Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 4, 2020 3:28:01 GMT 12
BARRISTERS.COMM ESTABLISHES MĀORI AND PASIFIKA INTERNSHIP
Wellington barristers chambers Barristers.Comm has established a partnership with Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law, by offering an annual internship to Māori and Pasifika law students.
“The law profession in Aotearoa New Zealand, and particularly the independent Bar, does not reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of this country, and this is a loss to the profession. A law profession that better reflects the diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand will better serve our communities. More people with diverse backgrounds entering the law will facilitate the continued promotion of new ideas and perspectives in the law and make for a more just society,” the chambers says.......
www.lawsociety.org.nz/news-and-communications/people-in-the-law/lawyer-profiles/barristers.comm-internship
Wellington barristers chambers Barristers.Comm has established a partnership with Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law, by offering an annual internship to Māori and Pasifika law students.
“The law profession in Aotearoa New Zealand, and particularly the independent Bar, does not reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of this country, and this is a loss to the profession. A law profession that better reflects the diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand will better serve our communities. More people with diverse backgrounds entering the law will facilitate the continued promotion of new ideas and perspectives in the law and make for a more just society,” the chambers says.......
www.lawsociety.org.nz/news-and-communications/people-in-the-law/lawyer-profiles/barristers.comm-internship