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Welcome to the website for CLANZ, the Corporate Lawyers Association of New Zealand. CLANZ is a section of the New Zealand Law Society, established in 1987, to meet the needs of inhouse lawyers. We have over 1500 members from corporate and government organisations in New Zealand (for more background see about CLANZ). CLANZ has an exciting range of events and initiatives for 2008 including the annual conference in Rotorua held 15-16 May, a Working Parents Forum, and a series of monthly north and south seminars and functions.
Helen Mackay
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Click here for more information and nomination forms.
CLANZ is excited to launch its premium membership offering to deliver an even better range of membership services including a significant conference discount, dedicated in-house resources and an online jobs site, among the benefits to be enjoyed.
Click here to find out more and join us as a premium member
of CLANZ – the association of choice for in-house lawyers.
The CLANZ committee is looking forward to a busy year ahead serving our members. We will continue to improve the leadership, support and membership benefits we provide to you to ensure CLANZ is the association for in-house lawyers in New Zealand. You will be aware that the legal profession is undergoing substantial reform and CLANZ has been playing its part in ensuring a robust debate on the new model and rules, particularly as they relate to in-house practice. We will keep you updated with progress in this key area. We are looking at how membership of CLANZ works to ensure that people are fully engaged as members. This is your association and we welcome your participation. |
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Free IP hotline for CLANZ members
Need help with an IP issue?
Want quick, practical IP information?
Call the A J Park IP hotline for 10 minutes of free, general IP information.
The numbers to call are:
Commercial (Mark Hargreaves) (04) 474 0999
Trade marks (Alan Potter) (09) 353 8226
Copyright (Simon Fogarty) (04) 498 3435
Patents (Matt Devine) (09) 353 8220
AJ Park’s experts will give you the short answer to your IP questions to set you in the right direction.
Conditions: The A J Park IP hotline is for general IP information over the phone only. Mention that you are using the A J Park IP hotline when you make a call. Because of potential conflicts, questions should not relate to a specific dispute. AJ Park may decline to give information at their discretion, and may cancel the A J Park IP hotline at any time. | |
SHOULD WE HAVE DISTRICT LAW SOCIETIES?
The Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 disbands the current District Law Societies. The Societies have previously planned to "re-incorporate" under the Act but the Auckland District Law Society has recently floated a suggestion that District Law Societies don't incorporate but instead "become part of NZLS with NZLS taking responsibility for managing all regulatory and representative functions through regional and district branch offices". This proposal is being discussed by the New Zealand Law Society, the current District Societies, and the Sections of the New Zealand Law Society (including CLANZ) now. CLANZ sees this as a sensible way to provide for regional representation of practitioners while at the same time helping prevent a duplication of roles and resources. CLANZ welcomes your views. For a copy of the paper from the Auckland District Law Society, click here. To comment on the proposal please email members@clanz.co.nz |
BUILDING THE MUSCLE -
using your external law firms to help provide community services
Many corporates provide community services these days, both supporting individual volunteer employees and giving more corporate support. Intel has taken it one step further. Their in-house legal team put out an RFP for external firms to help the internal team with pro bono on community service provides. Intel went with Baker & Mckenzie with which it had done work before but it emphasised that it wasn't important whether or not it had a previous business relationship. The initiative followed an extensive survey of legal staff that the company did last year, looking at what volunteer work the legal staff did and what impediments to doing community service work there were at the company.
MEMBER COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST
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SALT SOUTH AUCKLAND LEGAL TEAMS
South Auckland Legal Teams - This group
meets on the third Thursday of each month at 4pm. Current participants include the legal teams of CHH, Dominion Breweries, Fisher & Paykel Appliances and Finance, Manukau City Council and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.
Any one part of an Auckland in-house legal team south of the city is eligible to participate.
Anyone interested can email
Rebecca Holbrook |
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WORKING PARENTS GROUP
All CLANZ members lead busy lives, but many of us have the added complication of juggling childcare responsibilities as well.
CLANZ is setting up regular forums in Auckland and Wellington for early in the New Year, where working parents can meet and share their ideas and experiences. View current events by clicking here.
Anyone interested can contact
Helen Mackay | |
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CLANZ PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
CLANZ IP FIRM SPONSOR
CLANZ SECONDARY SPONSOR
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