The paradox of meritocracy

4 May 2018

OverviewThe New Zealand Law Society has launched its Gender Equality Charter for the legal profession, as an initiative to support…

When a client is too much: Dealing with tricky customers

4 May 2018

It’s a lawyer’s duty to work for their client, but some clients seem far more trouble than they are worth…

Gender and Equality: an alternative view of the new policy on equitable engagement

2 March 2018

On 5 December 2017, the Gender Equitable Engagement and Instruction Policy (Policy), promoted and managed by the New Zealand Bar…

Law Society releases Gender Equality Charter to legal profession

2 March 2018

Next month (April) the New Zealand Law Society will release the Gender Equality Charter to the legal profession.It’s the Law…

Policy will result in more women taking the lead

2 February 2018

Background on the Gender Equitable Engagement and Instruction Policy

7 December 2017

The Gender Equitable Engagement and Instruction Policy is being jointly promoted and managed by the New Zealand Law Society and…

The disruptors are coming

1 December 2017

They are invading every industry! You have been warned!In fact, they are already here amongst us…It may be the impact…

First impressions: enhancing your Terms of Engagement

30 November 2017

First impressions can be everything.“Business owners often spend a great deal of time and resources on keeping their existing clients,…

Sexual harassment in the NZ legal workplace

30 November 2017

The author of the following article is anonymous. While LawTalk has a policy of identifying the author of each article,…

Five things lawyers believe that are bullshit

3 November 2017

Many lawyers have a set of beliefs about how lawyers should act and do their legal work. Some of these…

Lawyers and the bequest business

6 October 2017

New Zealanders give around $2.8 billion annually to charitable and community causes. Over half of that is from individuals, according…

Community Foundations: A strategic way to help clients to give

6 October 2017

Over the last 20 years, there has been a significant change of attitude in New Zealand towards the whole concept…

Why specialisation is only part of the answer for lawyers

1 September 2017

When I worked in London in the early 90s, I worked in a small two partner firm in the Inner…

The pathway to becoming a judge

1 September 2017

How does a lawyer become a judge? Is it a case of getting the nod, being handpicked, or the natural…

How money can be laundered

4 August 2017

Photo by Flickr user Thomas Hawk CC-By-NCA former lawyer who recently completed researching the vulnerability of New Zealand lawyers, accountants…