Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
- Advising both employers and employees on all aspects of employment law including: employment agreements; policies and procedures; restructuring and redundancy; performance management; disciplinary action; dismissals; bullying and harassment; personal grievances; wage and minimum entitlement issues; health and safety. - Advice and representation in Coroner’s Inquiries. - Advice and representation before the Human Rights Review Tribunal. - Advice and representation before the Health and Disability Commissioner.
Practice areas included employment, human rights, criminal, immigration, ACC, civil, consumer and credit contracts, tenancy, education law, Inland Revenue matters, Ministry of Social Development matters. Also provision of initial advice on family matters, wills and enduring power of attorney matters. Representation in employment matters: personal grievances, minimum entitlement issues, migrant exploitation, employment agreement negotiations, disciplinary matters. Representation in criminal matters in the District Court: judge alone trials, rehearings, sentencing matters. Representation in Immigration and Protection Tribunal appeals, ACC review hearings, Ministry of Social Development reviews and Social Security Appeal Authority matters. Development and delivery of legal education on a range of topics to to professional groups, community groups, Community Probation groups, and high schools.
Part time employment during university studies. Planning and implementation of university tutorial classes for 'Introduction to Strategic Management' paper. Planning and delivery of classes, marking of assessments, communications with and support of students.
Part time role during University studies. Facilitating a group of students with particular learning and language needs to support and improve learning.
Assisting with commercial, private client and property transactions. Transactional tasks in conveyancing and refinancing matters and drafting of documents.