Life
Bridging the Gap
Find out how you can get help ‘bridging the gap’ between law school and entering the work force.
A Day in the Life of
A Day in the Life of… an associate for Gilbert Walker
The most difficult and technical areas of the law that you learn about in school are often the most useful once you start work – so pay attention!
Law
HRC launches Online Human Rights Education Programme
HRC launches Online Human Rights Education Programme to help NZers develop their knowledge of their human rights.
Law
NZLJ Student Companions: Torts – Monroe v Hopkins
This Student Companion by Barry Allan appeared in the 2017 edition of the New Zealand Law Journal
Careers, Study and Well-being
A Theory of M&Ms and Bowls
by Katie Cowan Let’s say everyone starts their day with a hundred M&Ms and several bowls with neatly-printed labels. I know I am jumping in at the deep end here, but just go with it. M&Ms represent units of personal Read more…
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Research skills: Search basics
These research skill videos provide a quick overview of specific tasks or functionality that students may find useful when researching within the LexisNexis® NZ Advance platform.
Careers, Study and Well-being with Katie Cowan
Dear Katie column – How do I know what area of law to practice in?
“How do I know what area of law to practice in? I am worried that everyone says practicing law is very different from studying law, and that I might end up somewhere I hate. There are subjects I like studying, but how Read more…
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Research skills: Working with results
These research skill videos provide a quick overview of specific tasks or functionality that students may find useful when researching within the LexisNexis® NZ Advance platform.
Law
AI and Legal Liability: What Happens When AI Goes Wrong?
“Self-learning AI poses interesting and difficult questions for the law. In particular, who is legally liable when self-learning AI goes wrong? The programmers? The users? Or even the AI itself?”
Careers, Study and Well-being with Katie Cowan
Dear Katie Column – Reconciling Motivation vs Reputation
How do I reconcile my motivation for studying law being to help people, with the reputation lawyers have for being greedy and ‘slimy’? – Cait, 22 This is a great question. I take slimy to mean cynical, aggressive, manipulative, scheming, Read more…
