Every so often we hear about opportunities for you, young lawyers, to help out in your community.
When we do, we’ll put them up here, and the rest is up to you.
The Auckland Branch is busy setting up an Auckland Young Lawyers’ Committee. Keep an ear out for their upcoming events and watch this space for more information.
Also if you know anyone in the region who has a background or an interest in farming, let them know a young farmers branch is being formed in Auckland. Contact Erica at scotty.hellaby@xtra.co.nz for more information or head along to the 1st meeting (10th of November at the Cardrona Ale House, Mt Eden at 7pm). They can see what it’s all about with no pressure to join up.
Wellington Community Law Centre
If you are interested in volunteering for the Wellington Community Law Centre please get in touch with Zakiah Thomson by calling (04) 460 4462 or emailing zakiah (at) wclc.org.nz. At the moment the Centre is desparately in need of practising lawyers in Employment Law so please get in touch if you could help fill that need!
Check out the Wellington Community Law Centre page for volunteers for more info.
The Court Report
Be in the audience…
- Tuesday 6.30pm – 7.30pm
- Lecture Theatre 2, VUW Law School, 55 Lambton Quay.
See the show…
On TVNZ 7at 9.35pm Thursdays or online at http://tvnz.co.nz/the-court-report/court-report-index-group-3602627
Updates on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/The-Court-Report/131193326920433?ref=sgm
Questions or comments to:
Jack Nicol
The Court Report
ph 04 3847789 x803 / 027 6999474
jack@gibson.co.nz
Learner to Lawyer
Interested in mentoring a final year law student? Know a law student that would like a young professional mentor? Then get in touch with Jordan at learnertolawyer@gmail.com
Ex Wellington lawyer on adventure of a lifetime
- Matt Pemberton – is on a mission from Los Angeles to Cape Horn on his 650cc motorbike, and is raising funds along the way for Youthline.
- To follow his progress and make a donation check out: http://www.angelstothehorn.com/
The Wellington Community Justice Project
The Wellington Community Justice Project is a new student-driven project that has started up at Victoria University this year. The project provides students with the opportunities to volunteer in various community legal projects. Currently, the project is looking for lawyers to supervise students working at a brand new clinic at the Evolve Youth Centre on Eva St (just off Dixon Street in the Wellington CBD). The clinic will assist young people with queries about their legal rights. The clinics will run on a fortnightly basis from 4-6pm. If you are interested in being involved (even if you could not make the full two hours for which the clinic runs) and/or would like more information, please contact Emily Bruce or Claire Hislop at advocacy@wellingtoncjp.org.
