Brigitte Morten has joined Wellington law firm Franks Ogilvie as a Senior Consultant. The firm says she brings for clients strategic communications and issue advocacy insights.

Brigitte graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from Victoria University of Wellington, a Masters in Law from the Australian National University in 2009, and has a post-graduate diploma in Counter Terrorism from the Interdisciplinary Centre in Herzliya, Israel.

She has previously been a Senior Ministerial Advisor in the New Zealand Government and has experience across Australian state and federal politics.