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The Law Society is going to continue to take action on the leadership gender imbalance

Sometime in a few months, New Zealand’s legal profession will have more women than men. In mid-March, there were just 205 more men in our 12,800-member profession. We will duly mark what is really an interesting milestone. It has been coming since 1993 when the number of women being admitted to…

Building an international career

Miriam CullenExpat New Zealander Miriam Cullen has just completed a PhD on the relationship between the United Nations and international criminal justice at the University of Copenhagen. That’s not bad going for someone who didn’t finish high school. Although she was always interested in human rights, it took her a while…

Lawyers have crucial role against domestic violence

Megan LeafA Bay of Plenty barrister says lawyers have a crucial role to play in the campaign against domestic violence, and understanding the causes and effects can prove vital. Megan Leaf is one of the faces of a video project coordinated by It’s not OK, a national campaign run by the…

Focus on law practice in Palmerston North

Palmerston North has welcomed a lot of new lawyers in recent years, but a fresh approach is needed to consistently attract new talent to the town, according to Crown Solicitor Ben Vanderkolk. The clocktower in the centre of 'The Square', the urban focalpoint of Palmerston North. Photo by 'Naoki Sato', CC-By-SA…

Pathways in the Law: BlackmanSpargo, Rural and Commercial Law specialists

Many might consider starting in a law firm as an accounts executive or legal executive to eventually become a law firm partner in the same practice as a story of fiction. But that’s exactly what happened for two of the women partners at rural law specialists, BlackmanSpargo, based in Rotorua. In 2003,…

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