Photos – Inaugural New Zealand Asian Lawyers Awards
Photographs courtesy of the New Zealand Law Society
Heartiest Congratulations to Our 2024 Award Winners & Finalists!
The inaugural NZ Asian Lawyers Awards were celebrated on Friday 1 November 2024 in the presence of the Attorney-General the Hon Judith Collins KC, Sir Anand Satyanand, Lady Satyanand, other distinguished guests and a capacity crowd of lawyers, friends and family. The Attorney-General presented the 2024 New Zealand Asian Lawyer of the Year Award to Tina…
Young Lawyers Committee: From Courtrooms to Boardrooms- Law Careers Uncovered
Unlock Your Career Potential Beyond Law School Join us for an inspiring panel speaker event hosted and sponsored by Russell McVeagh, and presented by the NZ Asian Lawyers Young Lawyers Committee. This event features a diverse group of profesisonals who have charted unique paths beyond the traditional courtroom, highlighting the wide range of career opportunities…
Young Lawyers Committee: From Courtrooms to Boardrooms- Law Careers Uncovered (Wellington)
From Courtrooms to Boardrooms: Law Careers Uncovered Join the NZ Asian Lawyers Young Lawyers Committee at Russell McVeagh (Wellington) for an exciting event that explores the diverse career options available after law school. Whether you’re leaning toward traditional legal practice, alternative roles within the legal field, or even venturing into non-legal career paths, this event…
Event Summary: Is there a Bamboo ceiling in the profession, academia and the judiciary?
On Monday night, NZ Asian Lawyers was wowed by the amazingly challenging, and insightful viewpoint from Dean of Law at Oxford University Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart’s address at Russell McVeagh, on ‘Is there a Bamboo ceiling in the profession, academia and the judiciary?’ The short answer to this question is: it has gotten better, but there is still a bamboo ceiling.…
Event Summary: Justice Glazebrook – “Tikanga and Culture in the Supreme Court”
On 8 November 2022, at an event hosted jointly by NZAL and Russell McVeagh, Justice Susan Glazebrook, Supreme Court judge and President of the International Association of Women Judges, gave an address entitled “Tikanga and Culture in the Supreme Court”. Justice Glazebrook discussed the recent Supreme Court decisions of Deng v Zheng [2022] NZSC 76 and Ellis v R [2022]…