Legal Executives Conference 2025

This is the biennial “must attend” conference for all legal executives. The conference recognises the specialist role of legal executives in legal practice with a programme designed to be directly relevant to the day-to-day work carried out by the majority of legal executives.

The conference will include sessions on the following topics:

• Estate administration – when things go wrong
• Business purchase refresher
• Enduring Powers of Attorney and related complexities
• Complex wills and useful clauses
• Subdivisions
• Conveyancing – hot topics
• Tax – the brightline test and GST schedule
• Winding up a trust and implications
• Working well – wellbeing in the workplace
• Relationship property – what your clients need to know
• Breakouts:
  – AI and how to make it work for you
  – Retirement villages – assisted care
  – Identifying the need for Overseas Investment Office (OIO) consent
  – Small group discussions.

Full conference information & brochure will be available after 23 June 2025.

Conference chair

   Carmen Franich, Legal Executives New Zealand, Auckland

Learning objectives

In this conference you will be:

• Updated on topical issues, legislation and case law.
• Able to apply this knowledge in your practice.

Who should attend

Legal executives.

Book

A background book written by the presenters is available in hard copy, PDF, or both. Please indicate your choice upon registration.

• Hard Copy - Your book will be couriered to you - no extra charge
• PDF - You will be emailed a PDF copy of the book 3 working days before the event - no extra charge
• Both Hard Copy & PDF - You will be emailed a PDF copy of the book 3 working days before the event, and couriered the hard copy book - additional $65 charge

Format

This conference will include a diverse lineup of expert presenters covering a range of topics. Each session will include time for questions.

Held in-person & online. Live web stream registrants - you will be emailed a link to join the live stream one week before. For information on what is required to participate in the live web stream, click here.

Fee (incl GST) 

In-Person

Earlybird – by 4 August 2025

• $965 – LENZ members
• $1,065 – Non-members

Registration – after 4 August 2025

• $1,065 – LENZ members
• $1,165 – Non-members

Live Web Stream

2+1 available for LENZ Member live web stream registrations – must be arranged at time of booking – find out more
Earlybird – by 4 August 2025

• $945 – LENZ members
• $1,045 – Non-members

Registration - after 4 August 2025

• $1,045 – LENZ members
• $1,145 – Non-members

Download PDF flyer & registration form

Christchurch	1 - 2 September 2025
Live Web Stream	1 - 2 September 2025
I can't attend, but please let me know when the book is available to purchase.

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Comments from past attendees

• “I can't wait for the next conference in 2025. This was a fantastic experience and I want to go again.”
• “I thoroughly enjoyed the whole conference and thought it was full of really useful information.”
• “The atmosphere was encouraging and inspiring, having real Q&A time and presenters who clearly enjoy the work they do and genuinely want to share knowledge was a highlight.”

Cancellation and Refund Policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE New Zealand Law Society in writing of the change. CLE reserves the right to close registrations, and cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.