Our Events
Legally Blonde Movie Night
Lights, camera, legal action! 🎬 Don’t miss our movie night showcasing 💅🏼LEGALLY BLONDE💅🏼 the perfect night for law students in need of a study break!
We are beyond excited to present our movie night in collaboration with Film Society next week 🤩✨
WHEN: Tuesday 26th March, 6PM
WHERE: The Law School Cafe
Can’t wait to see you all there!! 🥰
End of Year Gala
⭐️ Registrations for our End of Year Gala are now OFFICIALLY OPEN ⭐️
The End of Year gala will take place Friday 14th October 7-9pm. It is a strictly registration-only event so make sure to fill out the form linked below to join the fun! It is free to sign up and we would love to have you come celebrate this exciting night with us. 🤩
Swipe to see a few hints of what the event will include & scan the QR code to find the Facebook Event, which has the registration link! You can also find the link in the linktree in our bio
We hope to see you all there! 💗
Self Defence Class
As part of Substantive Equality month, WIL will be running a self-defence class on campus. Join us for a fun and interactive session, where you'll get to learn self-defence skills, feel empowered and meet others! 🤩 There are under 10 tickets left so get in quick by heading to our event on Facebook or the link in our bio to find the link!! 🏃♀️👀
Grab a drink bottle, wear some clothes you can move around in, and we'll see you there! 💗
WIL Panel Event: Breaking the Bias
Come along to the WIL Panel Event: Breaking the Bias, happening next Friday 19 August at 6pm! We have an incredible line-up of wāhine speakers from a diverse range of legal areas, including:
🌟 Anna Devathasan (Director at Kayes Fletcher Walker, the Manukau Crown Solicitor’s Office)
🌟 Evelyn Jones (Banking & Finance Partner at Lane Neave)
🌟 Lanu Faletau (Senior Solicitor in the Crown Specialist team at Meredith Connell)
🌟 Jasmin Matthews (Senior Associate in the Corporate team at MinterEllisonRuddWatts)
🌟 One more speaker TBC 🤞🏼
More information about these speakers will be released throughout the week.
The key themes addressed at this event include: transitioning into the workplace, how to overcome obstacles related to working in male-dominated industries, and how to thrive and progress quickly in your chosen career! 🙌🏽
The event will take place at the UoA Engineering Building (401-439). We will be providing drinks and nibbles for networking afterwards (starting at 7pm).
This is a great opportunity for you to chat with industry leaders and expand your network! Please click going on our Facebook event to register your interest. We look forward to seeing you there! 💗
Bill Submission Workshop
Want to learn how to write a bill submission? Want to know what exactly a bill submission is? Come along to our Bill Submission Workshop. We have just announced our incredible speakers 🤩
⭐️ Carol Beaumont is a life-long activist for human rights and social justice for all people. In 2021, Carol became an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit for her services to the union movement and women’s rights.
⭐️ Ella Shepherd is a fifth year BA/LLB(Hons) student at the University of Auckland. From 2021 she has been an executive committee member of ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa.
⭐️ The Equal Justice Project is a non-partisan pro bono charity that applies law students' legal training and knowledge to promote social equality, inclusivity, and access to justice within our community.
⭐️ National Council of Women New Zealand is an umbrella organisation made up of many diverse organisations who focus on advancing the status of women and our shared goal to achieve gender equity.
Movie Night
✨UPDATE ON MOVIE NIGHT! ✨
The movie night has been moved to Tuesday 16th August!! Join us at the law school cafe to watch the wonderful movie ladybird 🐞Bring your friends and come snack away on popcorn & pizza 🍕🍿 We can’t wait to see you all there! 🤩
Day: Tuesday 16th August
TIme: 5:30pm
Where: Law School Cafe
MAS x WIL Financial Literacy
💸 Next Tuesday afternoon we will be hosting a financial literacy in collaboration with @mas.co.nz ! 💸
The event aims to educate students about the importance of Kiwisaver, planning for the future and being aware of your investment strategies before making important decisions like buying a first house! 🏦 MAS advisors will be there to answer any of your personal financial questions 🤩
Day; Tuesday 9th August
Time: 1-2pm
Where: Northey Lecture Theatre 801-204
Paint n’ Sip
Join us for our back to in person uni event! We are hosting a paint and sip night on May 10th and would love to see you all there! Bring out your inner Bob Ross skills and come paint with us 🎨
⭐️Kai and Drinks will be provided 🥂
⭐️We are asking for $5 donations (or pay as you can) going towards UN Women, which we will be taking via bank transfer or cash
⭐️When: 10th May
⭐️Where: Law School Cafe
⭐️Time: 5-7pm
⭐️Register for tickets at the link in our bio xx
Don’t forget to register and we hope to see all of you amazing people there to paint some lovely art!! 👩🎨
Thrift Crawl
We are so excited to announce our next event in collaboration with AUFS! 🤩 Together we are hosting a thrift crawl for professional clothing in order to help you walk into your interviews looking like the incredible future lawyers you all are 😍
When: Saturday 7th May
Time: 10:30am Where: Meet at gen lib and head to K road thrift stores
Don’t forget:
-AT HOP card
-Water and snacks
-Bag
-Sparkling personality
Can’t wait to see all of your lovely faces there! 💖💖💖
Pub Quiz
Be sure to head on down to Shad's this coming Wednesday 30th to join us and Te Rakau Ture for a pub quiz! 🥳 We will be kicking off the quiz at 7:30pm and kai will be provided.
The Low-Down on Recruitment
he low-down on recruitment is back for a second round in 2022! 🥳 We have an incredible line-up of students and recent graduates who have successfully tackled recruitment season and are ready to shed some light on the process. Our line-up includes:
⭐️ judge’s clerkships
⭐️ commercial law firms (e.g. Chapman Tripp, Bell Gully)
⭐️ investment banking firms (e.g. Forsyth Barr, Goldman Sachs)
⭐️ accounting firms (e.g. EY, KPMG, Deloitte & PwC)
⭐️ consulting firms (e.g. Oliver Wyman, McKinsey)
⭐️ GLN
⭐️ Waitangi Tribunal
⭐️ Commerce Commission
⭐️ MBIE
⭐️ MFAT
The event will be run on a “drop-in” basis, where you can join the Zoom at the times of your preferred speakers – or stick around for the whole thing! 💫
WIL Launch Evening
Join Women in Law for a virtual celebration! After surviving the first week of the semester, celebrate and join us for a night of games, chats and hearing WIL’s exciting plans for the semester ahead
Quiz Night! Fundraiser for Women’s Refuge
It’s that time of year again!! Women in Law and Women in Health Network are so excited to be hosting a quiz night online to fundraise for Women’s Refuge! Everyone is welcome, so get your pals together, and gear up for a fun night!
The event is $5 per person, and all donations go towards gifting a safe night to help the victims of family violence. One night of safety at Women’s Refuge for a woman and child costs $20 and includes a safe clean bed, hot meals, 24-hour security, secure transport, supportive staff and helpful advice. The Women’s Refuge’s services are vital all year around, but are particularly critical during lockdown as there is often a spike in family violence. Please come along to support a good cause!
Zoom link: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/94961579799?pwd=eFJaeXVZU2Y2NDBJT2loN3hCUEhoQT09
Meeting ID: 949 6157 9799
Passcode: 088709
Trailblazers: Alternative Career Pathways with an LLB
We’re excited to invite our members and the wider community to attend our Trailblazers panel - an event highlighting the vast and exciting alternative pathways that can be pursued with an LLB.
We’re very lucky to have an incredible panel of wāhine to share the knowledge and experience in pursuing a range of career pathways, including:
Precious Clark (Governance & Māori Development, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākēi & Maurea Consulting)
Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'i (Philanthropy, Borrin Foundation)
Holly Bennett (Government Relations, Awhi & Engage)
Chloe Swarbrick (Member of Parliament, Green Party)
Rachael Watene (Former Company Secretary, Tower Insurance)
We're very grateful to our generous sponsor of the event, Tower Insurance.
The event is completely free and will be hosted online on Zoom, regardless of alert level.
Māori Language Moment: Kahoot Quiz
We will be taking part in a Māori language moment with the rest of Aotearoa at 12.00pm Rātū 14th Mahuru (Tuesday 14th September) - check out https://www.reomaori.co.nz to learn more.
We would love for you to join us at 12.00pm for a fun Kahoot in collaboration with University of Auckland Māori Law Students Association: Te Rākau Ture celebrating tākaro (play), open to all Auckland Law students! The Zoom link to join is: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/98914478714?pwd=QkNqOTJVRVZwRGswRUh0QXJRS2VJZz09
Self Defence Class
*Postponed due to Level 4 Lockdown - rescheduled date TBC
Kia ora lovely WIL members - we have some exciting news!
We are hosting a FREE self-defence class on Thursday 26th August! The class is open to all WIL members and food will be provided at the end!
We had an awesome time at our boxing class last semester and know this will be a great event - we can't wait to see you there!
TO SECURE YOUR SPOT please follow the instructions listed on our Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/268413348041123?ref=newsfeed
Outreach Launch Event
The Women in Law “Outreach” kaupapa aims to tackle the structural barriers facing women considering a career in law, acknowledging that these structural barriers are most pronounced for women from minority groups and/or lower socio-economic backgrounds.
In the official launch event of our Outreach Initiative, we will be hearing from inspiring wāhine who embody the values of our kaupapa. We're delighted to have Laura Carter, President of Auckland Women Lawyer's Association and Barrister at Sangro Chambers as our MC. Our panellists include:
Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann
Judge Soana Moala
Judge Ophir Cassidy
Georgia Moore
Raksha Tiwari
We invite high school students and current law students to attend.
There will be opportunities to network after the panel with current law students, practitioners and representatives from the Law Faculty. Canapes and light refreshments will be served.
We are very grateful to Meredith Connell's Te Kuhunga programme for their generous support for this event.
Important: to attend the event you must register via our Eventbrite link. Spots are strictly limited, so if you can't make it please return your ticket.
Exam Destress Week
Women in Law warmly invites Auckland law students to join us for Exam Destress Week in the last week of semester 1!
The closer we get to exams, the harder it gets for many students to prioritise their mental wellness. We'll be running a series of FREE events to promote mental health throughout the week that will be open to ALL Auckland law students, including:
Coffee & Crafts in the law cafe (Tuesday 12-2pm)
Free Yoga & Meditation with Sandra Washington (Thursday 6.30-7.30pm)
Destress Donuts in the law cafe (Friday 12pm)
Please note that spots are strictly limited for our yoga event. You can secure a ticket here: http://www.eventbrite.co.nz/.../wil-free-yoga-and...
WIL x Boxing Alley
Join UoA Women in Law and Boxing Alley for a free boxing class to promote mental health and wellness.
WHERE: Boxing Alley, 65 Parnell Rise, Auckland 1052
WHEN: Tuesday 20th April at 3pm
All WIL members are welcome and no experience is needed - just bring yourself, some comfortable gym or workout clothes and a drink bottle! All boxing equipment i.e. gloves and gear will be provided but if you have your own feel free to bring it along.
Please click going on our FB event and sign up via eventbrite so we can confirm numbers. If you are not a member, sign up for 2021 before registering for the event here: https://forms.gle/whbaqNCJea1gkzbr6
WIL Night In
Women in Law are thrilled to invite you to the WIL Night In!
Come along for a night of nibbles, drinks, games, and chats!
Students from all year levels are encouraged to attend! Bring your law friends or even come solo for what is destined to be an awesome evening!
This event also marks the launch of the WIL mentoring programme. Those who are partaking in the programme will get a chance to meet their mentors for the year!
Note: This event is open to non-members and is not exclusive to self-identifying women, all Law students are welcome!
WHEN: Monday 29th March
WHERE: OGGB Foyer
TIME: 6.00pm - 8.30pm
The Low-Down on Recruitment
Recruitment season can be confusing and nerve-wracking for students, as the majority of major employers open up applications for grads and clerks/interns. If you've felt daunted by the thought of it, you're certainly not alone! Whether you’re embarking on the recruitment process this year, or just want to be prepared, come along to our event to get the low-down.
We've put together a line-up of incredible students and grads who've successfully tackled recruitment season and are ready to shed some light on the process. Our line-up includes students with experience in big firms, mid-size firms, big 3 consulting, big 4 accounting, judges clerking, MFAT, MBIE, PDS, Waitangi Tribunal, Community Law and human rights law - there's something for everyone! The event will be run on a "drop-in" basis, where you can join the Zoom at the times of your preferred speakers - or stick around for the whole thing!
All students are welcome to attend this event.
EVENT TIMING (please note that times are approximate):
6.30 - 6.45pm : General tips & on recruitment season
6.45 - 7.45pm: Private sector (big law firms, mid-size law firms, big 4 accounting, big 3 consulting, Tupu Toa)
7.45 - 9pm: Public sector (judges clerkships, MFAT, MBIE, Waitangi Tribunal, PDS, Community law, human rights law)
