LawFuel Editors

LawFuel Says –  As a multiple winner of ‘best employer’ awards in the NZ Law Awards, Duncan Cotterill has built on its reputation as a good place to work, albeit one that has seen increased pressures to perform in the face of its desire to build a strong, national and international practice. Duncan Cotterill says

LawFuel says –  It may be part of the global DLA empire, although the New Zealand network is not a profit-sharing ‘equal’ to its namesake partners, the firm has developed a culture that employees appear to enjoy.  Although handling its share of global work via the DLA network, its principal work is domestic and it

LawFuel says –  Chapman Tripp is unquestionably one of the powerhouse firms, but also one that demands peak performance from its lawyers.  Long hours and often demanding schedules are common place in a firm that is frequently head to head with its nearest rivals.  Well managed and innovative, it provides a demanding but rewarding workplace.

LawFuel Says –  Although sitting just outside the triumvirate of Russell McVeagh, Chapman Tripp and Bell Gully, the long-established Buddle Findlay enjoys a reputation as one of the country’s foremost firms.  The firm has developed a significant summer clerking programme and worked successfully towards building greater workplace flexiblity.  With a national footprint, it also provides

LawFuel says:  The firm has a long pedigree as one of the leading firms in the country, albeit one that continues to work on throwing off its shackles as a largely male-dominated domain with an overly traditional view of what it is to be both a lawyer and, more significantly, a Bell Gully lawyer. Offering