Experience

K3 Legal

• New Zealand
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Norris Ward McKinnon

• New Zealand
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Solicitor - Commercial Disputes & Employment Team

  • Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

• Solicitor

  • Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  An experienced litigator with a successful track record of representing and advising clients on a wide array of disputes. Specialising in employment law, and particularly adept at achieving favourable outcomes in personal grievance cases. Norris Ward McKinnon are a leading provider of specialist legal services. Our law firm has the skills and expertise to meet the legal needs of corporates, public institutions, small and medium businesses, families and individuals.



FocusCore Japan

• Japan
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • May 2017 - Apr 2018

  Recruitment Consultant specialising in finding top talent for the following roles in Tokyo:- Sales Manager / Sales Director- Marketing Manager / Managing Director- PR- Visual Merchandising- Marketing Communications- E-Commerce- Digital MarketingFocusCore Group is a business services advisory firm that operates to allow companies to focus on their core business. With a number of offices based in Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Yangon, it support clients throughout the Asia Pacific region with permanent recruitment solutions, interim recruitment solutions and corporate services.



Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Representative - New Zealand

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Selected by the Japanese government from a pool of over 6500 applicants to take part in cultural exchange and teaching programme which placed me in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Adapted to being fully immersed in a Japanese office environment, and provided guidance to Japanese colleagues on New Zealand culture, business practices and language. Spent time assisting areas affected by The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, including organised trips to Ishinomaki and Onagawa. Selected by the Japanese government from a pool of over 6500 applicants to take part in cultural exchange and teaching programme which placed me in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Adapted to being fully immersed in a Japanese office environment, and provided guidance to Japanese colleagues on New Zealand culture, business practices and language. Spent time assisting areas affected by The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, including organised trips to Ishinomaki and Onagawa.



Central Chambers

• Barrister and Solicitor

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2016

  Specialized in litigation while practicing as a barrister and solicitor in the wider Auckland region.Represented a wide range of corporate and individual clients on a variety of different matters, in particular employment matters, criminal defence, business disputes and relationship property.Advocated successfully for clients in the High Court, District Court, Family Court, Employment Relations Authority, Tenancy Tribunal and the Alcohol Regulatory and Licencing Authority.Junior counsel on a legal team that successfully defended a charge of murder in an eight-week murder trial in May/June 2015. Prepared file and assisted with the questioning facing a Crown case in which over 70 witnesses were called.Assisted both employee and employers to reach settlement in a large number of mediations, and round-table meetings.Between August 2015 - June 2016, assisted remotely with preparation and analysis of a variety of case files while residing in Japan.

• Law Clerk

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2012

  Assisted counsel in preparing client files, drafting documents for court, and researching legal issues and cases on databases such as Westlaw and Lexis.Reviewed large volumes of disclosure in order to isolate text message evidence that would later prove to be central to the prosecution of a client on a charge of murder.Attended mediation with employer clients looking to resolve personal grievances that had been brought against them.



Equitable Employment Solutions

• Consultant

  • May 2012 - May 2014

  Interviewed hundreds of people via telephone regarding employment queries or potential personal grievances. Identified key legal issues and connected them with experienced employment advocates across the whole of New Zealand. Interviewed hundreds of people via telephone regarding employment queries or potential personal grievances. Identified key legal issues and connected them with experienced employment advocates across the whole of New Zealand.