What a Lawyer
Episodes
S3, E06 - Finding Opportunity in Law with Joey James
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our final episode of the season, Sarah sits down with Joey James, Partner at Anthony Harper, to talk about finding opportunity in law. With over ...
S3, E05 - Mental Health in the Law with Susan Rowe
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth episode of Season three, Sam is joined by Susan Rowe - a former lawyer of 27 years who has recently retired, opening up about her battle ...
S03, E04: Navigating New Shores - Building a Legal Career in NZ with Maria Nieto
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Mexico to Aotearoa New Zealand, María has built a career that bridges continents, cultures and legal systems. Now part of the Corporate Advisory...
S3, E03 - Acquiring skills instead of job titles with Katharine Hockly
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of Season 3 of the What a Lawyer podcast, Sam speaks with Katharine Hockly from Data Story. The conversation is based on her lega...
Beyond Billable Hours with Keegan Jones
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Season 3 of the What a Lawyer podcast, Sarah sits down with Keegan Jones from WRMK Lawyers in Whangārei. Keegan’s journey ...
S3, E01 - From Lawyer to Leader to Educator with Gemma Wragg
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Season 3 of the What a Lawyer podcast, Sam sits down with Gemma Wragg from Tavendale & Partners in Christchurch. Gemma star...
S2, Bonus Track - Sam & Sarah Review the New Zealand Legal Job Market of 2024
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Sarah and Sam as they discuss the legal job market of 2024 and bring the year to a close with this bonus track. In the final episode of Sea...
S2, E09 - From Clerk to Partner in seven years with Sam Thorp
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Season 2, we are joined by a new Partner at White Fox & Jones named Sam Thorp. Sam started his career in the same firm and has...
S2, E08 - A holistic view of the legal workplace with Cora Morrison
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by a career complex commercial and civil litigator from Buddle Findlay, Cora Morrison. Cora has gained a huge amount of...
S2, E07 - A career in Tax - Law versus Accounting with Julia Johnston
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk all things Tax with Julia Johnston, Director of Johnston Law, who comes from a world of tax experience across both discipline...
S2, E06 - Rabiah Khawaja on Human Rights Law and Workplace Diversity
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we delve into the deep area of Human Rights Law, primarily across humanitarian, immigration and family, with a Senior Associate from C...
S2, E05 - Sarah Scott on the new Fast-Track Approvals Bill
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Sarah Scott from Simpson Grierson back to the podcast. The new Fast-track Approvals Bill has been a hot topic in the Envir...
S2, E04 - Finding calm amongst the chaos with Christian Pinkney
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Christian Pinkney, an intermediate civil litigator from Corcoran French in Christchurch. Christian's journey in law ...
S2, E03 - Willie Hamilton on controlling your own pathway
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Willie Hamilton, a senior generalist litigator who made his way up by throwing himself into it. From his self-procl...
S2, E02 - Sunny Teki-Clark on Defence vs Prosecution in Criminal Law
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was a really fun one to put together. Sunny and Sam have known each other for years so it was a bit like old times. This conversation wi...
AI - Gradually, then suddenly with Derek Roth-Biester
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Season 2, we sat down with Derek Roth-Biester, a Corporate (TMT) Partner from Anderson Lloyd's Queenstown office. Derek has b...
S1, E09 - The legal world surrounding Cryptocurrency by James Cochrane
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the world of Digital Assets with James Cochrane, a Partner in Lane Neave's national dispute resolution team. James has ha...
S1, E08 - Fiona McMillan on bravery and taking opportunities
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we sit down with Fiona McMillan, an elite Employment and Health & Safety Partner in Lane Neave's Auckland office. Fi's career has se...
S1, E04 - Emma Matson's differences in Private Practice vs In-house
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore Emma's backgrounds in Private Practice (8 years) and her In-house Government experience (8 years), and discuss the differen...
S1, E07 - Ana Coculescu on Environmental, Social and Governance
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Ana Coculescu - an internationally-qualified, Senior Associate at Dentons Kensington Swan in the field of European Un...
S1,E06 - Sarah Scott on the Resource Management Act (1991) reform
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are fortunate to have one of New Zealand's leading environmental law specialists, Sarah Scott from Simpson Grierson. Sarah has ama...
S1, E05 - Bec Robertson on applying a growth mindset to legal services
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by the effervescent Bec Robertson from the QLDC, who leads the Corporate Commercial function for the southern region. B...
S1, E 03 - Peter Fernando on the Legal Issues with Generative AI
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by tech wizard Peter Fernando from Duncan Cotterill's partnership, who specialises in TMT under the Corporate Commercia...
S1, E02 - Sara Fisher on the evolving expectations on Family Lawyers
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore Sara's background and the reasons why she chose to specialise in Family Law. We listen to all the work she does on a daily ...
S1, E01 - Gerard Elwell on employment law and delayed justice
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Gerard Elwell, a Senior Associate and Head of Employment at Young Hunter. We explore his background and expert view...