Law Faculty focused on future as it celebrates 150 years
Tuesday 13 December 2022
A new Law Dean’s Innovation Fund, set to support and improve student experience, will be launched at the 150th anniversary of Otago’s Faculty of Law next year.
Otago Law Career Events 2021
Meet our fantastic law lecturers and hear about studying Law at Otago. We are touring New Zealand to talk about the Otago Law degree and the great and varied career opportunities it offers to everyone who takes up the degree.
The events are open to year 12 and 13 students, and we also invite parents to attend.
News
Masters alumni Margaret Courtney and the role of the Māori Land Court in contemporary Aotearoa
Tuesday 6 December 2022
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand has and continues to play a unique role within the justice system.
Royal Society Awards for early career researchers
Wednesday 23 November 2022
Two researchers from the Division of Humanities with a focus on the rights of young people have been awarded prestigious Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Awards.
Leadership and collaboration key to strengthening legal advice sector
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Coherent online legal information and tools, paired with access to one-to-one services are needed to help alleviate the negative impacts of unresolved legal problems on people’s lives, a new University of Otago report argues.
Law student making politics ‘cool’ again
Tuesday 25 October 2022
A member of the Young Nats and a member of Young Labour walk into a bar.
"It matters that the girls in the future would feel comfortable, safe and wanted.”
Tuesday 27 September 2022
She’s put in six years of study towards her law degree and has successfully advocated for better facilities for women in rugby.
Professor Jacinta Ruru awarded Distinguished Research Medal
Friday 16 September 2022
Influential Māori legal scholar Professor Jacinta Ruru has been awarded the University of Otago’s top honour – its Distinguished Research Medal.
Out of winter and onto Brazilian sands
Wednesday 10 August 2022
Competing in South America will be a stark contrast to what one Otago volleyball duo has been used to in training.
Events
Law 150th Celebrations and Reunion, 2023
Thursday 13 April 2023
A major conference, reunion and gala dinner will be held in 2023 to celebrate 150 years of Law teaching at the University of Otago.
