1 November 2024 – Inaugural NZ Asian Lawyers Awards
NZ Asian Lawyers and the NZ Law Society have partnered to hold the inaugural NZ Asian Lawyers Awards, to be presented by the Attorney General, the Hon Judith Collins KC, who will also be speaking at the event.
Russell McVeagh will kindly be hosting the event at the Vero Centre, Level 30, 48 Shortland St, Auckland on 1 November from 5-8pm. Online access will be available as well as physical
attendance at the event to allow those outside of Auckland to participate.
Information about the Awards are set out below and the Judging Panel will be led by former Governor-General, Judge and Ombudsman Sir Anand Satyanand and the Vice President (South Island) of the NZLS Taryn Gudmanz.
President of NZ Asian Lawyers Mai Chen who came up with the idea of the Awards will explain why they are needed.
Vice President and secretary of the NZ Asian Lawyers Board Pam Davidson and Takeshi Ito will speak about the criteria and nominations process and then Sir Anand Satyanand and Taryn Gudmanz will speak about the judging process and the nominations received and the decision making process.
This event will be free for all NZ Asian Lawyers and Law Society members. There will be a charge of $25 for non-members of NZ Asian Lawyers or the Law Society.
Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/inaugural-nz-asian-lawyers-awards-registration-1020334677487?aff=oddtdtcreator
NZ Asian Lawyer of the Year Award
The 2024 NZ Asian Lawyer of the Year (includes private practice, in-house lawyers, academic lawyers and public servants) may be awarded to a lawyer of Asian descent, practising in New Zealand who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession/organisation they work for. Such contributions include a significant contribution to assist lawyers of Asian descent in New Zealand in a practical / tangible way, significant contribution to issues concerning access to justice and the promotion of justice for Asian or culturally and linguistically diverse parties in the courts. These could include:
- Providing legal services to Asian New Zealanders in a way that is in line with New Zealand Asian Lawyers’ Inc. objectives;
- Promoting the rule of law
- Providing a valuable contribution to initiatives that have benefitted the Asian community in New Zealand with legal services or issues.
Young NZ Asian Lawyer of the Year Award
The Young NZ Asian Lawyer of the Year (includes private practice, in-house lawyers, academic lawyers and public servants) may be awarded to a lawyer of Asian descent, practising in New Zealand who is under the age of 30 and employed in practice for less than 5 years as at [date] 2024 who has made an outstanding valuable contribution to the organisation they work for and who have made a significant contribution to assist lawyers of Asian descent in New Zealand in a practical / tangible way. These could include:
- Excellence in the provision of legal services to the Asian community in New Zealand;
- Demonstrated leadership potential to be able to be a leader for Asian lawyers in New Zealand
- Provided a valuable contribution to the legal profession in New Zealand which has benefited their firm / organisation and the wider community.