From the President October 2012

You will shortly receive a member engagement survey on behalf of the CLANZ Committee. The Committee needs to know what it is doing well and where it can improve in what it does for the in-house profession. We realise that you receive many surveys to fill out, however if you...

From the President September 2012

In LawTalk 802 the question was asked of my chief executive Karen Poutasi and MFAT chief executive John Allen what they wanted from their in-house counsel. Since I had never asked that question it was illuminating to read her response which was for the in-house counsel to know the issue...

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August 2014

When you complete one of those website text recognition tests to ensure you are a human not a spambot, you may be helping to digitise old books? reCAPTCHA is an openware initiative to conserve ancient literature and to make use of those 10-second bursts of human cognition to translate text...

ThinkLinks

August 2014

Simple explanations to complex legal concepts Are you having trouble explaining complex legal concepts to non-lawyers. Check out Richard Hsu's approach using his 13 year-old daughter to draw the concepts. Sometimes less really is more. A final thought from Gertrude Stein[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Stein] "Everyone gets so much information all day long that they lose...

From the President September 2013

I was reminded last week about recognising the value of non-lawyer staff in the organisations we work in. I had the History Channel on one night while catching up on work and showing was footage of the 9/11 terror attacks. One of my former colleagues at the Ministry of Health, John,...

ILANZ GC Forum - Wellington

1 CPD hour ILANZ General Counsel Forum *How ethical leadership contributes to an ethical work climate* Please join us in Wellington on *Tuesday, 30 October* for the ILANZ-Bell Gully General Counsel Forum. Many organisations have deployed a range of policies, from codes of conduct and whistle-blower procedures to training and applicant screening. But amidst...

From the President November 2013

During the recent local body elections there was considerable media attention given to increasing voting numbers through electronic voting. Currently under the CLANZ Rules, voting for CLANZ Committee members is by voices or show of hands at the AGM held during the annual CLANZ conference, so long as there is...

From the President May 2014

This is my first President’s column having taken over the reins from Grant Adam at last week’s CLANZ Conference in Dunedin. It is a pleasure and an honour to be involved in an association that is in such good shape. I would like to thank Grant for his hard work...