Elizabeth is our Renaissance woman - one foot in the law and the other in the arts.
Elizabeth graduated with first class honours from Auckland University in 2006, and was awarded the Senior Prize in Law.
After graduation Elizabeth worked as a paralegal in the Intellectual Property sections of Gilbert + Tobin and Allens Arthur Robinson, as a Specialist Tutor for My Law Tutor and as a lawyer with Heaney and Co, New Zealand, a boutique firm specialising in insurance and local government liability litigation.
Whilst pursuing her legal career, Elizabeth co-produced and acted in “Brontë”, the first play selected for the “Under the Wharf” independent theatre season in Sydney in 2010, and also appeared as an actor in “The Laramie Project”.
Elizabeth comes from a family of fine lawyers – both her parents have taken Silk. With her legal pedigree, her experience as a law tutor, her impressive academic achievements and skills honed through her work with major law firms, Elizabeth was very impressive at her interview with this firm. Not only could she answer technical questions on “black letter law”, Elizabeth was also confident, articulate, and persuasive enough for us to give her a job. Elizabeth is a great asset to our firm.
Qualifications
BA/LLB – First Class Honours in Law and an Arts Major in English from the University of Auckland, New Zealand
Senior Prize in Law
LEADR Prize in Negotiation, Mediation and Dispute Resolution
Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts from the Actors Centre, Sydney