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Wilber Tupua: new Auckland Branch Council member

Wilber Tupua speaks about his new role on the Auckland Branch Council and his journey into practising law.

An interview with Auckland Young Lawyers committee member Freya McKechnie

Tell me a bit of background about yourself?I was born overseas but moved to Auckland when I was young. I grew up here but moved down to Wellington for university. I then came back to Auckland to take a grad job and have been here ever since. I work at…

Samuel Beswick, Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia

Sam is a private law scholar with primary research and teaching interests in the areas of torts, unjust enrichment, limitations, remedies, and privacy.

An interview with Christian Niyonsaba – enrolled barrister and solicitor of the High Court

Can you tell us more about yourself?I’m Christian, I play soccer (support Manchester United), was recently admitted to the roll of barristers and solicitors at the Auckland High Court, love a good coffee, and enjoy meeting new people and socialising with friends. Christian Niyonsaba What prompted you to study law?Coming…

London... on hold

NZLS AYL Committee Member Charlotte Lewis talks to Sonder Consultants’ Matthew Hart about what overseas legal markets will look like for New Zealand qualified lawyers in the near future.

Sarah Armstrong talks about her career, mentoring and work/life balance

Sarah is an award-winning litigation specialist with over two decades of experience advising on a wide range of commercial disputes, both in New Zealand and in the UK. She practises as an independent barrister at Shortland Chambers in Auckland. Outside her professional roles, Sarah served as an elected member of the…

Interview with Julia Batchelor-Smith: Senior Associate at MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Julia Batchelor-Smith holds a senior legal and strategic role with MinterEllisonRuddWatts in Auckland and has over 15 years’ experience in New Zealand and overseas.

Focus on… South Auckland

By Craig Stephen Some of the issues around practising law in South Auckland are ‘pretty challenging’ but lawyers are also being kept busy with the amount of development and expansion going on Manukau and the wider South Auckland area provides plentiful work for criminal barristers. The District Court is the busiest in…

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NZLS Mentoring Programme – Interview with Victoria Rea

Have you had a mentor or been a mentor? Please can you describe the experience in a few words.I have been a mentor and a mentee before whilst studying at Victoria University of Wellington. Throughout law school there are a variety of opportunities to engage in different mentoring programmes. In…

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