Apr 11 minAre law firms exploiting junior employees?Michael Andrew from BusinessDesk spoke to co-president Tess Upperton about overtime as a tool to stop the exploitation of junior lawyers....
Apr 11 minALWU on Radio 1Co-President Isabella Lenihan-Ikin caught up with R1 News to discuss ALWU's employment information report, unionising lawyers, and the...
Mar 93 minRNZ: Legal workers point to bullying, workloads and unpaid overtime for poor mental healthRead the article here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/463026/legal-workers-point-to-bullying-workloads-and-unpaid-overtime-for-poor-...
Mar 91 minNewsTalk ZB: Report finds 74% of lawyers feel their work is causing their mental health to sufferThe culture of New Zealand’s law profession may need an overhaul if it wants to stop burn out. The Aotearoa Legal Workers Union has found...
Mar 92 minAotearoa Legal Workers’ Union (ALWU) Releases Employment Information ReportThe Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union (ALWU) has today released its Employment Information Report, which builds on the findings of two...
Feb 81 minStandards Committee appeals JGH penalty decisionThe Standards Committee has appealed the Disciplinary Tribunal's decision on James Gardner-Hopkin's penalty. You can read more here...
Jan 182 minAotearoa Legal Workers’ Union deeply disappointed by result in James Gardner-Hopkins penalty hearingThe Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union (ALWU) is deeply disappointed in the Lawyers & Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision to only...
Dec 19, 20211 minALWU's Administrative and Support Staff Survey is now openKia ora, This is ALWU's second survey for administrative and support staff in the legal sector. It is open to anyone who is in an...
Dec 19, 20211 minALWU's Employment Information Survey is now openKia ora, In 2019, we published our inaugural report providing basic information about legal employers that allowed legal workers to...
Nov 19, 20212 minALWU deeply concerned to hear of allegations of misconduct at Morrison KentAotearoa Legal Workers’ Union deeply concerned to hear of misconduct at Morrison Kent 20 November 2021 The Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union...
Nov 11, 20212 minALWU welcomes the Access to Justice ReportThe Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union (ALWU) welcomes the Access to Justice Report released by the New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o...
Jun 24, 20212 minALWU welcomes finding of professional misconduct for ex-Russell McVeagh partnerOn 22 June 2021, the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal found former Russell McVeagh partner, James Desmond...
Apr 18, 20214 minRe Buddle Findlay's response to former partner's alleged misconductOn 30 March 2021, NBR reported that former Auckland Buddle Findlay partner, Patrick Mulligan, allegedly made “sexual comments and touched...
Mar 26, 20212 minALWU’s response to charges against former Russell McVeagh partnerALWU welcomes the news that the former Russell McVeagh partner accused of sexual misconduct towards summer clerks will have charges...
Mar 4, 20212 minALWU releases Employment Information Report 2020Little has changed in the profession more than 3 years on from the Bazley report Today ALWU has released its second annual Employment...