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Work of the Council

The Council is an independent statutory body. The general activities of the Council concern public interest and regulatory matters and centre on the Council's responsibilities for the quality and provision of legal training that is required to be undertaken by any person either within New Zealand or from overseas wishing to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.

These general activities include:
  • Defining and prescribing courses of study for the examination and practical legal training of persons wishing to be admitted as barristers and solicitors in new Zealand
  • Arranging for the provision of those courses of study
  • Arranging for the moderation and assessment of those courses of study
  • Assessment of qualifications particularly those of overseas law graduates and legal practitioners wishing to practise in New Zealand
  • Arranging for the provision of research as necessary, and tendering advice on legal education
  • Administering and conducting certain examinations.

****** PROFESSIONAL LEGAL STUDIES COURSE REVIEW ******

The Council has engaged the Right Honourable Sir Andrew Tipping to conduct a Review of the Professionals Course. The Reviewer invites you to make written submissions on any aspect of the Review. Those submissions should reach Rosemary Gordon, the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Council of Legal Education, no later than 30 November 2012, in electronic form. Submissions received after this date will be accepted at the Reviewer’s discretion. The email address is operations@nzcle.org.nz. If you are unable to email your submission in electronic form please post your submission to the Chief Executive at PO Box 5671, Lambton Quay, Wellington 6145. The Terms of Reference are available here.

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