After more than 20 years as an arm of the New Zealand Law Society, in 2008 Continuing Legal Education became NZLS CLE Ltd. The new company is wholly owned by the New Zealand Law Society, and the Society's board appoints the directors of NZLS CLE Ltd.

Vision and Mission

Our vision - To be the pre-eminent provider of continuing legal education in New Zealand.

Our mission - To provide professional development for lawyers by offering them a high quality, affordable CLE service.

We offer:

• something for everyone - a range of courses across all practice areas, catering, in particular, for needs and interests not generally catered for by commercial providers
• a wide range of different formats depending on the needs of the target group or the nature of the subject material - so we provide:

- seminars
- one-day intensives focused on areas of special interest
- small-group, skills-based workshops
- introductory courses for new practitioners
- in-house training packages for firms, and
- two-day conferences

• as many courses in the smaller centres as is practicable
• seminars by video-conference session where there is widespread demand we can't satisfy by providing live sessions
• top quality background materials containing the very latest developments in the given field of law
• seminar presentations based on sound educational principles - notably the opportunity to apply the principles to realistic case study situations because this is the basis of any effective education.

And above all...

Presenters who are among the best experienced and most knowledgeable in the profession - where presenters come from outside the profession, then they will be drawn from amongst the best possible available.

 

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CLE Board and advisers

Board members:

• Christine Grice, Harkness Henry, Hamilton - Chair
• Andrew Skelton, Kensington Swan, Wellington - Deputy Chair

• Annette Black, Wellington
• Jeremy Daley, Harmans, Christchurch
• Bob Hollyman, Barrister, Auckland
• Tim Mullins, LeeSalmonLong, Auckland
• Phil Shannon,Tompkins Wake, Hamilton
   

Advisers to the board:

• The Hon Justice Glazebrook, Wellington
• Professor Paul Rishworth, University of Auckland
• His Hon Judge Ingram, Tauranga

 

 

CLE Staff

• Hellen Papadopoulos - Chief Executive

• Tessa Sutherland - Senior Executive

• Jane Battersby - Executive
• Philippa Blair - Executive
• Deb Dewhurst - Executive
• Kelly Wright - Executive

• Dick Edwards - Consultant

• Naomi Cornelius - Programme Coordinator and Website Administrator
• Claire Moloney - Advocacy Programme Coordinator

• Amanda Dean - Senior Course Administrator
• Lauren Keegan - Course Administrator
• Tereza Scully - Course Administrator

• Carol Ferguson - Administration Coordinator
• Lucy Franklin - Registration Officer/Departmental Secretary

Please click here to contact NZLS CLE Ltd.