Young Lawyers Committee: Annual Meeting (online)

The Young Lawyers Committee is holding its annual meeting online on 25th June, 7pm. We are seeking enthusiastic committee members in Auckland and Wellington. More information and the sign-up form can be found here: https://forms.gle/8T6CXEwBcUAGYvks5   If you can’t attend the meeting, please email nzasian.lawyers@gmail.com with your expression of interest. Please share this with anyone…

Young Lawyers Committee: Wellington Speed-Networking

Wellington Speed Networking Event, Sponsored by College of Law   Come join New Zealand Young Asian Lawyers for an evening of networking and connections at the Wellington Speed Networking Event, proudly sponsored by the College of Law. This in-person event will be held at Flamingo Joe’s Bar & Eatery (10 Waterloo Quay), providing a fantastic opportunity…

Young Lawyers Committee:  Wellington panel speaker event “Asian Experiences in the Legal Profession”

The New Zealand Asian Lawyers – Young Lawyers Committee is proud to present their first Wellington panel speaker event, “Asian Experiences in the Legal Profession”.   Hosted by Buddle Findlay, NZ Asian Lawyers introduces a diverse panel, comprising of Ministry for Primary Industries’ Jaini Patel, Crown Law’s Anna Ou, and Buddle Findlay’s Delia Fu, who will each speak…

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.…