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Leverage the power of technology and social media: Janey Haringa, Principal at JH LAW
In this ongoing series, Andrew King talks to Janey Haringa about her private equity experience working to assess the investability of early-stage companies, particularly those with technologies in medical and life sciences, which led her to starting JH LAW.
AMINZ scholarship recipient Sharnika Leleni’s drive for diversity and inclusion
In April this year Sharnika Leleni received one of two new scholarships created by the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) to help grow diversity and leadership in Aotearoa’s dispute resolution sector. Sharnika was awarded the Determinative scholarship, which is focussed on arbitration.
The benefits of a strong constitution: governance expert Mark von Dadelszen
A long history of service in community organisations has led Hawke’s Bay lawyer Mark von Dadelszen to develop a speciality in the governance of community organisations, societies and charitable trusts.
Meet the Candidates: Jacqueline Lethbridge
Jacque Lethbridge is one of four candidates running to be the next President-Elect of the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa.
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Meet the Candidates: Frazer Barton
Frazer Barton is one of four candidates running to be the next President-Elect of the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa.
Meet the Candidates: Arti Chand
Arti Chand is one of four candidates running to be the next President-Elect of the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa.
Meet the Candidates: Duncan Terris
Duncan Terris is one of four candidates running to be the next President Elect of the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa.
Profile: Nerys Udy, Judge's Clerk at the Supreme Court of New Zealand
Judge’s Clerk and recent graduate Nerys Udy of Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha has written about her passion for Te Reo Māori and the relationship between the law and Te Reo Māori in our upcoming LawTalk. This is a shortened version of her full article.
Profile: Louise Brown – Duty Lawyer Supervisor, Porirua District Court
Louise Brown is the Duty Lawyer Supervisor at Porirua District Court and has been instrumental in the development and evolution of the Young Adult List Court pilot.
Profile: Mark Williams – Public Defender, Manukau
With a passion for criminal law Mark Williams has crossed the court room floor more times than most, working as both a prosecutor and defence lawyer in four commonwealth jurisdictions. Now he’s bringing his knowledge, skills and experience from both areas into his new role heading up the largest Public…
Cassandra Kenworthy – forging a path as a junior barrister
How did you get into the law?I had been studying Science at the University of Otago and realised I wouldn’t really be able to do science the way I wanted to. As an interest paper while I was finishing off my minor in microbiology I took the first year legal…
Mickayla Strode-Penny - Aspiring Lawyer
LawFest organiser Andrew King continues a series of interviews with key legal professionals with their innovation and technology stories.
Tell us about yourself?
I am 22-year-old, third year law student at the University of Canterbury and I teach children how to swim as my part time job. I grew up in…
Yearning for a normal life with ordinary problems: immigration law for mosque attack victims
When asked to describe a professional highlight, Christchurch lawyer and immigration specialist Adele Mitchell says that her work with Christchurch mosque attack victims is something that she will look back on with pride. Earlier this year she received a letter from the Minister of Immigration thanking her for her work…
Aimee Bryant, positively impacting law reform
Aimee Bryant, Manager Law Reform and Advocacy at the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa tells us about her role and the work of the Society’s Law Reform committees.
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