New Zealand Law Society - Events

Events

Law Society events bring together industry experts, thought leaders, and practitioners from across the profession in an environment of collaboration, learning, and innovation.

Come along to connect, gain insights and expand your network.

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July

Our Family Wizard

Online

Tuesday, 1 July 2025
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Our Family Wizard is the leading co-parenting App for divorced or separated families. It can be used by a parent to manage communication with the other parent and by a family lawyer to manage the parents they work with and support.

Law Society and Meredith Connell Mooting Competition | Finals

In-person

Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Starts at 5:30pm

The Preliminary Rounds are the opening stage of the Mooting Competition, where all registered teams will compete to showcase their legal research, advocacy, and oral argument skills. Each team will have the opportunity to argue their sides of the moot problem

New Lawyers | Volunteer Day at Sunday Blessings

In-person

Sunday, 6 July 2025
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The New Lawyers Committee invites you to join us in giving back to our community through a meaningful volunteer opportunity with Sunday Blessings. Sunday Blessings Auckland is a grass-roots community group, utilising community surplus food and volunteers to feed up to 200 guests each Sunday evening.

AI for Lawyers - Insights and Tools for Your Practice

Auckland Central, Hamilton, Tauranga and Hawke's Bay

In-person

From 15 July - 17 July

Join the New Zealand Law Society and LexisNexis for an interactive, hands-on workshop designed specifically for lawyers who want to harness the power of artificial intelligence in their practice.

AI for Lawyers - Insights and Tools for your Practice

Manawatu, Whanganui, Wellington, Blenheim and Nelson

In-person

From 22 July - 24 July

Join the New Zealand Law Society and LexisNexis for an interactive, hands-on workshop designed specifically for lawyers who want to harness the power of artificial intelligence in their practice

Will Drafting - today's challenging issues

Online

Wednesday 23 July 2025
11:00am - 12:30pm

Are you ready to master the art of drafting effective wills? Join Vicki Ammundsen and Theresa Donnelly for this insightful webinar, guiding you through the complexities of will drafting, ensuring that your clients' wishes are effectively carried out.

Annual General Meeting | Auckland Branch

In-person

Wednesday, 23 July 2025
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

This meeting provides an important opportunity to review the Branch’s activities over the past year, consider plans for the year ahead, and discuss general business. It is also an opportunity to meet the Branch Council and let them know what is important to you. David Campbell, Vice-President of the Law Society, will provide an update on national-level developments within the Law Society.

Thinking Property Seminar - Tauranga

In-person

Thursday, 24 July 2025
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Thinking Property is a collegial, educational session hosted and facilitated by the PLS Executive Committee. The 90-minute fast-paced session takes place after the Executive committee meeting and covers a wide range of topics. This seminar is eligible for 1 CPD hour. 

Employment Law Update - key issues and cases

In-person or Online

Monday, 28 July 2025
4:00pm - 6:00pm

Join us for a practical overview of recent cases, proposed reforms and emerging issues in the employment law jurisdiction in 2025. This seminar will ensure that you are able to provide your clients with robust advice.

Transforming Imposter Syndrome

Online 

Wednesday 30 July 2025, 
1:00 pm - 2.00 pm

Join us for the second session in the Optimising Performance and Wellbeing webinar series. 

In this webinar, we’ll explore the common experience of performance anxiety and feelings of inadequacy, often referred to as “imposter syndrome,” among legal professionals at all stages of their careers. You’ll be guided through practical strategies for reframing these feelings and using anxiety as a tool to boost performance and foster professional growth. 

AI for Lawyers - Insights and Tools for Your Practice

Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill

In-person

From 29 July - 31 July

Join the New Zealand Law Society and LexisNexis for an interactive, hands-on workshop designed specifically for lawyers who want to harness the power of artificial intelligence in their practice

Upcoming CPD Courses and Events

In-person or Online

July

View our expansive range of CPD events with both local and online learning opportunities available.

August

AI for Lawyers - Insights and Tools for Your Practice

Queenstown and Auckland Manukau

In-person

1 August and 4 August

Join the New Zealand Law Society and LexisNexis for an interactive, hands-on workshop designed specifically for lawyers who want to harness the power of artificial intelligence in their practice

Undue Influence - a growing concern

Online

Thursday, 7 August 2025
11:00am - 12:00pm

This webinar will equip you with strategies to understand, recognise and respond claims of undue influence. The presentation will assist you to protect your clients and ensure you are meeting your professional duties with confidence.

Advocacy in Action webinar

Online

Wednesday, 20 August 2025
1:00pm - 2:00pm

This is the second of new regular biannual webinar series, Advocacy in Action, where the profession can learn about the Law Society’s work to improve the law in Aotearoa New Zealand. During the webinar, we will share some of the work the team has undertaken in the first six months of 2025 and the insights we’ve gained.

New Lawyers Legal Writing Webinar

Online

Tuesday, 12 August 2025
1:00pm - 2:00pm

A legal writing webinar on drafting submissions for Young/New Lawyers. This session aims to serve as a refresher for new lawyers and provides tips and tools for writing and drafting submissions to help improve overall legal drafting skills.

Employment Law Seminar

In-person or Online

Wednesday, 13 August 2025 
5:00pm - 7:30pm  

The employment law seminar is organised in partnership with the University of Canterbury and suppprt from the New Zeland Law Foundation. Christina Inglis, Chief Judge of the Employment Court is the keynote speaker of this event.

Auckland High Court Commercial List Seminar

In-person or Online

Wednesday, 13 August 2025
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

The Law Society invites you to join Chief High Court Judge Justice Fitzgerald and Auckland Executive Judge Justice Gault for an engaging session on a major development in the management of commercial litigation in the High Court.

New Lawyers' Conference 2025

In-person

Friday, 22 August 2025
All-day

The New Lawyers' Conference 2025 will provide early career lawyers an opportunity to look to the future, build their skills and professional connections, and develop a clearer focus on how to take their careers forward. With the theme ‘Taraitia a anamata I Create the Futurethe conference is future focused, with a range of speakers and interactive sessions designed to stimulate and build confidence.

Litigation Skills Programme

In-person

Sunday, 24 August 1:30 pm -
Saturday, 30 August 5:10 pm

Now in its 40th year, this week-long programme provides in-depth hands-on training in the skills needed for successful courtroom advocacy. Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 4 June 2025. This course is designed for practitioners in their first five years of practice.

Managing Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma

Online 

Tuesday 26 August 2025,
1:00 pm - 2.00 pm

Join us for the third session in the Optimising Performance and Wellbeing series. 

Legal work often involves helping people through highly stressful, emotional, or traumatic experiences—which can take a toll on practitioners over time. This webinar addresses the emotional toll and secondary trauma that can arise from this work and offers practical strategies to navigate this under-appreciated aspect of legal work effectively.   

AML Update 2025

In-Person or Online

Monday 28 July 2025,
12.00pm - 2.00pm

This seminar will address AML/CFT issues crucial for law firms, including recent regulatory changes, proposed amendments to the AML/CFT Act, and levy and supervision proposals. It will also offer strategies for managing compliance costs, audits, and engaging with the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) as a supervisor.

Upcoming CPD Courses and Events

In-person or Online

August

View our expansive range of CPD events with both local and online learning opportunities available.

September

Legal Executives Conference

In-person or Online

Monday 1 Sep, 8.30am - 5.00pm
Tuesday
2 Sep, 9.00am - 3.45pm

Join us for the biennial conference that every legal executive should attend. This conference recognises the specialist role of legal executives in legal practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. The programme is designed to be directly relevant to the day-to-day work carried out by legal executives. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with peers and enhance your skills!

Tax Conference

In-person or Online

Thursday, 4 September 2025
8:30am - 5:00pm

Elevate your tax expertise at this year’s CLE Tax Conference, a one-day event designed to expand your knowledge of the latest developments and pressing challenges facing tax professionals today. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from influential leaders in the field. 

Environment and Climate Change Seminar

In-person or Online

Wednesday, 10 September 2025
5:00pm - 7:30pm  

The environment and climate change seminar is organised in partnership with the University of Canterbury. Professor Catherine lorns, Victoria University of Wellington is the keynote speaker of this event.

Annual Auckland Bar Dinner

In-person

Friday, 12 September 2025
6:30 pm – 11:00 pm

You are cordially invited to attend the New Zealand Law Society Auckland Branch Annual Bar Dinner, a celebratory dinner to honour recent judicial appointees.

Thinking Property Seminar - Christchurch

In-person

Thursday, 18 September 2025
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Thinking Property is a collegial, educational session hosted and facilitated by the PLS Executive Committee. The 90-minute fast-paced session takes place after the Executive committee meeting and covers a wide range of topics. This seminar is eligible for 1 CPD hour. Save the date.

Upcoming CPD Courses and Events

In-person or Online

September

View our expansive range of CPD events with both local and online learning opportunities available.

October

National Conference

In-person or Online

Wednesday, 1 October -
Thursday, 2 October 2025

The Bill of Rights Act: Legacy and Lessons - Where to from here? event series will culminate in a two-day conference in Christchurch. With a range of highly regarded speakers and panellists, this is a conference not to be missed. The keynote speakers of this event are: Dame Helen Winkelmann, Chief Justice of New Zealand and Kate O’Regan, Former judge of the South African Constitutional Court and Director of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford.

Supporting Your Colleagues

Online 

Wednesday 8 October 2025,
1:00 pm - 2.00 pm

Join us for the fourth session in the Optimising Performance and Wellbeing series. 

At this session, we’ll focus on how to support the wellbeing of those around you. Learn how to recognise signs of distress in colleagues, offer appropriate assistance–sometimes known as mental health “first-aid”, and foster a culture of care. We’ll discuss how building strong, connected workplaces contributes to long-term wellbeing throughout the course of a legal career.    

Family Law Conference 2025 - the future is here

In-person or Online

Thurs, 16 October 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri, 17 October 9.00am - 4.30pm

The CLE Family Law Conference is the go-to event for practitioners across the motu. With top-tier speakers, thought-provoking kōrero, and a legendary dinner, it’s not to be missed. 

Upcoming CPD Courses and Events

In-person or Online

October

View our expansive range of CPD events with both local and online learning opportunities available.