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The New Zealand Law Students' Careers Guide 2019 Sponsored by the Auckland Law School NEW ZEALAND’S LEADING LAW SCHOOL IS PROUD TO SPONSOR THE NEW ZEALAND LAW STUDENTS’ CAREERS GUIDE 2019 Be part of New Zealand’s only law school in the world’s top 30*. Our tradition of excellence is your foundation for success. A globally-respected degree from the Auckland Law School will help equip you for your future career – no matter what path you choose. START YOUR CAREER JOURNEY law.auckland.ac.nz Phone: 0800 61 62 63 Email: [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/akllawschool *QS World University Rankings in Law 2018 (ranked 29th worldwide) NEW ZEALAND’S LEADING LAW SCHOOL Letter from the Editors Kia ora and welcome! Our names are Yvonne Rothwell The New Zealand Law Student Careers Guide 2019 would and Jodie Llewellyn. We are two members of the Auckland not have been possible without the help of numerous people IS PROUD TO SPONSOR University Law Students Society executive, and we are the and organisations. Thank you to all of the individuals, firms editors of the New Zealand Law Student Careers Guide. This and organisations that responded with enthusiasm to our THE NEW ZEALAND LAW summer, we have badgered law firms and talked to some countless emails and phone calls. Thanks to Clodagh Higgins STUDENTS’ CAREERS incredible people about their experiences within and outside and Maggie Zhang, who were particularly generous with the legal industry. both their time and their connections. Thank you most of all GUIDE 2019 to Auckland Law School and in particular the Dean, without This publication is special because it is created by students, whose innovative thinking, this guide would never have existed. for students. We hope it helps students navigate their law degree journey, wherever it may take them. We hope that this guide will open your eyes to the wide array of possibilities ahead of you as you begin your legal career. Be part of New Zealand’s only law The overwhelming view amongst the people we talked to was Enjoy! school in the world’s top 30*. that a law degree presents so many options and opportunities, but too often students only hear about a few of them. We Our tradition of excellence is your approached this edition with the aim of starting a more diverse foundation for success. and informed dialogue about careers for undergraduate law students. A globally-respected degree from the Auckland Law School will help equip you for your future career – no matter what path you choose. START YOUR CAREER JOURNEY law.auckland.ac.nz Phone: 0800 61 62 63 Email: [email protected] Yvonne Rothwell Jodie Llewellyn Facebook: facebook.com/akllawschool *QS World University Rankings in Law 2018 Disclaimer: Although every reasonable effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the information in this document is provided as a general guide only for (ranked 29th worldwide) students and is subject to alteration. Message from the Dean of the Auckland Law School Penelope Mathew The Auckland Law School is delighted to be able to support The New Zealand Law Students’ Careers Guide. Students who graduate with a law degree are prized by employers for their ability to research, write, analyse and reason. They consequently end up in all sorts of careers. Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias, and the newly appointed Chief Justice-elect, Court of Appeal Justice Helen Winkelmann, Supreme Court Justices Glazebrook and Ellen France are Auckland Law School graduates, as are many other judges, QCs, and other prominent members of the legal profession. We have alumni working in law firms throughout New Zealand and in cities as diverse as London, New York, Sydney, Hong Kong and Dubai. Our graduates include the chief executives of the Virgin Group and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Ministers of the Crown, and the heads of major charitable organisations. Some have even become law professors and legal academics! Half our graduates work in the legal profession and the judiciary. Just as many work in business, government, and an enormous variety of other fields. Law affects all areas of society meaning that it is just as possible Professor Penelope Mathew to work in sport, entertainment or security-related fields as Dean of Law it is in banking, regulation and policy advice. New Zealand law graduates are as highly regarded internationally as they are domestically and many end up working for law firms, businesses, and international agencies, courts and tribunals around the world. I would like to commend Yvonne Rothwell and Jodie Llewellyn for all their hard work in bringing this Careers Guide together. It provides a marvellous introduction to the career options available to New Zealand law students, as well as how to apply for internships and job opportunities. The New Zealand Law Students' Careers Guide 2019 Table of Contents Starting Your Career ........................................................... 2 In House Legal ................................................................... 84 What area of law are you interested in? ................................... 3 In-House Lawyers Association New Zealand (ILANZ) .......... 85 Managing Stress in Law School - Umbrella ............................. 4 Becoming a Lawyer in New Zealand ........................................ 5 Criminal ............................................................................ 86 Practicing Overseas .................................................................. 7 Kayes Fletcher Walker .............................................................. 87 Applications with Clodagh Higgins .......................................... 8 Meredith Connell ..................................................................... 89 CV ............................................................................................... 9 Public Defence Service (PDS) .................................................. 91 Cover Letter ................................................................................ 11 Interview ................................................................................... 12 Social Justice .................................................................... 93 New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) ............................................... 94 Furthering your studies ..................................................... 14 Citizens Advice Bureau .............................................................. 96 Postgraduate Study .................................................................. 15 Community Law ........................................................................ 99 The University of Auckland ...................................................... 15 New Zealand Animal Law Association (NZALA) .................. 101 Auckland University of Technology (AUT) ............................ 17 Ana Lenard .............................................................................. 103 The University of Canterbury .................................................... 17 The University of Otago ........................................................... 18 Other Career Opportunities ................................................ 104 Victoria University of Wellington .............................................. 19 Accenture ................................................................................ 105 The University of Waikato ......................................................... 19 Deloitte ................................................................................... 107 EY ............................................................................................ 109 Mid to Large Firms ............................................................. 20 KPMG ...................................................................................... 111 Allen & Overy ............................................................................. 21 Ministry of Justice ................................................................... 114 Anderson Lloyd ........................................................................ 24 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) .................................... 115 Buddle Findlay .......................................................................... 27 Barristers ................................................................................ 117 Chapman Tripp ......................................................................... 30 Judge’s Clerk ............................................................................ 121 Ducan Cotterill .......................................................................... 33 Technology Industry - Sacha Judd ......................................... 123 Harmos Horton Lusk ................................................................. 35 Kensington Swan ...................................................................... 38 Industry Bodies ............................................................... 124 King & Wood Mallesons ............................................................. 41 ADLS ........................................................................................ 125 Mayne Wetherell ...................................................................... 44 TupuToa (Māori and Pacific) .................................................. 126 Meredith Connell ...................................................................... 47 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) ................................. 127 MinterEllisonRuddWatts .........................................................
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