch President, the Vice-President and nine Council members. The President, David Ure, represents the branch on the New Zealand Law Society's Council.

The branch functions include:

• representing and serving the interests of local Law Society members;
• upholding the fundamental obligations imposed by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 on lawyers who provide regulated services;
• attending to representative functions, including promoting collegiality within the branch;
• assisting and promoting law reform.

Location

The Gisborne branch includes the centres of Gisborne, Ruatoria and Wairoa.