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Thursday, September 09, 2010

2007 New Zealand Report


Choosing the right career path - For those of you in your last semester at Law School, the world of law is before you – but do you know what you want to do? Galia BarHava-Monteith and Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes look at the options for those seeking a career in the wheeler-dealer world of commercial law

Keep us loyal - We’ve all heard about how good it is overseas, but what about here in good ol’ Enzed? Darise Ogden reviews the New Zealand legal market

What goes on on ‘profs’…  - Junior barrister David Dickinson provides the low-down on what it takes to survive ‘profs’

“Civilised” partnerships – the heart of sponsorship - New Zealand law firms generously donate time and money to organisations in need – be they charities or the arts – and all without a legal requirement to do so. In recognition of their efforts, Darise Ogden found out what this assistance actually means to the recipients

Going to the bar - As a litigator, it seems inevitable that one day you will go to the bar, but what does it really mean to strike out on your own? Darise Ogden finds out

Taking your work home - Gareth Chambers takes a hard look at the flight of New Zealand-trained lawyers overseas and what it takes to bring them home

Top Town - What makes a lawyer leave the ‘big smoke’ for the pastoral idyll of regional New Zealand? Darise Ogden spoke to four lawyers to find out why they made the move


   

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